Traffic performance of leisure
traffic has increased over the last years. Leisure traffic can be
distinguished into common and uncommon leisure traffic. Common leisure
traffic includes regular and routinised mobility whereas uncommon
leisure traffic, for example, is represented by day trips or
(short-time) vacations. The performance of uncommon leisure traffic is
harmful to the environment due to its high share of motorised private
transport (MPT) in the transport mode for the trip to the vacation
destination as well as for the mobility during the vacation, is harmful
to the environment. Thus, the inspection of uncommon leisure traffic is
gaining importance to achieve environmental and climate change
objectives. Therefore, traffic concepts targeting visitors become more
important.

The current empirical database for
holiday traffic required for optimal adopted concepts has limitations.
This article relates to uncommon leisure traffic. Essential
characteristics of traffic behaviour of visitors, such as choice of
transport mode for the trip to the vacation destination and the mobility
during vacation, preferences for innovative tariffs and causes
regarding choice of transport mode, are presented based on a survey
conducted in 2013.