The large number of data-driven segmentation studies published in the past two decades has led to a number of reviews of segmentation studies in tourism, some of which focus more on content, some on methodology.
Frochot and Morrison (2000) review benefit segmentation studies in tourism. They conclude that benefit segmentation leads to valuable insights in tourism research in the past, but recommend the following improvements: careful development of the benefit statements used as the segmentation base (some benefits are generic, but many are specific to the destination under study), informed choice of the timing (asking tourists before their vacation is less biased by the actual vacation experience), conduct benefit segmentation studies regularly to account for market dynamics and conduct them separately for different seasons.