Volunteering Trends 2015 i-to-i

Volunteering and youth travel trends 2015/16 i-to-i Experts' Predicted Top Volunteering & Youth Travel Destinations For 2015/16 #1 Thailand #2 South Africa #3 China # 4 Nepal #5 Australia 米 >Thailand has been a popular destination for youth travel for many years. >That trend doesn't seem to be slowing and so our experts have predicted it will still be number one in 2015. >China and South Africa have seen a surge in recent years, and that looks set to continue. > Nepal is the newcomer into the top 5 and may even overtake Australia, a destination that has dropped in popularity recently, due to increase in cost and expense. Volunteering Activities Rising in Popularity in 2015* Sports Coaching Wildlife Interaction Teaching 50 % 合 20.4 % 合 20.6 % 介 "pe rcentage increase in bookings year on year 10 20 30 40 50 Community Conservation Wildlife Teaching Variety Sports Percentage of Total Volunteering Bookings >The increase in popularity of sports coaching may be a cause, or effect, of more males taking on volunteering. >However, there is still a significant split between sexes in terms of volunteers: Around 60:40 female to male. Males Females The Age of Volunteering We've seen a big increase in the number of older volunteers (22 and above) and a slight decrease in young volunteers (18 y/o) over the last few years 10 20 18 19 | 20 |21 22 Age of volunteers (percentage of overall bookings) 18 Year Olds 22 Year Olds 9.7% 9.6%T References 1/i-to-i Hangout - http://www.i-to-i.com/volunteer-travel-talk 2/ Statistics from. i-to-i Rayleigh International Year Out Group Oyster Worldwide With thanks to. Roger Selway, GM Oyster Worldwide Leonie Martin, Marketing Manager Raleigh Intemational Stefan Wathan, Chief Exec, Year Out Group lan Dival, Product Manager i-to-i Will Jones, Head of Marketing i-to-i 2014 2013 2012 2014 2013 2012