|
 | Trip Planning
 | Travel arrangements
|
| Type of travel planning
|
| Desired ways to get future travel information
|
| How long they planned for their trip
|
| Sources of information
|
|
Travel Arrangements -
Winter [Back to Top]
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|
Region 4: Travel
Arrangements (n = 17)
Winter
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
How
did you and your group make travel arrangements for this trip?
|
Percent (%)
|
|
Didn’t Make Any Travel
Arrangements
|
80
|
|
Don’t Really Know Because I Was
Not Involved In Making Arrangements
|
0
|
|
Contacted Hotels, Resorts, Airlines, etc., Directly By
Phone And Made Arrangements In Advance
|
12
|
|
Contacted Hotels, Resorts,
Airlines, etc., Directly By Mail And Made Arrangements In Advance
|
0
|
|
Contacted Hotels, Resorts,
Airlines, etc., Directly Via The Web And Internet And Made
Arrangements In Advance
|
1
|
|
Contacted A Travel Professional
Who Made All Of My Arrangements In Advance
|
0
|
|
Made Most Arrangements On-site As
I/We Traveled
|
12
|
|
Other:
|
2
|
|
Percents
do not add to 100 because respondents could choose more than one
response.
|
Travel Arrangements -
Spring [Back to Top]
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Questionnaire; Question 5
|
Region 4: Travel
Arrangements (n = 39)
Spring
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
How
did you and your group make travel arrangements for this trip?
|
Percent (%)
|
|
Didn’t Make Any Travel
Arrangements
|
42
|
|
Don’t Really Know Because I Was
Not Involved In Making Arrangements
|
5
|
|
Contacted Hotels, Resorts, Airlines, etc., Directly By
Phone And Made Arrangements In Advance
|
17
|
|
Contacted Hotels, Resorts,
Airlines, etc., Directly By Mail And Made Arrangements In Advance
|
0
|
|
Contacted Hotels, Resorts,
Airlines, etc., Directly Via The Web And Internet And Made
Arrangements In Advance
|
9
|
|
Contacted A Travel Professional
Who Made All Of My Arrangements In Advance
|
0
|
|
Made Most Arrangements On-site As
I/We Traveled
|
22
|
|
Other:
|
9
|
|
Percents
do not add to 100 because respondents could choose more than one
response.
|
Travel Arrangements -
Summer [Back to Top]
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Questionnaire; Question 5
|
Region 4: Travel
Arrangements (n = 32)
Summer
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
How
did you and your group make travel arrangements for this trip?
|
Percent (%)
|
|
Didn’t Make Any Travel
Arrangements
|
68
|
|
Don’t Really Know Because I Was
Not Involved In Making Arrangements
|
2
|
|
Contacted Hotels, Resorts, Airlines, etc., Directly By
Phone And Made Arrangements In Advance
|
6
|
|
Contacted Hotels, Resorts,
Airlines, etc., Directly By Mail And Made Arrangements In Advance
|
0
|
|
Contacted Hotels, Resorts,
Airlines, etc., Directly Via The Web And Internet And Made
Arrangements In Advance
|
4
|
|
Contacted A Travel Professional
Who Made All Of My Arrangements In Advance
|
0
|
|
Made Most Arrangements On-site As
I/We Traveled
|
33
|
|
Other:
|
20
|
|
Percents
do not add to 100 because respondents could choose more than one
response.
|
Travel Arrangements -
Fall [Back to Top]
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Questionnaire; Question 5
|
Region 4: Travel
Arrangements (n = 25)
Fall
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
How
did you and your group make travel arrangements for this trip?
|
Percent (%)
|
|
Didn’t Make Any Travel
Arrangements
|
70
|
|
Don’t Really Know Because I Was
Not Involved In Making Arrangements
|
3
|
|
Contacted Hotels, Resorts, Airlines, etc., Directly By
Phone And Made Arrangements In Advance
|
9
|
|
Contacted Hotels, Resorts,
Airlines, etc., Directly By Mail And Made Arrangements In Advance
|
0
|
|
Contacted Hotels, Resorts,
Airlines, etc., Directly Via The Web And Internet And Made
Arrangements In Advance
|
1
|
|
Contacted A Travel Professional
Who Made All Of My Arrangements In Advance
|
0
|
|
Made Most Arrangements On-site As
I/We Traveled
|
23
|
|
Other:
|
9
|
|
Percents
do not add to 100 because respondents could choose more than one
response.
|
Type of Travel
Planning - Winter [Back to Top]
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Questionnaire; Question 3
|
Region 4: Type of
Travel Planning (n = 16)
Winter
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
Which
of the following best describes the type of travel planning
you and your group did for this trip? (Please
check only one box)
|
Percent (%)
|
|
We
Planned Our Trip Before We Left Home And Did Pretty Much What We Had
Planned To Do.
|
75
|
|
Although
We Had Done A Lot Of Planning Before We Left Home, We Were Flexible
And Changed Some Of Our Plans While We Were On The Road.
|
13
|
|
Although We Had Done A Lot Of Planning Before We Left
Home, We Did Not Stick To Our Plans At All.
|
0
|
|
We
Did Little Planning Before We Left Home And Made Most Of Our
Decisions While We Were Traveling.
|
13
|
|
We
Did No Advance Planning (Skip To Question 5.1)
|
0
|
Type of Travel
Planning - Spring [Back to Top]
Mailback
Questionnaire; Question 3
|
Region 4: Type of
Travel Planning (n = 38)
Spring
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
Which
of the following best describes the type of travel planning
you and your group did for this trip? (Please
check only one box)
|
Percent (%)
|
|
We
Planned Our Trip Before We Left Home And Did Pretty Much What We Had
Planned To Do.
|
68
|
|
Although
We Had Done A Lot Of Planning Before We Left Home, We Were Flexible
And Changed Some Of Our Plans While We Were On The Road.
|
3
|
|
Although We Had Done A Lot Of Planning Before We Left
Home, We Did Not Stick To Our Plans At All.
|
0
|
|
We
Did Little Planning Before We Left Home And Made Most Of Our
Decisions While We Were Traveling.
|
26
|
|
We
Did No Advance Planning (Skip To Question 5.1)
|
3
|
Type of Travel
Planning - Summer [Back to Top]
Mailback
Questionnaire; Question 3
|
Region 4: Type of
Travel Planning (n = 32)
Summer
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
Which
of the following best describes the type of travel planning
you and your group did for this trip? (Please
check only one box)
|
Percent (%)
|
|
We
Planned Our Trip Before We Left Home And Did Pretty Much What We Had
Planned To Do.
|
72
|
|
Although
We Had Done A Lot Of Planning Before We Left Home, We Were Flexible
And Changed Some Of Our Plans While We Were On The Road.
|
13
|
|
Although We Had Done A Lot Of Planning Before We Left
Home, We Did Not Stick To Our Plans At All.
|
0
|
|
We
Did Little Planning Before We Left Home And Made Most Of Our
Decisions While We Were Traveling.
|
3
|
|
We
Did No Advance Planning (Skip To Question 5.1)
|
13
|
Type of Travel
Planning - Fall [Back to Top]
Mailback
Questionnaire; Question 3
|
Region 4: Type of
Travel Planning (n = 23)
Fall
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
Which
of the following best describes the type of travel planning
you and your group did for this trip? (Please
check only one box)
|
Percent (%)
|
|
We
Planned Our Trip Before We Left Home And Did Pretty Much What We Had
Planned To Do.
|
52
|
|
Although
We Had Done A Lot Of Planning Before We Left Home, We Were Flexible
And Changed Some Of Our Plans While We Were On The Road.
|
13
|
|
Although We Had Done A Lot Of Planning Before We Left
Home, We Did Not Stick To Our Plans At All.
|
0
|
|
We
Did Little Planning Before We Left Home And Made Most Of Our
Decisions While We Were Traveling.
|
9
|
|
We
Did No Advance Planning (Skip To Question 5.1)
|
26
|
Desired Ways To Get Future Travel
Information - Winter [Back to Top]
Mailback
Questionnaire; Question 7
|
Region 4: Future
Travel Information (n = 48)
Winter
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
Please
select from the list that follows your first, second, and third
choices for how you like to gather future travel information about
Idaho. (Write the letter (A-M) for your choices in the
appropriate spaces provided below)
|
Percent
(%)
|
|
Mailing A Letter Or Postcard To
An Information Source
|
8
|
|
Using The Web Or E-Mail
|
49
|
|
Talking With Friends And
Relatives
|
47
|
|
Asking Questions Of Others In
Person
|
17
|
|
Buying Commercially Available
Guide Books
|
11
|
|
Picking Up Free Brochures,
Pamphlets, Or Guides
|
86
|
|
Making A Toll Free Phone Call
|
18
|
|
Watching TV
|
18
|
|
Reading Newspapers
|
7
|
|
Reading Magazines
|
20
|
|
Reading Billboards Along The Way
|
4
|
|
Reading Directional Signs Along
The Way
|
5
|
|
Other
|
9
|
|
Percents do not add to 100 because respondents could choose
more than one response.
|
Desired Ways To Get Future Travel
Information - Spring [Back to Top]
Mailback
Questionnaire; Question 7
|
Region 4: Future
Travel Information (n = 40)
Spring
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
Please
select from the list that follows your first, second, and third
choices for how you like to gather future travel information about
Idaho. (Write the letter (A-M) for your choices in the
appropriate spaces provided below)
|
Percent
(%)
|
|
Mailing A Letter Or Postcard To
An Information Source
|
23
|
|
Using The Web Or E-Mail
|
42
|
|
Talking With Friends And
Relatives
|
56
|
|
Asking Questions Of Others In
Person
|
29
|
|
Buying Commercially Available
Guide Books
|
7
|
|
Picking Up Free Brochures,
Pamphlets, Or Guides
|
65
|
|
Making A Toll Free Phone Call
|
22
|
|
Watching TV
|
5
|
|
Reading Newspapers
|
6
|
|
Reading Magazines
|
9
|
|
Reading Billboards Along The Way
|
2
|
|
Reading Directional Signs Along
The Way
|
24
|
|
Other
|
6
|
|
Percents do not add to 100 because respondents could choose
more than one response.
|
Desired Ways To Get Future Travel
Information - Summer [Back to Top]
Mailback
Questionnaire; Question 7
|
Region 4: Future
Travel Information (n = 30)
Summer
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
Please
select from the list that follows your first, second, and third
choices for how you like to gather future travel information about
Idaho. (Write the letter (A-M) for your choices in the
appropriate spaces provided below)
|
Percent
(%)
|
|
Mailing A Letter Or Postcard To
An Information Source
|
5
|
|
Using The Web Or E-Mail
|
35
|
|
Talking With Friends And
Relatives
|
84
|
|
Asking Questions Of Others In
Person
|
41
|
|
Buying Commercially Available
Guide Books
|
4
|
|
Picking Up Free Brochures,
Pamphlets, Or Guides
|
70
|
|
Making A Toll Free Phone Call
|
8
|
|
Watching TV
|
8
|
|
Reading Newspapers
|
4
|
|
Reading Magazines
|
5
|
|
Reading Billboards Along The Way
|
5
|
|
Reading Directional Signs Along
The Way
|
30
|
|
Other
|
3
|
|
Percents do not add to 100 because respondents could choose
more than one response.
|
Desired Ways To Get Future Travel
Information - Fall [Back to Top]
Mailback
Questionnaire; Question 7
|
Region 4: Future
Travel Information (n = 28)
Fall
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
Please
select from the list that follows your first, second, and third
choices for how you like to gather future travel information about
Idaho. (Write the letter (A-M) for your choices in the
appropriate spaces provided below)
|
Percent
(%)
|
|
Mailing A Letter Or Postcard To
An Information Source
|
21
|
|
Using The Web Or E-Mail
|
43
|
|
Talking With Friends And
Relatives
|
58
|
|
Asking Questions Of Others In
Person
|
23
|
|
Buying Commercially Available
Guide Books
|
8
|
|
Picking Up Free Brochures,
Pamphlets, Or Guides
|
64
|
|
Making A Toll Free Phone Call
|
16
|
|
Watching TV
|
14
|
|
Reading Newspapers
|
15
|
|
Reading Magazines
|
8
|
|
Reading Billboards Along The Way
|
9
|
|
Reading Directional Signs Along
The Way
|
14
|
|
Other
|
4
|
How long they planned for their trip
-
Winter [Back to Top]
Mailback
Questionnaire; Question 4
|
Region 4: Amount of
Advance Planning (n = 18)
Winter
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
How
long before you started on this trip did you and your group begin
planning for this trip? (Please check only one box)
|
Percent
(%)
|
|
No Advance Planning
|
17
|
|
Less Than 48 Hours (2 days)
|
28
|
|
More Than 48 Hours, But Less Than A Week
|
11
|
|
More Than One Week, But Less Than One Month
|
39
|
|
More Than One Month, But Less Than Three Months
|
6
|
|
More Than Three Months, But Less Than Six Months
|
0
|
|
More Than Six Months
|
0
|
|
I Don’t Remember
|
0
|
How long they planned for their trip
-
Spring [Back to Top]
Mailback
Questionnaire; Question 4
|
Region 4: Amount of
Advance Planning (n = 41)
Spring
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
How
long before you started on this trip did you and your group begin
planning for this trip? (Please check only one box)
|
Percent
(%)
|
|
No Advance Planning
|
17
|
|
Less Than 48 Hours (2 days)
|
27
|
|
More Than 48 Hours, But Less Than A Week
|
10
|
|
More Than One Week, But Less Than One Month
|
32
|
|
More Than One Month, But Less Than Three Months
|
10
|
|
More Than Three Months, But Less Than Six Months
|
2
|
|
More Than Six Months
|
2
|
|
I Don’t Remember
|
0
|
How long they planned for their trip
-
Summer [Back to Top]
Mailback
Questionnaire; Question 4
|
Region 4: Amount of
Advance Planning (n = 29)
Summer
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
How
long before you started on this trip did you and your group begin
planning for this trip? (Please check only one box)
|
Percent
(%)
|
|
No Advance Planning
|
3
|
|
Less Than 48 Hours (2 days)
|
17
|
|
More Than 48 Hours, But Less Than A Week
|
3
|
|
More Than One Week, But Less Than One Month
|
38
|
|
More Than One Month, But Less Than Three Months
|
10
|
|
More Than Three Months, But Less Than Six Months
|
3
|
|
More Than Six Months
|
21
|
|
I Don’t Remember
|
3
|
How long they planned for their trip
-
Fall [Back to Top]
Mailback
Questionnaire; Question 4
|
Region 4: Amount of
Advance Planning (n = 21)
Fall
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
How
long before you started on this trip did you and your group begin
planning for this trip? (Please check only one box)
|
Percent
(%)
|
|
No Advance Planning
|
19
|
|
Less Than 48 Hours (2 days)
|
33
|
|
More Than 48 Hours, But Less Than A Week
|
19
|
|
More Than One Week, But Less Than One Month
|
24
|
|
More Than One Month, But Less Than Three Months
|
5
|
|
More Than Three Months, But Less Than Six Months
|
0
|
|
More Than Six Months
|
0
|
|
I Don’t Remember
|
0
|
Sources of Information - Winter
[Back to Top]
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Questionnaire; Question 6
|
Region 4: Sources of
Information (n = 8)
Winter
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
Trip
Planning Information Sources
|
Percent
(%)
|
|
Magazine advertisement (magazine name:)
|
0
|
|
Magazine article (magazine name:)
|
0
|
|
Newspaper article (newspaper name:)
|
6
|
|
Newspaper advertisement (newspaper name:)
|
6
|
|
Travel feature on TV
|
6
|
|
Advertisement on TV
|
11
|
|
Radio
|
6
|
|
Prior travel in Idaho
|
58
|
|
Information from friends, relatives, or acquaintances
|
74
|
|
Highway signs
|
57
|
|
Billboards
|
6
|
|
Internet/World Wide Web (Www)
|
19
|
|
Information from a Visitor and Convention Bureau in Idaho
(name of town:)
|
0
|
|
Information from Idaho campground owners & operators
|
0
|
|
Information from Idaho outfitters and guides
|
0
|
|
Information from a Chamber of Commerce in Idaho (name of
town:)
|
6
|
|
Information from travel agents
|
2
|
|
Information from service employees (waiters and waitresses,
gas station attendants, hotel check-in clerks, etc.)
|
6
|
|
Information from Idaho Division of Tourism Development
|
0
|
|
Information from Idaho State Parks
|
6
|
|
Information from federal land management agencies (USFS,
BLM, NPS)
|
0
|
|
Other
|
0
|
|
Percents do not add to 100 because respondents could choose
more than one response.
|
Sources of Information -
Spring [Back to Top]
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Questionnaire; Question 6
|
Region
4: Sources of Information (n = 26)
Spring
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
Trip
Planning Information Sources
|
Percent
(%)
|
|
Magazine advertisement (magazine name:)
|
0
|
|
Magazine article (magazine name:)
|
1
|
|
Newspaper article (newspaper name:)
|
3
|
|
Newspaper advertisement (newspaper name:)
|
0
|
|
Travel feature on TV
|
0
|
|
Advertisement on TV
|
3
|
|
Radio
|
0
|
|
Prior travel in Idaho
|
57
|
|
Information from friends, relatives, or acquaintances
|
50
|
|
Highway signs
|
42
|
|
Billboards
|
7
|
|
Internet/World Wide Web (Www)
|
2
|
|
Information from a Visitor and Convention Bureau in Idaho
(name of town:)
|
1
|
|
Information from Idaho campground owners & operators
|
2
|
|
Information from Idaho outfitters and guides
|
1
|
|
Information from a Chamber of Commerce in Idaho (name of
town:)
|
1
|
|
Information from travel agents
|
0
|
|
Information from service employees (waiters and waitresses,
gas station attendants, hotel check-in clerks, etc.)
|
3
|
|
Information from Idaho Division of Tourism Development
|
1
|
|
Information from Idaho State Parks
|
2
|
|
Information from federal land management agencies (USFS,
BLM, NPS)
|
3
|
|
Other
|
11
|
|
Percents do not add to 100 because respondents could choose
more than one response.
|
Sources of Information - Summer
[Back to Top]
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Questionnaire; Question 6
|
Region 4: Sources of
Information (n = 28)
Summer
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
Trip
Planning Information Sources
|
Percent
(%)
|
|
Magazine advertisement (magazine name:)
|
0
|
|
Magazine article (magazine name:)
|
2
|
|
Newspaper article (newspaper name:)
|
3
|
|
Newspaper advertisement (newspaper name:)
|
2
|
|
Travel feature on TV
|
0
|
|
Advertisement on TV
|
1
|
|
Radio
|
9
|
|
Prior travel in Idaho
|
68
|
|
Information from friends, relatives, or acquaintances
|
91
|
|
Highway signs
|
56
|
|
Billboards
|
5
|
|
Internet/World Wide Web (Www)
|
6
|
|
Information from a Visitor and Convention Bureau in Idaho
(name of town:)
|
19
|
|
Information from Idaho campground owners & operators
|
3
|
|
Information from Idaho outfitters and guides
|
0
|
|
Information from a Chamber of Commerce in Idaho (name of
town:)
|
0
|
|
Information from travel agents
|
0
|
|
Information from service employees (waiters and waitresses,
gas station attendants, hotel check-in clerks, etc.)
|
14
|
|
Information from Idaho Division of Tourism Development
|
22
|
|
Information from Idaho State Parks
|
23
|
|
Information from federal land management agencies (USFS,
BLM, NPS)
|
8
|
|
Other
|
2
|
|
Percents do not add to 100 because respondents could choose
more than one response.
|
Sources of Information - Fall
[Back to Top]
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|
Region 4: Sources of
Information (n = 16)
Fall
|
|
ORIGINAL
QUESTION FORMAT
Trip
Planning Information Sources
|
Percent
(%)
|
|
Magazine advertisement (magazine name:)
|
0
|
|
Magazine article (magazine name:)
|
0
|
|
Newspaper article (newspaper name:)
|
4
|
|
Newspaper advertisement (newspaper name:)
|
4
|
|
Travel feature on TV
|
0
|
|
Advertisement on TV
|
1
|
|
Radio
|
2
|
|
Prior travel in Idaho
|
75
|
|
Information from friends, relatives, or acquaintances
|
49
|
|
Highway signs
|
41
|
|
Billboards
|
19
|
|
Internet/World Wide Web (Www)
|
21
|
|
Information from a Visitor and Convention Bureau in Idaho
(name of town:)
|
7
|
|
Information from Idaho campground owners & operators
|
20
|
|
Information from Idaho outfitters and guides
|
0
|
|
Information from a Chamber of Commerce in Idaho (name of
town:)
|
12
|
|
Information from travel agents
|
4
|
|
Information from service employees (waiters and waitresses,
gas station attendants, hotel check-in clerks, etc.)
|
21
|
|
Information from Idaho Division of Tourism Development
|
17
|
|
Information from Idaho State Parks
|
18
|
|
Information from federal land management agencies (USFS,
BLM, NPS)
|
0
|
|
Other
|
1
|
|
Percents do not add to 100 because respondents could choose
more than one response.
|
|
|
