Segmentación de los seniors en función de los productos que compran por internet: Impacto en la industria turística

Abstract

Seniors constitute a special relevant group of consumers for a quite number of industries. Changes in old-year population's lifestyle, which is more oriented to leisure and enjoying their free time than past generations benefit tourism sector. Until now studies about seniors have analyzed their behavior as something homogeneous compared to other age groups. In this article, with a sample of 2541 individuals, we consider senior group as heterogeneous, showing different characteristics and different levels of the use of Internet. We propose, by means of a classification, three profiles of senior surfers based on products and services bought through the Internet. In the conclusions we present the main significant thoughts and management implications for the segments found.