The Importance Of Youth Tourism

In an era full of challenges for the tourism industry, tourism for young people is a very important market segment, being a resource for change and innovation. World youth tourism industry is estimated to be approximately 190 million international travelers per year. According to UNWTO forecasts, 2020 will be about 300 million young people who will travel in a year, accounting for 320 billion dollars in market value. WISE (The World Youth Student and Educational) defines youth tourism as a form of tourism that include independent travelers (young people are not accompanied by a parent or guardian personally) for periods of less than one year, with ages between 15 and 29 years, individuals have the motivation for such movement willingness to construe experience vital to experience new culture and to benefit from new learning opportunities formal or informal in an unknown environment, different at normal everyday life. Educational tourism, traveling students and young people plays a very important role for world tourism. Around 90`s, young travelers have represented 15 % of the tourist market. In the past decade has increased by 20% and in the near future is expected to increase by 25%. Young people today want to travel as far to go as long, resulting in more spending, but managed to keep in touch with home more than ever before. These wish to enrich their experience at all levels. A comprehensive study conducted by WISE for youth tourism sector explained the motivations behind the trips made by these young but have noticed a significant development for cultural tourism. For young people, travel is a form of learning, a way to meet other people, a way to have contact with other cultures, a source of career development, a means of self - development, an essential part of everyday life, a brief escape from reality. Young people are adventurous and want to develop their own knowledge. Often chooses to work in the places they choose to visit. They have an important role in attracting new visitors to their destination. Young people are adventurous and want to develop their own knowledge. They have a wide variety of forms of tourism for young people from which to choose. Each form itself helps to progress and evolve in different ways.