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<p>The aim of this study is to reveal the smart destination selection process of Generation Y tourists. In this context, data were collected from 228 tourists in Turkey. The fact that the research focuses on millennials, who use technology the most, makes this research different from other studies. In this way, the research offered more realistic results thanks to the people with high technology literacy. This research shows that consumers’ attitudes toward smart products significantly affected their travel intentions. At the same time, another remarkable result of the research is that behaviour related to smart products significantly affects travel intentions.</p>
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The aim of this study is to reveal the smart destination selection process of Generation Y tourists. In this context, data were collected from 228 tourists in Turkey. The fact that the research focuses on millennials, who use technology the most, makes this research different from other studies. In this way, the research offered more realistic results thanks to the people with high technology literacy. This research shows that consumers’ attitudes toward smart products significantly affected their travel intentions. At the same time, another remarkable result of the research is that behaviour related to smart products significantly affects travel intentions.

Smart Destination Selection Process: Research on Generation Y Tourists

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Şehit Bülent Yurtseven Kampüsü

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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The aim of this study is to reveal the smart destination selection process of Generation Y tourists. In this context, data were collected from 228 tourists in...

Smart Destination Selection Process: Research on Generation Y Tourists

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Nov 18, 2023

Page range: 26 - 39

Received: Dec 13, 2021

Accepted: Nov 29, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2023-0003

Keywords
Destination selection, smart destinatio, tourist, technology

© 2023 Metin Sürme et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Smart Destination Selection Process: Research on Generation Y Tourists

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Nov 18, 2023

Page range: 26 - 39

Received: Dec 13, 2021

Accepted: Nov 29, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2023-0003

KeywordsDestination selection, smart destinatio, tourist, technology

© 2023 Metin Sürme et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Destination selection, smart destinatio, tourist, technology