British children have visited four European cities, flown long-haul three times and been skiing twice – all before their tenth birthday, according to a new study.
Researchers looked at the travel habits of the average youngster now, compared to previous generations.
And they say it revealed that today’s younger generation have seen almost as much of the world in their first 10 years as their grandparents have in an entire lifetime.
In fact, the study claimed that the average child has been abroad six times before their tenth birthday, while their grandparents have only been abroad eight times in their life.
And the majority of parents polled claimed that, while travel is a normal part of their own child’s life, they only ventured out of the country twice before the age of ten – and never further afield than Europe.
According to the research by Royal Caribbean, today’s ten-year-olds have been on an average of two cruises, four ferries and seven aeroplanes.
They have also swum in the Mediterranean Sea four times, the Atlantic three times and the Caribbean Sea once.
The average ten year old has also tasted street food abroad, visited a foreign market or souk, learned as many as six new foreign phrases while abroad – and even been for a ride on a Tuk Tuk, researchers say.
They also believed that as many as 83 per cent of the 2,000 parents who took part in the study said their children are better travelled and more cultured than they ever were at the same age.
A total of 81 per cent of respondents felt their children were lucky that their horizons had been widened by traveling to other places.
However, a more begrudging 83 per cent complained that their children had no idea how lucky they were to have all the trips away and holidays that they do.
Meanwhile, 68 per cent said their children are actively involved in the researching and planning of holidays.
Generational expert Dr Paul Redmond, who analysed the findings of the study commented: ‘For the travel industry, Generation Z is incredibly important.
‘Not only do they exert a powerful influence on their parents, they are a generation that care more about experiences and travel than any other generation.
‘So it is important the travel industry listens to them – the annual, two week ‘fly and flop’ holiday on the beach is not going to cut it for them and holiday companies will need to take this into consideration when shaping the holidays of the future.’
Source: Daily Mail
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