Round the World Travel - UK - February 2004

SUMMARY

Mintel's Leisure Intelligence series is currently divided into three sectors:

• Leisure Pursuits
• Catering
• Travel

These three complementary sectors combine to give you ultimate flexibility,whether you want an industry-focused base of information, or a complete picturecovering a wide range of consumer-based markets. Within each sector, everyreport provides a thorough analysis of the market, looking at:

• Market Factors
• Market Size and Trends
• Market Segmentation
• The Supply Structure
• Advertising and Promotion
• Distribution (when applicable)
• The Consumer
• The Future
• Forecast

Combining exclusive consumer research with key trade interviews, thesereports provide an up-to-date overview of the leisure marketplace, looking atchanging trends in an industry constantly developing to suit the modernconsumer. Backed up by formal desk research from trade and government sources,the Leisure Intelligence series looks at each sector with a fresh impetus,underlining the importance of the entertainment factor in leisure butestablishing new trends such as the sporting mix and other special interests.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction and Abbreviations

• Definition
• Consumer research

Abbreviations

Summary of Key Report Findings

• Buoyant market
• Extrinsic factors
• Overseas tourism making a good recovery
• Pastime of the young and the affluent

Market Factors

• Worldwide unrest
• Consumer confidence and the economy
• Figure 1: PDI and consumer expenditure at 1998 prices and the interestbase rate, 1998-2007
• Exchange rates
• Figure 2: Annual average exchange rates for Sterling against the Euroand Dollar, 1998-2003
• Socio-economic expansion
• Figure 3: Population, by socio-economic groups, 1998-2006
• Lifestage changes
• Figure 4: Population, by lifestage, 1998-2006
• The Internet as a holiday tool
• Figure 5: Internet penetration, March 1998-july 2003
• Changes to US visa scheme

The Overseas Holiday Market

• Figure 6: Domestic and overseas holidays and expenditure, 1998-2004
• Inclusive versus independent
• Figure 7: Top 12 holiday destinations for the British, 1998-2004
• Long-haul versus short-haul
• Figure 8: Outbound holiday visits, by area visited, 1999-2003

Market Trends

• Round the world travellers
• Australia and New Zealand holidays
• Gap years
• Cruising around the world

The Supply Structure

Airline Alliances

• Figure 9: Size of main alliances, 2001
• Star Alliance
• Oneworld Global Explorer
• SkyTeam

Examples of round the world fares

Round the world travel operators

• Trailfinders Ltd
• ebookers.com plc
• Gold Medal Travel Group
• STA Travel Ltd
• The Work and Travel Company
• RoundTheWorldFlights.com
• Travel Nation

The Consumer

• Figure 10: Top line results to travelling around the world, November2003
• Figure 11: Round the world travel, by demographic sub-groups, November2003
• Figure 12: Round the world travel, by working status, lifestage,Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories, November 2003
• Figure 13: Round the world travel, by media categories, supermarketusage, commercial TV viewing, November 2003

The Future

• Buoyant market and more diversity
• Recovery for the long-haul market and air travel
• Potential to grow the market further

Forecast

• Scenario 1
• Figure 27: Forecast of round the world travel typologies, Scenario 1,2003-07
• Scenario 2
• Figure 28: Forecast of round the world travel typologies, Scenario 2,2003-07

Appendix: Research Methodology