This data was collected as part of the Reimagining the Future in Older Age project. The aim of this exploratory, qualitative and create project was to develop social understandings of the relationship between future time and older age within an economically-advantaged, minority-world context. The objectives were to 1) add to sociological knowledge of how the relationship between older age and future time is socially constructed; 2) contribute to sociological knowledge concerning how older people perceive and narrate the future; 3) contribute new knowledge to existing sociological understandings of the future in older age by using utopian, arts-based methods; 4) provide suggestions on what would be the features of a society in which having a desirable future in older age is valued; 5) elicit ‘counter narratives’ of the future in older age from members of the public who identify as older, by using participatory forum theatre.In June 2016 after the UK had voted to leave the European Union, the UK press published several articles on how older leave voters had 'stolen the futures' of younger remain voters. The Times columnist Giles Coren wrote that 'The wrinkly bastards stitched us young 'uns up good and proper... they reached out with their wizened old writing hands to make their wobbly crosses and screwed their children and their children's children for a thousand generations' (Coren 2016: 28). In The Guardian, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett wrote that 'unless our scientists somehow miraculously discover how to halt the ageing process ... within 10 years, many of those who voted for Brexit will either be dead or in care homes that millennials will be subsidising' (Cosslett 2016). What was striking about these articles was, firstly, the assumption that older people have no stake in the future. Secondly, the apparent inability of people who did not consider themselves to be 'old' to imagine a future in which they would be old. So why do we assume that the future matters less to older people, and why should we be concerned about this? How does the future matter to older people? This project addresses these questions and challenges dominant, ageist assumptions that older people do not belong in the future. The undervaluing of older people's futures is revealed in political and media narratives where the future time of older people is collectivised, such that the sum of potential years left to be lived in older age is represented as a 'problem' to be addressed, and where older people's futures are predominantly regarded in terms of 'cost rather than potential' (Cruikshank 2003: 7). Cultural narratives of older people are similarly pessimistic, with older characters typically being 'stuck in the past' (Small 2007). We use cultural narratives as resources to inform our own ideas about what kind of people we think we are, or who we would like to be. In the absence of positive cultural narratives about the future in older age, how can we construct meaningful futures in our own lives? As most of us can expect to live into old age, it is in all our interests to have a sense of belonging in the future. Not recognising the value of older people's futures can perpetuate ageist practices and elder abuse, and failing to attach value to our own futures as older people could result in apathy. This project gives a voice to older people and allows them to tell their own stories about what the future means to them. The research is designed to elicit intra and intergenerational connection. The reading groups can foster intergenerational solidarity, and the participatory forum theatre asks older participants to create shared futures. In doing so, it will provide policy makers and third sector organisations with the resources to think more imaginatively about supporting older people in ways that will address their aspirations rather than just their needs. The project findings will also contribute empirical, theoretical and methodological knowledge to understanding the relationship between future time and older age, an area which is under-developed. The project has three stages. The first aims to understand existing narratives of future time in older age by conducting an interdisciplinary literature review of the relationship between old age and future time, and secondary analysis of narratives concerning time and age that were elicited through the Mass Observation (MO) project. The second aims to deconstruct narratives of future time and older age by asking intergenerational reading groups to explore how fictional representations of old age and future time can be used to imagine a society in which older people's futures are more valued. The third will create narratives of future time and older age by using forum theatre to allow older volunteers to create and perform their own 'narratives of the future'. The project involved three stages, each using a different method. Stage 1 analysed diary entries from the Mass Observation Project's directive on Time from 1988. We analysed diary entries from 'Observers' aged 60+ at the time of writing. These diary entries are publicly available via the Mass Observation Archive and are not included in this data collection. Stage 2 involved 'intergenerational reading groups'. Adults 18+ who lived in Scotland were invited to take part in online reading groups in which they were asked to read a novel depicting project themes of ageing, time, the future and intergenerational relationships, and discuss them with other participants. Participants were also invited to write diary entries reflecting on the novels and the project themes. 28 participants were recruited to 4 reading groups, each of which met 5 times apart from 1 group which met 4 times. In the third stage we recruited people who lived in Scotland and who identified as an 'older adult' to participate in online Forum Theatre workshops. Working with project partners Active Inquiry, participants used Forum Theatre to explore the relationship between ageing and the future, and created and performed short Forum Theatre pieces on these themes.

Ethical clearance reference number: FOBREC840 The aim of the study was determining millennials (between 25-40 years old) expectations on accommodation establishments in South Africa by exploring the expectations that they have regarding services offered namely customer, modern and technological and personalised services. The study used quantitative research. The sample included millennials currently residing in South Africa. Questionnaires were distributed using the snowball technique by means of a Google form link that was sent via social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and email. 637 responses were received and the data retrieved was analysed through SPSS version 28 and Microsoft Excel and presented in the form of tables with frequencies and statistics. The results show that 99% of millennials have an active travel background as they have travelled around South Africa. The study proves that 25% of millennials prefer self-catering units above hotels, bed and breakfasts, Airbnb’s and guest houses. Majority, 40%, of millennials have an expectation that all accommodation establishments must have the necessary new and modern technology. Experiencing an authentic travel service, including city exploring with experiencing the local culture and communities, is key to 43.5% of millennial travel expectations. The findings show that majority of millennials in South Africa have travel experience and a preference when it comes to designing their travel experiences. Millennials prefer new and modern technology in accommodation establishments with a preference for self-catering establishments as their ideal travel experience should not be limited by time-based programmes. Millennials thrive on new and unique experiences and as a result, explore new trends within their travel destination.