Pick your metaphor: Demographic tsunami or seismic shift . Whatever you choose, the largest shifts in demographics we may ever have seen are coming to your key markets. The overlap between demographics and generations that govern most marketing assumptions (e.g. that Millennials are Youth travellers) are changing. Whatever demographics you target, be it Baby Boomers, Millennials, Gen Z or Chinas 90s kids, you need to understand what is about to happen. To help you understand the implications, MyTravelResearch.com has worked with PATA to … [Read more...]
Generation Z and Tourism Marketing
The travel and tourism environment is always changing. Just when you have got used to the idea of Gen Y, Gen Z is about to enter our markets (in fact as influencers they are already there). Gen Z is in their late teens / early 20's. They are digital natives living in a world previous generations have damaged. They demand respect and are ready to engage. We haven't heard a lot about them yet, but they are ready to travel! In this short video chat, Carolyn Childs, Head of Travel Research at MyTravelResearch.com will introduce you to the next … [Read more...]
Millennial Travellers More Diverse Than You Think
If you’re in regional and local tourism in Australia marketing to younger tourists – so-called Millennials – it may be time to challenge misconceptions. Millennial Travellers (also called Generation Y) were born 1980-1995 or so. Today they are in the 20-35 age range. … [Read more...]