Pre-Test Questionnaire                                                                Participant #_______

 

What is your age?

 18-24

 25-29

 30-34

 35-39

 40-44

 45-49

 50-54

 55-59

 60+

 Rather not say

 

Gender

 Female

 Male

 

If professional: occupation / industry:

 

 

If student: type of student (high school, undergraduate, graduate), field of study (if applicable, and year of study:

 

 

How long have you been using the Internet (including using email, gopher, ftp,…)?

 Less than 6 months

 6 to 12 months

 1 to 3 years

 4 to 6 years

 7 years or more

 

 

On average, how many times in a year do you travel to places that are unfamiliar to you?

 Almost never

 Every couple of years

 Once per year

 Twice per year

 Three times per year

 Four or more times per year

 Other, please specify:

 

 

On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Not At All Experienced, and 5 being Very Experienced, how would you rank your level of experience with:

 

 

Not at all experienced

 

 

 

Very experienced

Using the Web

1

2

3

4

5

Online travel information

1

2

3

4

5

Printed travel information (guides, brochures,…)

1

2

3

4

5

Researching a trip

1

2

3

4

5

 

 

 

Please indicate which, if any, of the following online travel resources have you used.

 


 booktailor.com

 destination guides at expedia.com

 fodors.com

 fodors.com miniguides

 frommers.com

 frommers.com/Hungry Minds custom book or ebook

 letsgo.com

 lonelyplanet.com

 miniguides at travelocity.com

 roughguides.com

 zagats.com

 other (please list):


 

 

 

Besides published travel guides, are there any other resources you use for finding travel information?