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<strong>Backpackers</strong>: <strong>The</strong> <strong>next</strong> <strong>generation</strong>?<br />
Appendix D:<br />
Indicative questions for accommodations’ hosts<br />
General Business Info<br />
Your Clients<br />
INTERVIEW OUTLINE<br />
For <strong>Backpackers</strong>/Hostel Owners<br />
How long have you been in business as a backpackers/hostel owner?<br />
Why did you choose to enter this particular market/business?<br />
Did you travel before opening this business? Where? When? How?<br />
How have you seen it change since<br />
• <strong>The</strong> early 90s<br />
• <strong>The</strong> mid 90s<br />
• 2000-2002?<br />
Who do you consider your greatest competitors?<br />
Which of the backpackers/hostel associations do you belong to?<br />
How is business going? How was the 06/07 summer season?<br />
What is your best hypothesis about how your business will do <strong>next</strong> summer?<br />
In the <strong>next</strong> few years?<br />
What will be the major changes in this particular industry?<br />
What, if any, impact has the strong Kiwi had on your business?<br />
Who is your “typical” client?<br />
How many non traditional – eg, older – backpackers do you host?<br />
When did you decide to build/create additional facilities, like private rooms and<br />
ensuite rooms?<br />
Has that investment been worthwhile for you?<br />
Who typically buys this product?<br />
Are these rooms reserved further in advance than dorm accommodations?<br />
How many days/weeks before arrival?<br />
Do older guests have the same booking patterns as others?<br />
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