Social Tourism for Youth Groups: Key Preferences and Trends
https://doi.org/10.21686/2413-2829-2022-6-188-197
Abstract
The article studies youth tourism as a part of social tourism and a component of travelling system, which is characterized by social and economic features and impact by different factors and conditions. Theoretical and empiric research of youth tourism is topical, which is stipulated by such qualities of the younger generation as mobility, striving for cognition and today’s possibilities to organize leisure time and travelling. Due to complicated situation connected with COVID-19 and closing borders with foreign countries fast development of internal tourism is observed. The authors underlined specific features of youth tourism and showed its ties with territorial factors and conditions of future development. General academic methods, such as content-analysis, sociological method (survey was conducted among students of universities and colleges) and statistic methods: grouping, average-mean arithmetical ones were used in the research. While studying academic views of home and overseas scientists concerning youth tourism the authors paid attention to the importance of social and cultural components envisaged by travelling motivation for the given group of tourists and the impact of factors and conditions connected with regional features. It was pointed out that to plan the youth tourism development it is necessary to take into account preferences of young people in travel programs and events, various relations in social groups during holidays and travels, paying special attention on social and cultural components.
About the Authors
L. I. Donskova
Russian State Social University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ludmila I. Donskova - PhD, Assistant Professor of the Department for Tourism and Hotel Activities
building 1, 4 Wilhelm Pieck Str., Moscow, 129226
A. L. Barannikov
Moscow Witte University, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander L. Barannikov - PhD, Assistant Professor of the Department for Management Department and the Project Management Department
building 1, 12 2nd Kozhukhovsky Passage, Moscow, 115432
82 Vernadsky Avenue, Moscow, 119571
M. U. Makovetsky
Moscow Witte University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mikhail U. Makovetsky - PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Management
building 1, 12 2nd Kozhukhovsky Passage, Moscow, 115432
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Donskova L.I., Barannikov A.L., Makovetsky M.U. Social Tourism for Youth Groups: Key Preferences and Trends. Vestnik of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. 2022;(6):188-197. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2413-2829-2022-6-188-197
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