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A day trip is a visit to a tourist destination or visitor attraction from a person's home, hotel, or hostel in the morning, returning to the same lodging in the evening. The day trip is a form of recreational travel and leisure to a location that is close enough to make a round-trip within a day but does not require an overnight stay. The logistics and/or costs of spending nights on the road are worth avoiding. Such travel of using one location as a homebase is popular with budget and active travelers to avoid finding new lodging at each destination. A caregiver may take a day trip from their home to return to their children or pets.

History[edit]

In medieval times a destination for such a trip would be religious (to a nearby shrine) or commercial (for example, to a seasonal fair). Later,^[when?] in England, visits to stately homes by those who regarded themselves middle class became frequent, and it was the tradition to reward the butler or housekeeper with a tip (gratuity) for providing access to their employer's home. As such homes were meant for show, it is unlikely that the owning family would object, provided they were not in residence at the time.

The arrival of the railway excursion, often using Day Tripper tickets, in the mid 19th century saw the blossoming of a distinctive day-tripper industry. Trippers also travelled in their thousands by paddlesteamer or steamship to the many piers around Victorian era seaside resorts. The General Slocum excursion was an example.

Cycling became a very popular day-tripper activity, especially amongst urban and suburban workers, from the mid-1880s onwards.

Coach and charabanc outings followed as the internal combustion engine became reliable enough to get the paying customers out and back again. Works outings and church or chapel excursions were extremely popular until the 1970s.

While all of the foregoing still exist, the modern day-tripper experience is usually by motor car as a result of the growth of car ownership. Also, airlines such as (formerly) Palmair promote day trips.^[1]

Statistics[edit]

In Germany in 2011, day trips were the predominant type of tourism. According to figures from the Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce, 2.84 billion day trippers spent an average of 28 euros in total (gross) that year, around 79.5 billion euros and 564 million Day business travelers €14.2 billion. Other surveys also assume an added value of between €20 and €30 per day tourist.^[2] The city of Berlin has, on average, calculated an added value of €32.50 per visitor in recent years with 132 million day visitors. The numbers are i. i.e. R. collected by a representative survey in the source area (survey at the place of residence).^[3] The reason for a day stay is often to visit local attractions or sights, to visit sports and leisure facilities, museums, cultural events such as musicals, opera/operettas, concerts and theater performances or just to shop in the city's shops.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Indyplus video: Outnumbered - BBC". Independent.co.uk. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010.
^ Märkische Oderzeitung (online) Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 9 March 2013
^ Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) Öffentlichkeitsarbeit 11019 Berlin (Hrsg.): Tagesreisen der Deutschen - Grundlagenuntersuchung Stand April 2014
^ 68 Millionen Tagesausflüge in die Heimat – Studie Tagestourismus in der Metropolregion Hamburg. Archived 2018-09-17 at the Wayback Machine Metropolregion Hamburg, 7 December 2011

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[1] "Indyplus video: Outnumbered - BBC". Independent.co.uk. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010.

[2] Märkische Oderzeitung (online) Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 9 March 2013

[3] Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) Öffentlichkeitsarbeit 11019 Berlin (Hrsg.): Tagesreisen der Deutschen - Grundlagenuntersuchung Stand April 2014

[4] 68 Millionen Tagesausflüge in die Heimat – Studie Tagestourismus in der Metropolregion Hamburg. Archived 2018-09-17 at the Wayback Machine Metropolregion Hamburg, 7 December 2011

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+{{About|the recreational activity|the transport company|Daytrip|other uses|Daytripper (disambiguation){{!}}Daytripper}}
+[[File:AngliaPlusDayRanger.jpg|thumb|[[Rover (ticket)|Day ranger]] [[travel card]]]]
+A '''day trip''' is a visit to a [[tourist destination]] or [[visitor attraction]] from a person's home, hotel, or [[hostel]] in the morning, returning to the same lodging in the evening. The day trip is a form of [[recreational]] travel and [[leisure]] to a location that is close enough to make a round-trip within a day but does not require an overnight stay. The logistics and/or costs of spending nights on the road are worth avoiding. Such travel of using one location as a homebase is popular with budget and active travelers to avoid finding new lodging at each destination. A caregiver may take a day trip from their home to return to their children or pets.
+== History ==
-A '''day-tripper''' is a person who visits a [[tourist destination]] or [[visitor attraction]] from his/her home or hotel/hostel in the morning and returns home or to his/her hotel/hostel the same evening.
+In [[medieval]] times a destination for such a trip would be [[religious]] (to a nearby [[shrine]]) or commercial (for example, to a seasonal [[fair]]). Later,{{when|date=May 2022}} in England, visits to [[stately home]]s by those who regarded themselves [[middle class]] became frequent, and it was the tradition to reward the [[butler]] or housekeeper with a [[tip (gratuity)]] for providing access to their employer's home. As such homes were meant for show, it is unlikely that the owning family would object, provided they were not in residence at the time.
-The '''day trip''' or '''daycation''' is a popular form of [[recreation]] and [[leisure]] for families who care for young children or people who are too frail to travel easily or who own pets, or for whom the logistics or cost of a night away from home may be prohibitive.
+The arrival of the [[railway excursion]], often using Day Tripper tickets, in the mid 19th century saw the blossoming of a distinctive day-tripper industry. Trippers also travelled in their thousands by [[paddlesteamer]] or [[steamship]] to the many [[pier]]s around [[Victorian era]] [[seaside resort]]s. The [[General Slocum]] excursion was an example.
-Day trips are very popular with travelers who use a city as a homebase for going to different cities for the day and then returning in the evening, typically via cars, trains, boats, or aircraft. For example, a traveler staying in [[Zürich]] may depart for cities and towns such as [[Lucerne]], [[Winterthur]], or [[Zug]] in the mornings for the day and then returning in the evenings via a car or train.
+[[Cycling]] became a very popular day-tripper activity, especially amongst [[urban area|urban]] and [[suburban]] workers, from the mid-1880s onwards.
-== History ==
+[[Coach (vehicle)|Coach]] and [[charabanc]] outings followed as the [[internal combustion engine]] became reliable enough to get the paying customers out and back again. Works outings and church or chapel excursions were extremely popular until the 1970s.
-In [[Medieval]] days a destination for such days out would be [[religious]] (to a nearby [[shrine]]) or commercial, for example to a seasonal [[fair]]. Later, in England, visits to [[stately home]]s by those who regarded themselves [[middle class]] became frequent and it was the tradition to reward the [[butler]] or housekeeper with a tip for providing access to their employers' home. As such homes were meant for show it is unlikely that the owning family would object, provided they were not in residence at the time.
+While all of the foregoing still exist, the modern day-tripper experience is usually by [[motor car]] as a result of the growth of car ownership. Also, [[airline]]s such as (formerly) [[Palmair]] promote day trips.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/africa/a-taste-of-egypt-and-home-for-tea-651761.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212232937/http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/africa/a-taste-of-egypt-and-home-for-tea-651761.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2010|title=Indyplus video: Outnumbered - BBC|website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=5 March 2014}}</ref>
-The arrival of the [[railway excursion]], often using Day Tripper tickets, in the mid 19th century saw the blossoming of a distinctive day-tripper industry. Trippers also travelled in their thousands by [[paddlesteamer]] or [[steamship]] to the many [[pier]]s around [[Victorian era]] [[seaside resort]]s. The [[General Slocum]] excursion was an example.
+== Statistics ==
-[[Cycling]] became a very popular day-tripper activity, especially amongst [[urban area|urban]] and [[suburban]] workers from the mid-1880s onwards.
+In Germany in 2011, day trips were the predominant type of tourism. According to figures from the Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce, 2.84 billion day trippers spent an average of 28 euros in total (gross) that year, around 79.5 billion euros and 564 million Day business travelers €14.2 billion. Other surveys also assume an added value of between €20 and €30 per day tourist.<ref>[http://www.moz.de/alle-artikel/rtype/1/dg/0/5/?tx_rsmdailygen_pi1%5Bsword%5D=%C3%9Cbernachtungsgast&tx_rsmdailygen_pi1%5Bquote%5D=1&cHash=7c06a21a56714829aa74801b0af29437 Märkische Oderzeitung (online)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307212659/http://www.moz.de/alle-artikel/rtype/1/dg/0/5/?tx_rsmdailygen_pi1%5Bsword%5D=%C3%9Cbernachtungsgast&tx_rsmdailygen_pi1%5Bquote%5D=1&cHash=7c06a21a56714829aa74801b0af29437 |date=2016-03-07 }} retrieved 9 March 2013</ref> The city of Berlin has, on average, calculated an added value of €32.50 per visitor in recent years with 132 million day visitors. The numbers are i. i.e. R. collected by a representative survey in the source area (survey at the place of residence).<ref>Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) Öffentlichkeitsarbeit 11019 Berlin (Hrsg.): [https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Publikationen/Studien/tagesreisen-der-deutschen.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3 ''Tagesreisen der Deutschen - Grundlagenuntersuchung''] Stand April 2014</ref> The reason for a day stay is often to visit local attractions or sights, to visit sports and leisure facilities, museums, cultural events such as musicals, opera/operettas, concerts and theater performances or just to shop in the city's shops.<ref>[http://metropolregion.hamburg.de/presse/3178874/2011-12-07-pi-studie-tagestourismus.html ''68 Millionen Tagesausflüge in die Heimat – Studie Tagestourismus in der Metropolregion Hamburg''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917143228/http://metropolregion.hamburg.de/presse/3178874/2011-12-07-pi-studie-tagestourismus.html |date=2018-09-17 }} Metropolregion Hamburg, 7 December 2011</ref>
-[[Coach (vehicle)|Coach]] and [[charabanc]] outings followed as the [[internal combustion engine]] became reliable enough to get the paying customers out and back again. Works outings and church or chapel excursions were extremely popular until the 1970s.
-While all of the foregoing still exist, the modern day-tripper experience is usually by [[motor car]] as a result of the growth of car ownership. Also, [[airline]]s such as [[Palmair]] promote day trips.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/africa/a-taste-of-egypt-and-home-for-tea-651761.html|title=Indyplus video: Outnumbered - BBC|date=5 March 2014|publisher=}}</ref>
 == See also ==
 {{wiktionary|day trip|day-tripper}}
 *[[Booze cruise]]
-*[[Day Tripper|Day Tripper (Beatles song)]]
+*"[[Day Tripper]]", a song
+*[[Paratransit]]
 *[[Picnic]]
 *[[Staycation]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Types of tourism]]
-{{culture-stub}}
+{{Tourism-stub}}

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