Youth travel market in Europe

Youth and student travel is an increasingly___________________

sector of the travel market — especially in Europe — with young people

more frequently and for longer peri-

ods than those who are older. Around one fifth of all tourists in the world

Английский язык для турбизнеса и сервиса

are___________________ people aged between 15—25 years, and it is

likely that this will_________________ to 25 % by 2006. The youth

travel market has grown rapidly in recent_______________________________, with

an increasing number of specialist travel professionals offering

_____________________ products. Young travellers today provide an

important_________________ for the travel decisions of future

____________________. Although youth travel has been an important

cornerstone of the international travel_____________________________ for

50 years, it is only the_________________________ dramatic growth of the

European student population that has put this market into the spotlight.

The importance of__________________________ tourism as a field of in­terest for policymakers, _____________________________ and travel profession­als was first emphasised at the 1991 World Tourism Organization (WTO)

conference, and is now fully acknowledged by__________________

international and European Union bodies. These include the Federation of International Youth Travel Organisations (F1YTO) — for which young _______________ have always been the spearhead for new de­velopments in tourism, the International____________________ Travel

Confederation (ISTC), the European Youth and Counselling Agency (ERYICA), and the European Union Federation of Youth Hostel Associ­ations (EUFED). They all cater to the needs of a large

_______________________ of the 140 million young people who travel

internationally_______________________________, 45 % of which travel in

Europe.

Recent, each year; important, specific, different, young, youth, people, student, researchers, proportion, market, generations, decades, travel, basis, increase.

Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary. Translate the abstract.

TRAVEL & TOURISM IN IRELAND REPORT

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Unit 1. Forms Of Tourism

Sector coverage includes travel accommodation; transportation; car rent­al; travel retail and tourist attractions... addition... invaluable profiles... the major players.

Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give your rea-

Sons.

For agreement use: I entirely agree. I think it is so. Гт with you here. As far as I know it's true.

For disagreement use: I don ⁷t really agree. I don't think so. I think you are mistaken here. As far as I know that's not right.

1. Terrorist threats are harmful to the tourism industry.

2. Some tourist destinations have lost their popularity due to shift­ing tastes among tourists.

3. Some tourist destinations have lost their popularity due to the des­tination's saturation and subsequent decline.

4. Costa Brava is a very popular Spanish resort.

5. Tenerife is now facing a crisis in its tourist industry.

6. Environmental organizations pay much attention to the negative impact of tourism in some areas.

7. Second holidays became very popular among people because they have more time off now.

8. The tsunami in the Indian Ocean stopped tourism to some Asian counties.

9. The share of European tourism will drop slightly in the recent years.

10. Technological improvements will make tourism more diverse and more interesting.