Millennials, Generation Z and the Future of Tourism

This book examines the lifestyles, expectations and plans of Millennials and Generation Z and how they are redefining tourism. It explores the present and future challenges faced by the tourism industry as a result of the generational turnover and the role a generational perspective can play in helping the industry recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

ISBN-13: 9781845417611

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Channel View Publications

Publication Date: 06-23-2022

Pages: 176

Product Dimensions: 6.15(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)

Series: The Future of Tourism - #7

Fabio Corbisiero is Associate Professor of Urban Sociology at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy. His research interests include urban sociology, tourism studies, gender and LGBT+ studies. Salvatore Monaco is Researcher in Sociology at the Faculty of Education, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. His research interests concern social exclusion, tourism, urban contexts, technologies and new media. Elisabetta Ruspini is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. Her research and teaching interests include social change, the sociology of generations, feminist and gender perspectives in tourism and future studies.

Table of Contents

Part 1: On the Go with the New Generations

Chapter 1. Elisabetta Ruspini: Generations, Events, Experiences, Tourism

Chapter 2. Salvatore Monaco: Capturing the Future Traveller

Part 2: Technologies and the Sharing Economy in Tourism

Chapter 3. Fabio Corbisiero: NetGen and Tourism              

Chapter 4. Salvatore Monaco: Towards a Sharing Generation             

Part 3: Generations, Gender and LGBT Issues in Tourism

Chapter 5. Elisabetta Ruspini: Gender, Generations, Tourism

Chapter 6. Fabio Corbisiero: LGBTQ⁺ and Next-Gen Tourism

Fabio Corbisiero, Salvatore Monaco and Elisabetta Ruspini: Conclusion: Understanding the Present to Prepare for the Future (of Tourism)

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