Typologies of Youth Tourism

Abstract

Youth tourism differentiated itself from the concept of traditional tourism by the distinctive profile of its participants. In the last 10 years, this branch had a very rapid growth, contributing significantly to any country’s economy due to the amount of money that was spent by young people on different types of tourism. The aim of this paper is to present the most practiced forms of youth tourism, and their development worldwide and also in Romania. The conclusions show the most practiced types on a European and Romanian level.