Ocean Tourism

Topics: vacation entitlement from employer; vacation frequency; length of vacation and vacation destinations; those involved in the decision and sources of information in vacation planning; preferred travel form and utilization of tour operators or travel agencies; attitudes to vacation and trips abroad (scale); preferred vacation countries; attitude to cruise ships and cruises; criteria in the choice of cruise ship; requirements and image of cruises (scales); image of airlines; interest in a combined flight-cruise; preferred means of travel to place of departure and departure harbor for a Mediterranean cruise; personal interest in a future cruise and amount willing to pay for this form of trip; earlier cruises and judgement on the performance of cruise companies of different nationalities; reading newspapers and magazines.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; ages of children (classified); religious denomination; school education; occupational position; employment; household income; household size; respondent is head of household. Interviewer rating: residential area; district code.