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We are a group of business school students working on a field study project for a start-up company in the travel industry. As part of our research, wefd like to ask you a series of questions about your travel experiences and preferences.

We donft have any funds to thank you for your participation but youfll get the undying gratitude of six MBA students who are working hard to earn their degree. We are able to offer, however, people who complete the survey a travel certificate entitling them to at least $ 50 off their next vacation booked through the company we represent.(Certificate will be sent by e-mail.)
 
 

1) How many vacations do you take each year (non-business travel)?
None Once Twice Three times Four times Five times or more
 
 

2) When you travel away from home, are you more likely to fly or drive to your vacation destination?
Fly Drive
 
 
 
Number of adults
   
Number of children
   
 
 

4) How often do you take a vacation with friends (not in your household)?
Always Usually Sometimes Seldom Never
 
 
 
5) What types of vacations do you prefer?
   
 
 
6) How important are the following sources when you use to research a vacation destination? (1=Less important, 5=Most important)
1 2 3 4 5
Newspapers
Radio/TV
Internet
Travel guides
Travel agencies
Friends/Other family members
Other
 
 

7) Do you have internet access?
(If No, go to Question 9)
Yes No
 
 

8) How many hours do you spend online researching a vacation online?
Never Less than 1 hour 1 to 3 hours 3 to 6 hours 7 hours or more
 
 

9) Which of the following statements applies most accurately?
 
I normally use a travel agent to book my vacations and would not consider other options.
 
I occasionally use a travel agent but I am not bound to be a particular one.
 
I prefer to book my own vacations on the phone.
 
I prefer to book my own vacations online.
 
 

10) Have you ever taken a cruise?
 
Yes (Go to Question 12)
 
No (Go to Question 11)
 
 
If you have never taken a cruise:
11a) Have you ever considered it?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
11b) How do you perceive cruise travel compared with other types of destination travel?
 
More expensive
 
Equal/Reasonable
 
Less expensive
 
 
 
11c) What are your other perceptions of cruise travel?
   
 
 

11d) How likely is it that you will try cruise travel within?
 
the next 12 months
 
the next 2-3 years
 
the next 5 years
 
Other
 
 
 
 
11e) If you are not interested in cruise travel, what might change your mind?(Please be specific)
   
 
 

11f) If you decide to take a cruise in the future: 1) How long would your ideal cruise be (how many days)?
 
2-5 days
 
6-8days
 
9-17days
 
18+days
 
Other
 

 
 
 
11f) If you decide to take a cruise in the future: 2) How likely would you book it online? (1=not at all, 5=very likely)
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
 
(If you have NEVER taken a cruise, please go to Question 13.)
If you have taken a cruise:



12a) How many cruises have you taken in the past 5 years?
 
0
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
More than 5
 
 
 
12b) On which cruise line(s) have you sailed?
   
 
 
12c) How important are each of the following factors when you take a cruise?
1:Less important 2 3 4 5:Most important
Entertainment (as a factor when you take cruise)
Gambling (as a factor when you take cruise)
Food (as a factor when you take cruise)
On-board activities (as a factor when you take cruise)
Others (as a factor when you take cruise)
 
 
 
12d) What do you dislike about taking a cruise?
   
 
 
 
- the next 12 months
   
- the next 2-3 years
   
- the next 5 years +
   
 
 

12f) How likely is it that you will sail on different cruise lines?
(1=not at all, 5=very likely)
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
 

12g) Did you research your cruise online?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
12g) If you researched your cruise online, which websites did you use for your research?
   
 
 
 
12g) If you researched your cruise online, what "key words" did you use to find cruise information?
   
 
 

12g) If you researched your cruise online, how satisfied were you with the information available? (If=not at all, 5=very satisfied)

 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
 
 
12g) If you researched your cruise online, what information might you have found more helpful?
   
 
 
 
12g) If you did not research your cruise online, why not? Pease explain.
   
 
 

12h) Did you book your cruise online?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Why not? Please explain.
   
 
 
12h) If you did not book your cruise online:
How willing would you be to book with an online agency in the future?(1=not at all, 5=very likely)
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
 
 
12h) If you did not book your cruise online, what online information would you find most helpful?
   
 
 
 
Which websites did you use for your booking?
   
 
 

12h) If you booked your cruise online, how many websites did you visit before you booked?
 
Once
 
Twice
 
3 times
 
4 times
 
More than 5 times
 
 
 
12h) If you booked your cruise online, what "key words" did you use to find your website?
   
 
 
 
12h) If you booked your cruise online, what persuaded you to use the website you booked with?
   
 
 

12h) If you booked your cruise online, how satisfied were you with website you used? (1=not at all, 5=very satisfied)
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
 

12h) If you booked your cruise online, would you use the same website again?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Why not? Please explain.
   
What mignt persuade you to book with a different agency?
   
What additional online information (missing from the sites you visited) would you find helpful?
   
 
 
 
 
   
 
 

14) Your favorite radio station is (Please choose only one):
 
News/ Talk
 
Pop Music
 
RB/ Jazz
 
Classical
 
Sports
 
Other
 
 
 

15) On average, how many days a week do you watch local or national morning shows on television?
 
0
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
6
 
7
 
 

16) Gender:
 
Male
 
Female
 
 

17) Age:
 
under 25
 
26 to 35
 
36 to 45
 
46 to 55
 
56 to 65
 
over 65
 
 

18) Marital status:
 
Single
 
Married
 
Widowed
 
Divorced
 
 
 
Number of adults:
   
Number of children under 18:
   
 
 

20) Household income:
 
under $50,000
 
$50,000-75,000
 
$75,000-100,000
 
$100,000-150,000
 
over $150,000
 
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