Systems of leisure travel information provision and use

This study focuses on the Grey Market (travellers
over the age of 50) who use the Internet on a regular
basis therefore also referred to as Silver
Surfers and in particular for their travel and
tourism decision-making. It identifies experiences
and processes of travel decision-making, analyses the
impact on the use of the Internet as an information
search as well as evaluates the effectiveness of the
Internet in providing information for particular and
not mainstream market segments.
Main findings of this study show a distinct pattern
of behaviour in the travel decision-making process of
this particular market segment as well as what kind
of information they were researching on the Internet.
Most importantly, the respondents do not consider
themselves too different from other (younger) age
groups and even though some of their information
requirements are distinctive, they do not want to be
considered just as the older consumers .

Autorentext

Born and raised in Salzburg (Austria), Alice always had an avidlove for travelling. After attending a tourism high school, shemoved to the UK to complete a BA(Hons.), MA and Ph.D. in Tourism.In 2005, she relocated to Auckland (New Zealand) to work as alecturer/researcher at the School of Hospitality + Tourism at AUTUniversity.

Klappentext

This study focuses on the 'Grey Market' (travellersover the age of 50) who use the Internet on a regularbasis - therefore also referred to as 'SilverSurfers' - and in particular for their travel andtourism decision-making. It identifies experiencesand processes of travel decision-making, analyses theimpact on the use of the Internet as an informationsearch as well as evaluates the effectiveness of theInternet in providing information for particular andnot mainstream market segments.Main findings of this study show a distinct patternof behaviour in the travel decision-making process ofthis particular market segment as well as what kindof information they were researching on the Internet.Most importantly, the respondents do not considerthemselves too different from other (younger) agegroups and even though some of their informationrequirements are distinctive, they do not want to beconsidered just as 'the older consumers'.