2015 Travel and Connected Survey

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* 1. What is your age?

17 or younger

18-20

21-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60 or older

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* 2. Are you male or female?

Male

Female

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* 3. Which of the following categories best describes your occupation?

Employed

Self - Employed, Freelance or Contract

Not Employed

Student

Retired

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What is the highest level of school you have completed or the highest degree you have received?

Less than high school degree

High school degree or equivalent (e.g., GED)

Some college but no degree

Associate degree

Bachelor degree

Graduate degree

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* 5. The last time I traveled somewhere ... (check all that apply)

it was somewhere I'd never been before

it was for Business

it was a Holiday or Vacation

I took a Cruise

I Backpacked

it was a Mini-Break in a City

I took a Guided Tour

I Solo Traveled

I stayed at a Resort

Never

Other (please specify)

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* 6. When was the last time you visited or traveled to somewhere?

over 2 years ago

in the last 2 years

In the last year

In the last 6 months

In the last 3 months

Never

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* 7. When you travel, which of the following devices do you use to connect to the internet? (Check all that apply)

iPad tablet

Samsung tablet

Other tablet

iPhone

Windows Phone

Blackberry

Android Phone

Other Smart Phone

Laptop computer

Nothing

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Have you ever gotten lost while visiting a travel destination? How did it make you feel?

	1-Not at all	2 - A bit	3 - Felt this	4 - Very Much	5 - Extremely
Vulnerable and alone without internet	Vulnerable and alone without internet 1-Not at all	Vulnerable and alone without internet 2 - A bit	Vulnerable and alone without internet 3 - Felt this	Vulnerable and alone without internet 4 - Very Much	Vulnerable and alone without internet 5 - Extremely
Vulnerable and alone even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet	Vulnerable and alone even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 1-Not at all	Vulnerable and alone even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 2 - A bit	Vulnerable and alone even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 3 - Felt this	Vulnerable and alone even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 4 - Very Much	Vulnerable and alone even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 5 - Extremely
Curious, even with no internet connection	Curious, even with no internet connection 1-Not at all	Curious, even with no internet connection 2 - A bit	Curious, even with no internet connection 3 - Felt this	Curious, even with no internet connection 4 - Very Much	Curious, even with no internet connection 5 - Extremely
Curious, even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet	Curious, even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 1-Not at all	Curious, even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 2 - A bit	Curious, even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 3 - Felt this	Curious, even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 4 - Very Much	Curious, even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 5 - Extremely
Bewildered without internet	Bewildered without internet 1-Not at all	Bewildered without internet 2 - A bit	Bewildered without internet 3 - Felt this	Bewildered without internet 4 - Very Much	Bewildered without internet 5 - Extremely
Bewildered even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet	Bewildered even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 1-Not at all	Bewildered even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 2 - A bit	Bewildered even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 3 - Felt this	Bewildered even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 4 - Very Much	Bewildered even with an internet connected smartphone or tablet 5 - Extremely
Unconcerned, I had no internet connection	Unconcerned, I had no internet connection 1-Not at all	Unconcerned, I had no internet connection 2 - A bit	Unconcerned, I had no internet connection 3 - Felt this	Unconcerned, I had no internet connection 4 - Very Much	Unconcerned, I had no internet connection 5 - Extremely
Happy I had my internet-connected smart phone to help me	Happy I had my internet-connected smart phone to help me 1-Not at all	Happy I had my internet-connected smart phone to help me 2 - A bit	Happy I had my internet-connected smart phone to help me 3 - Felt this	Happy I had my internet-connected smart phone to help me 4 - Very Much	Happy I had my internet-connected smart phone to help me 5 - Extremely

Other (please specify)

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* 9. When you travel, who do you connect with online?

	1-Not at all	2 - Occasionally during my trip but not daily	3 - Once a day	4 - Often throughout the day, or even hourly	5 - Every few minutes
Family	Family 1-Not at all	Family 2 - Occasionally during my trip but not daily	Family 3 - Once a day	Family 4 - Often throughout the day, or even hourly	Family 5 - Every few minutes
Friends	Friends 1-Not at all	Friends 2 - Occasionally during my trip but not daily	Friends 3 - Once a day	Friends 4 - Often throughout the day, or even hourly	Friends 5 - Every few minutes
Work, Job	Work, Job 1-Not at all	Work, Job 2 - Occasionally during my trip but not daily	Work, Job 3 - Once a day	Work, Job 4 - Often throughout the day, or even hourly	Work, Job 5 - Every few minutes
Twitter Followers	Twitter Followers 1-Not at all	Twitter Followers 2 - Occasionally during my trip but not daily	Twitter Followers 3 - Once a day	Twitter Followers 4 - Often throughout the day, or even hourly	Twitter Followers 5 - Every few minutes
Facebook	Facebook 1-Not at all	Facebook 2 - Occasionally during my trip but not daily	Facebook 3 - Once a day	Facebook 4 - Often throughout the day, or even hourly	Facebook 5 - Every few minutes
Instagram	Instagram 1-Not at all	Instagram 2 - Occasionally during my trip but not daily	Instagram 3 - Once a day	Instagram 4 - Often throughout the day, or even hourly	Instagram 5 - Every few minutes
Text Messaging	Text Messaging 1-Not at all	Text Messaging 2 - Occasionally during my trip but not daily	Text Messaging 3 - Once a day	Text Messaging 4 - Often throughout the day, or even hourly	Text Messaging 5 - Every few minutes
New destination Contacts	New destination Contacts 1-Not at all	New destination Contacts 2 - Occasionally during my trip but not daily	New destination Contacts 3 - Once a day	New destination Contacts 4 - Often throughout the day, or even hourly	New destination Contacts 5 - Every few minutes
Local Destination Businesses or Agencies	Local Destination Businesses or Agencies 1-Not at all	Local Destination Businesses or Agencies 2 - Occasionally during my trip but not daily	Local Destination Businesses or Agencies 3 - Once a day	Local Destination Businesses or Agencies 4 - Often throughout the day, or even hourly	Local Destination Businesses or Agencies 5 - Every few minutes
Send photos from my smart phone camera	Send photos from my smart phone camera 1-Not at all	Send photos from my smart phone camera 2 - Occasionally during my trip but not daily	Send photos from my smart phone camera 3 - Once a day	Send photos from my smart phone camera 4 - Often throughout the day, or even hourly	Send photos from my smart phone camera 5 - Every few minutes
Send photos from my digital camera	Send photos from my digital camera 1-Not at all	Send photos from my digital camera 2 - Occasionally during my trip but not daily	Send photos from my digital camera 3 - Once a day	Send photos from my digital camera 4 - Often throughout the day, or even hourly	Send photos from my digital camera 5 - Every few minutes

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you think Smart Phones, Digital Cameras and Social Media have enhanced or taken away from your travel experience while visiting a new environment or destination?

Enhanced

Taken Away

How so? (please specify)