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| MP63129 |
| MAPS EASTERN EUROPEAN TRAVEL : 1999 |
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| 1. Introduction | 1 |
| 2. Executive Summary | 2 |
| Introduction | 2 |
| Market Overview | 2 |
| Consumer Profile | 4 |
| Distribution | 5 |
| Eastern European Destinations | 5 |
| Future Prospects | 6 |
| 3. Definitions | 8 |
| Tourism | 8 |
| Forms of Tourism | 8 |
| Basic Tourism Units | 8 |
| Classifications of Tourism Demand | 9 |
| Classifications of Tourism Expenditure | 9 |
| Classifications of Tourism Accommodation | 9 |
| Other Tourism product definitions | 10 |
| Country groupings | 10 |
| Former Soviet Union | 10 |
| Former Yugoslavia | 11 |
| Central/Eastern Europe | 11 |
| Note on Table Calculations | 11 |
| 4. Strategic Overview | 12 |
| THE ECONOMY and DEMOGRAPHICS | 12 |
| The Macro Economy | 12 |
| The Micro Economy | 12 |
| Demographics | 12 |
| The Level of UK Economic Activity | 13 |
| The UK Economy | 13 |
| The Future of the UK Economy | 13 |
| Figure 1. - Key Economic Indicators 1998, 1999 and 2000 | 14 |
| Table 1. - Key Economic Indicators 1998, 1999 and 2000 | 14 |
| COMPETITION BETWEEN TRAVEL and OTHER CONSUMER | |
| PRODUCTS | 15 |
| THE CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE | |
| EUROPEAN ECONOMY | 15 |
| EUROPEAN TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENTS | 15 |
| UK DEMOGRAPHICS and SOCIAL TRENDS | 15 |
| Demographics | 15 |
| Lifestyle Changes | 17 |
| Table 2. - UK Population by Age Group 1996, 2001 and 2006 | 17 |
| OTHER ISSUES | 18 |
| The Regulation of Transport Markets | 18 |
| Entry into the European Monetary System | 19 |
| Privatisation | 19 |
| trends in Inbound TOURISM | 19 |
| The World | 19 |
| Total Europe | 19 |
| Eastern Europe | 19 |
| Table 3. - The Worlds Top 40 Tourism Destinations, | |
| International Tourist Arrivals and Receipts from | |
| International Tourism 1998 | 20 |
| Table 4. - Key Tourism Indicators by Hotels and Similar Establishments for Selected East European Countries 1998 | 22 |
| Table 5. - Key Tourism Indicators by Nights Spent in Collective Tourist | |
| Accommodation for Selected East European Countries 1998 | 23 |
| Figure 2. - Key Tourism Indicators by Nights Spent in Collective Tourist | |
| Accommodation for Selected East European Countries 1998 | 24 |
| THE UK OVERSEAS travel market - size and trends | 24 |
| The UK Overseas Travel Market | 24 |
| Table 6. - Visits Abroad by UK Residents by Destination by Volume | |
| and Value 1994-99e | 25 |
| Table 7. - Visits Abroad by UK Residents by Journey | |
| Purpose by Value and Volume 1993-98e | 26 |
| The UK Market for Travel to Eastern Europe | 27 |
| Table 8. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by | |
| Volume and Value 1994-99e | 28 |
| Table 9. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by | |
| Journey Purpose by Volume 1993-98e | 29 |
| Figure 3.- Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by | |
| Journey Purpose by Volume 1993-98e | 30 |
| 5. Market Segmentation | 31 |
| BY journey purpose | 31 |
| Figure 4.- Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by | |
| Journey Purpose by Volume 1998 | 32 |
| Table 10. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by Journey | |
| Purpose by Volume 1998 | 32 |
| BY UK PORT OF departure | 33 |
| BY PRODUCT TYPE | 34 |
| Table 11. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by Port/Airport of | |
| Departure from the UK by Volume 1998 | 34 |
| Coach Tours | 35 |
| City Breaks | 35 |
| Table 12. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents, by Holiday | |
| Product by Volume 1998 | 35 |
| Beach Holidays | 36 |
| Lakes and Mountains Holidays | 36 |
| Adventure/Activity Holidays | 36 |
| Cruises | 36 |
| Other Special Interest Holidays | 36 |
| BY LENGTH OF STAY | 37 |
| BY DESTINATION | 37 |
| Table 13. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents | |
| Visits/Nights and Length of Stay 1998 | 37 |
| Table 14. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by | |
| Destination by Volume 1998 | 38 |
| Figure 5. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by | |
| Destination by Volume 1998 | 39 |
| BY Season | 39 |
| BY MODE OF TRAVEL | 40 |
| Table 15. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by Season | |
| by Volume 1998 | 40 |
| BY type of accommodation | 41 |
| Table 16. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by Mode of | |
| Travel by Volume 1998 | 41 |
| By SEX | 42 |
| Table 17. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by Type of | |
| Accommodation Used by Volume 1998 | 42 |
| BY AGE GROUP | 43 |
| Table 18. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by Sex and | |
| Main Journey Purpose by Volume 1998 | 43 |
| Table 19. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by Age Group | |
| by Volume 1998 | 44 |
| Figure 6. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents by Age Group | |
| by Volume 1998 | 45 |
| 6. Consumer Analysis | 46 |
| RESEARCH INTO HOLIDAY TAKING in Eastern europe | 46 |
| Table 20. - Experience of and Attitudes Towards Holiday Travel to | |
| Eastern Europe 1999 | 47 |
| Figure 7. - Experience of and Attitudes Towards Holiday Travel to | |
| Eastern Europe 1999 | 48 |
| EASTERN EUROPE HOLIDAY TAKING | 48 |
| Eastern Europe Holiday Taking Experience | 48 |
| Table 21. - Eastern Europe Holiday Taking Experience and Attitudes 199950 | |
| Interest in Taking a Holiday in Eastern Europe | 51 |
| Fears Regarding Safety | 51 |
| Table 22. - Those Disinterested or with Safety Concerns about Taking a | |
| Holiday in Eastern Europe 1999 | 52 |
| Eastern Europe Holiday PRODUCT | 53 |
| Eastern Europe Holiday Product | 53 |
| MODAL SPLIT | 53 |
| 7. Supply Constraints | 54 |
| introduction | 54 |
| The regulation of transport markets | 54 |
| competition legislation | 55 |
| infrastructure developments | 55 |
| Transport | 55 |
| Other Tourism Infrastructure | 56 |
| Visas | 56 |
| 8. The Eastern European Tourism Products | |
| and Suppliers | 57 |
| Overview of tourism product by country | 57 |
| Albania | 57 |
| Armenia | 57 |
| Azerbaijan | 58 |
| Belarus | 58 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 58 |
| Bulgaria | 58 |
| Croatia | 59 |
| Czech Republic | 59 |
| Estonia | 59 |
| Georgia | 60 |
| Hungary | 60 |
| Kazakhstan | 61 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 61 |
| Latvia | 61 |
| Lithuania | 62 |
| Macedonia | 62 |
| Moldova | 62 |
| Poland | 63 |
| Romania | 63 |
| Russia | 63 |
| Slovak Republic | 64 |
| Slovenia | 64 |
| Tajikistan | 65 |
| Turkmenistan | 65 |
| Ukraine | 65 |
| Uzbekistan | 66 |
| Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) | 66 |
| suppliers - Example company profiles | 66 |
| Tour Operators | 66 |
| Fregata Travel | 66 |
| Intourist | 67 |
| Transport Operators | 68 |
| British Airways | 68 |
| Skills Motor Coaches | 69 |
| P & O Cruises | 69 |
| Hotels and Resorts | 70 |
| Accor | 70 |
| Table 23. - Accor Hotels in Eastern Europe | 71 |
| industry issues | 72 |
| The Global Marketplace and the Marketing of | |
| Transport Services | 72 |
| Ownership Issues | 72 |
| Other Business Issues | 72 |
| 9. Distribution | 74 |
| the UK retail travel trade | 74 |
| results of consumer research | 74 |
| 10. Future Prospects | 75 |
| Future Destinations and Products | 75 |
| short term market forecasts | 76 |
| Medium and Long term prospects | 76 |
| Table 24. - Visits to Eastern Europe by UK Residents | |
| Forecasts 2000 - 2004 | 78 |
| 11. Eastern Europe - Basic Data | 79 |
| Basic Data on Albania | 79 |
| Basic Data on Armenia | 79 |
| Basic Data on Azerbaijan | 80 |
| Basic Data on Belarus | 80 |
| Basic Data on Bosnia/Herzegovina | 80 |
| Basic Data on Bulgaria | 81 |
| Basic Data on Croatia | 81 |
| Basic Data on Czech Republic | 81 |
| Basic Data on Estonia | 82 |
| Basic Data on Georgia | 82 |
| Basic Data on Hungary | 82 |
| Basic Data on Kazakhstan | 83 |
| Basic Data on Kyrgyzstan | 83 |
| Basic Data on Latvia | 83 |
| Basic Data on Lithuania | 84 |
| Basic Data on Macedonia | 84 |
| Basic Data on Moldova | 84 |
| Basic Data on Poland | 85 |
| Basic Data on Romania | 85 |
| Basic Data on Russia | 85 |
| Basic Data on Slovak Republic | 86 |
| Basic Data on Slovenia | 86 |
| Basic Data on Tajikistan | 86 |
| Basic Data on Turkmenistan | 87 |
| Basic Data on Ukraine | 87 |
| Basic Data on Uzbekistan | 87 |
| Basic Data on Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) | 88 |
| 12. Sources | 89 |
| 13. Glossary of Terms | 91 |
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