Travel Boom: Young Tourists Spent $217 Billion Last Year, More Growth Than Any Other Group

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But can you actually demonstrate the impact travel has on an artistic career? University of Hamburg economist Christiane Hellmanzik attempts to measure the effect in a recent paper for the journal Empirical Economics and finds that whether or not travel makes artists better, it at least seems to make them more financially successful. Overall, trips to France had a significant positive effect on art prices6.8 percentthough the effect was far stronger before 1913. In the post-World War II era, a visit to France was even a drain on productivity. Travel to Germany was extremely beneficial21 percentthrough this was driven mainly by two sequential strong sub-periods from 1914 to 1938, coinciding with the Bauhaus era.

Highlights from the report: At a time of rising youth unemployment and global economic austerity, more young people than ever before are traveling to gain work, educational and cultural experiences, while those traveling purely for leisure has fallen from over 75 percent in 2007 to just 47 percent. More young travelers are shunning the traditional sun, sea and sand holidays to improve their resumes. According to the report, 22 percent of young travelers want to learn a language, 15 percent want to gain work experience, and 15 percent travel to study all significantly up from 2007. Student spending has increased by 40 percent since 2007 despite the global economic climate, with young travelers requesting more varied services.