Introduction : tourism at the crossroads : between past, present and future / Fabio Corbisiero, Salvatore Monaco and Elisabetta Ruspini -- On the go with the new generation. Generations, events, experiences, tourism / Elisabetta Ruspini -- Capturing the future traveller / Salvatore Monaco -- Technologies and the sharing economy in tourism. NetGen and tourism / Fabio Corbisiero -- Towards a sharing generation / Salvatore Monaco -- Generations, gender and LGBT issues in tourism. Gender, generations, tourism / Elisabetta Ruspini -- LGBTQ+ and next-gen tourism / Fabio Corbisiero -- Conclusion : understanding the past to prepare for the future (of tourism) / Fabio Corbisiero, Salvatore Monaco and Elisabetta Ruspini.