On 12 Jan 2004, Gudrun wrote:

I would like to know, if travelling by coach is interesting for young
people. Do young adults want to travel within a group or do they
prefer travelling individually?

In which country and for what purpose ?
Also please define age range for "young adults" (the term seem
contradictory to me).

I surely won't qualify whatever the age range is (I'm 48), but I can say
the following.

- Long distance scheduled coach lines do not necessarily exist in all
countries. For instance there is no such thing in Italy, surely not
in northern Italy ... there are long distance trains, local trains
and local buses, even interurban buses ... but according to the
comfort I still call them buses not coaches.

- The situation could be different in other countries. I remember that
long distance scheduled coach lines existed as alternative to trains
in the UK when I lived there (and was young, about 26-28). However
even then I'd prefered train over coach ... I get motion sick on
cars, buses and coaches (have to take anti-hystaminic), and I find
trains anyhow more comfortable (you can walk in the corridor, go to
the toilet, take your luggage with you ...)

- coaches are used (in Italy and by Italians travelling abroad) for
organized tours. These are by definition group travels, although
of course the groups are just passengers occasionally travelling
together, who booked individually or by families or small groups.

I find however that the kind of coach tours I happen to make are
populated by more people older than me, and quite few younger ones.

I presume younger people like to drive individually.

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