Generation Y: An Agenda for Future Visitor Attraction Research

Leask, Anna; Fyall, Alan; Barron, Paul

Abstract

This study provides a comprehensive secondary-based synthesis of previous studies on the profile and patterns of consumption of Generation Y, their consumption experiences and the role of information communication technologies and social media in determining their emerging patterns of behaviour at visitor attractions. The paper concludes by advancing a management-oriented attraction research framework specific to Generation Y with a set of research propositions proposed to stimulate further research and management action on this specific and highly influential generational cohort. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 6, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Apr 17, 2013
• Publication Date: 2014-09
• Deposit Date: Aug 2, 2016
• Journal: International Journal of Tourism Research
• Print ISSN: 1099-2340
• Electronic ISSN: 1522-1970
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 462-471
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.1940
• Keywords: Generation Y; visitor attractions; consumption; experiences; information communication technology
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/322656
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jtr.1940