2012-09-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — The traditional “gap year” is fast becoming a gap quarter as Essential Travel found in a recent survey where 70% of those aged 18 – 20 are planning to travel for three to six months, compared with 47% in the same age range who have previously travelled.*
What once was a year off to discover the far corners of the world and have FUN, has now become a time to intern, volunteer and generally improve your CV. Over 62% stated this as the main reason for travelling, compared to 42% of those who had travelled in the past.
Europe has now become the destination of choice, with visits to Australia now only the desired choice for 14% of backpackers to be, compared to 29% of previous backpackers.
“We can only guess at the reasons behind these trends…perhaps expensive University fees, fear of taking a career break in case there’s no career to come back to, and an assumption that Europe is cheaper because it is closer,” says Stuart Bensusan, spokesperson for Essential Travel, “but we do know that there will always be backpackers who want more than a traditional holiday, and Essential Travel is celebrating that with their Backpacker Campaign consisting of:
With over 5 million satisfied customers since 2001, Essential Travel is one of the UK’s leading online travel insurance providers, with its fully-comprehensive, competitively-priced travel insurance. Essential Travel also offers priority access to the most sought after car parks, hotels and lounges at all major airports across the UK. Essential Travel is now part of Thomas Cook UK & Ireland.
For further information visit:
http://www.essentialtravel.co.uk/travelinsurance/backpacker-travel-insurance.asp
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*70% (16 out of 23) of those aged 18 – 20 are planning to travel for three to six months compared with 47% in the same age range who have previously travelled. (44 out of 93, compared age to trip duration).
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