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ENTER 2015 Industry Track Slide Number 1 Senior Travel Behaviour – an interna@onal qualita@ve research approach Prof. Dr. Claudia Brözel Thomas Pribbenow M.A. Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Germany [email protected] h@p://www.hnee.de

Senior Travel Behaviour – an international qualitative research approach

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ENTER  2015  Industry  Track   Slide  Number  1  

Senior  Travel  Behaviour    –  an  interna@onal  qualita@ve  

research  approach  Prof.  Dr.  Claudia  Brözel  Thomas  Pribbenow  M.A.  

 Eberswalde  University  for  Sustainable  Development,  

Germany  [email protected]  h@p://www.hnee.de  

 

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1.  Star@ng  point      2.  Methodological  Setup      3.  Main  insights      4.  TOWS  Analysis  

Outline  

Figure  1:  Picutre  by  SDA  traveller  

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1.  Star@ng  point  Rail    

tourism  Demografic    

change   Seniors   Lower    season  

128  million    people  aged    

between  55  and  80  

seniors  nowadays  represent  

around  25%  of  the  total  

populaOon  in  EU  (Eurostat,  2012)  

128  million    people  aged    

between  55  and    80  

(Eurostat,  2012)  

more  leisure  Ome  than  past  

generaOons  with  be@er  health  and  income  

Interrail  travelling  is  

mainly  perceived  as  a  product  

for  young  people  

senior  segment  fluctuates  much  less-­‐  indicaOng  less  seasonal  variance  

 20%  of  all  tourism  

spending  (EU)  (Eurostat,  2012)      

   

train  not  the  preferred  mode  

 rail  travel  is  a  highly  seasonal  

product  

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Chances  and  opportuni@es  

1)  EU  topic  „FaciitaOng  transnaOonal  low  season  toursim  exchanges  in  Europe  encouraging  Senior  CiOzens  to  travel“  

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Project  structure  

Senior  Rail    Travel  Project  

Single  out  the  segment  with  the  highest  tourisOc    

potenOal!    

What  are  needs  and    obstacles  while  travelling?  

 What  are  relevant  value    

added  services?    

How  to  address  seniors?  

Literature  analysis    

Focus  groups    

Service  Design  Approach  

Providing  an  overall    picture  of  senior  travel    behaviour  -­‐especially    

for  rail  travel!  

Baseline    study   Report  

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Research  Approach  Qualita@ve  Research  Approach:    

•  There  are  a  lot  of  studies  about  seniors  and  senior  tourism  in  general  but:  →  Different  definiOons  and  data  sets.  Seniors  are  not  a  homogeneous  group!  •  To  create  new  products,  we  need  to  know  more  about  moOves,  needs,  

wishes,  disposiOons  and  contextes  of  travel!  •  The  main  ques@on  to  understand  the  target  group  is:  How  seniors  are  

behaving  in  different  contextes  while  travelling?    

Focus  Groups  •  Generate  deep  insights  by  interacOon  of  the  target  group  to  establish  travel  

pa@erns  in  order  to  develop  products  for  seniors  travelling  by  rail.      

Service  Design  Approach  •  A  creaOve,  viable  and  user  centred  design  process  to  create  value  for  

customers  (different  technologies).      

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2.  Methodological  Setup  

Figure  2:  Own  illustraOon  

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Defini@on  of  the  target  group  

Figure  2:  Own  illustraOon  

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3.  Main  insights  

The  follwing  slides  present  the  main  insights  about  the  focus  groups  and  the  Service  Design  Approach  (SDA).  

 

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Focus  groups:  main  insights  

1)  Not  on  the  spot                        

Figure  3:  Google  search  for  „Bahnreise  Senioren“  on  20  Dec.  2014  

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Focus  groups:  main  insights  

2)  False  image                        

Figure  4:  Picture  by  SDA  traveller  

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Focus  groups:  main  insights  

3)  Missing  modular  system                      

Figure  5:  Picture  by  SDA  traveller  

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SDA:  main  insights  

1)  Communica@on,  informa@on  and  booking  not  available  on    different  channels  (media-­‐break)                      

Figure  6:  Picture  by  SDA  traveller  

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SDA:  main  insights  

2)  No  system  for  real-­‐@me  informa@ons                          

Figure  7:  Picture  by  SDA  traveller  

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SDA:  main  insights  

3)  Validity  (inflexible,  @me!)                          

Figure  8:  Picture  by  SDA  traveller  

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Different  forces  

2)  According  to  Porters  „Strategic  managment  analysis“  (1980)  

Compe@tors  

desOnaOon    

hotel    

airline    =  

offers  all    

New  entrants  

rom2rio    

goeuro    

captainetrain  

Customer  

concentrate  on  seniors  (one  Ocket  

with  different  opOons)    

 travelogues  

 poster  

adverOsing  

Product  and  services  

common  data  infrastructure  compaObility  

(IATA)    

SEO    

MulOchannel  campaigne  

 

Keep  in  mind  the  five  forces:  

Supplier    

   

markeOng  structure  and  power  across  

Europe    

exisOng  infrastructure  

   

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4.  TOWS  Analysis  

Figure  9:  Own  illustraOon  (Dyson,  2004/  Pepels,  2009)  

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Further  project  steps  

research      product        tesOng          phase        development      phase      

go  to    market  

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Thanks  for  your  agen@on!        

Prof.  Dr.  Claudia  Brözel  Professorship  for  markeOng,    management  and  e-­‐commerce    in  tourism  at    Eberswalde  University  for    Sustainable  Development  [email protected]    

Thomas  Pribbenow  (M.A.)  Research  assistent  at  Eberswalde  University  for  Sustainable  Development  [email protected]    

Ques@ons?    

Senior  Travel  Behaviour    –  an  internaOonal  qualitaOve  research  approach