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"It was people of 70+ who voted for the Brexit; I doubt that they're more than a tiny part of the market for travel writing." Both parts false. Moreover, the

"It was people of 70+ who voted for the Brexit; I doubt that they're more than a tiny part of the market for travel writing." Both parts false. Moreover, the implication that Brexiters are 'against foreign travel' is also total rubbish. Brexit was widely supported among younger people: 44% of those 25-44 voted for Brexit. And 25% of very young. That's not a small number. Senior Citizens are the travel a lot. They are retired and spend long sojourns abroad. "I doubt that they're more than a tiny part of the market for travel writing." Actually, they are the primary source for the classical travel writing market. The 'king' of travel writing is Rick Dee's (see: PBS). His guidebooks sell by the millions all over the world - and overwhelmingly, his readers are near-retired or retired. I'd suggest that younger people consume more 'new era' travel writing such as blogs etc..

WJW 10y ago
"Widely supported" is a bit misleading here, as it makes it seem that they as a group they support the brexit. Your own figures indicate that a majority of voters aged 25-44 and 75% of the very young wanted to remain. Remain was actually the widely supported position among people under 44. I think you are correct about the 70+ people though, it makes sense that they would be the ones reading "traditional" travel writers while the younger generations read blogs and whatnot.
- edblarney 10y ago
  40% is 'widely supported'. That there is a 60/40 split in a demographic over some political issue, I don't think has anything to do with anything tangent from that. Wide pluralities of pro-Brexit people are actually pro-Europe. Anti EU != Anti Europe, or anti anything else for that matter. Once those young people grow up a little bit, experience the world, and see how European politics work, how currencies work, and see the implications of all of that, they might be more pragmatic about it, and possibly pro-Brexit. When I was younger and lived in Europe, I was 'default pro EU', because I knew little about it. Now that I know a lot more, I'm much, much more skeptical for example. But most relevant to the article, I don't think it has anything at all to do with 'travel' ... neither does Trump.
- dgfgfdagasdfgfa 10y ago
  Ehh, I mean TBH I found it surprising that 40% of 25-44 y/os were supporting it; I would most certainly characterize that as 'wide support' (but not majority or plurality).
selimthegrim 10y ago
Rick Steves, no?
- edblarney 10y ago
  Yes! My bad. He's hilarious.

WJW 10y ago

"Widely supported" is a bit misleading here, as it makes it seem that they as a group they support the brexit. Your own figures indicate that a majority of voters aged 25-44 and 75% of the very young wanted to remain. Remain was actually the widely supported position among people under 44. I think you are correct about the 70+ people though, it makes sense that they would be the ones reading "traditional" travel writers while the younger generations read blogs and whatnot.

edblarney 10y ago
40% is 'widely supported'. That there is a 60/40 split in a demographic over some political issue, I don't think has anything to do with anything tangent from that. Wide pluralities of pro-Brexit people are actually pro-Europe. Anti EU != Anti Europe, or anti anything else for that matter. Once those young people grow up a little bit, experience the world, and see how European politics work, how currencies work, and see the implications of all of that, they might be more pragmatic about it, and possibly pro-Brexit. When I was younger and lived in Europe, I was 'default pro EU', because I knew little about it. Now that I know a lot more, I'm much, much more skeptical for example. But most relevant to the article, I don't think it has anything at all to do with 'travel' ... neither does Trump.
dgfgfdagasdfgfa 10y ago
Ehh, I mean TBH I found it surprising that 40% of 25-44 y/os were supporting it; I would most certainly characterize that as 'wide support' (but not majority or plurality).

selimthegrim 10y ago

Rick Steves, no?

edblarney 10y ago
Yes! My bad. He's hilarious.