Young generations ''travel more''
Monday, March 30, 2009The next generation of tourists will be travelling more and are more "environmentally conscious" according to an American Express director.
Young people who reached working age in the last four to five years - Generation Y- are more aware of what is going on in the world thanks to a better grasp of technology.
Director of global financial services at airports for American Express Avinash Lalwani said: "This generation is always online and always stay connected. [They are] going to come in big time in two years and they will be travelling a lot more."
Mr Lalwani added that people belonging to Generation Y think more about sustainability and are looking for good value and quality.
Data indicated that passenger growth on airlines in 2008 was at -0.2 per cent, according to the Airports Council International (ACI).
ACI economics director, Andreas Schimm said this drop in travel was linked to the credit crunch and no longer related to oil prices.
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