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ACCESSIBLE TOURISM FOR ALL IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Three main prerequisites for the development of accessible tourism for all in the European Union are determined and characterized, in particular, existing accessibility legislation and standards at the global, European and national levels, population ageing and increase in the number of people with disabilities. There is the problem in Ukraine of the lack of accessibility standards for tourism facilities and services, so it is important to learn the experience of the European Union.

Connectidness to nature and life satisfaction of seniors: the mediating effects of tourist experience and tourist well-being.

The present study proposes and tests a conceptual model linking Connectedness to Nature (CTN ) with tourist experience, tourist well-being, and life satisfaction. Drawing on data collected from 211 senior individuals aged 60 and over participating in nature-based activities in the UK and Turkey, the findings confirm the positive effect of CTN on tourist experience, tourist well-being, and life satisfaction. As predicted, the findings also show that tourist well-being has a positive spill over effect on the life satisfaction of the elderly.

Human Resources Readiness in Wellness Tourism Management in the Senior Tourist Μarket share in Indonesia 2022

Research results, (1) the readiness of tourism Human Resources (HR) in managing the wellness tourism in the market share of senior tourists is currently not fully ready. 2 wellnes tourism, the HR used is not HR in the tourism sector. The role of education in improving HR capabilities in the development of wellness tourism as well as knowledge related to senior market share is urgently needed. Services and needs for senior tourists are different from tourists in general.

A comparative study on Leisure Constraintes between the Seniors and Pre-schoolers.

With the graying of the baby boomers, the mature market becomes an important travel segment. This article compares the individual perceived constraints experienced by mature (over 50) and young travelers (under 50), to identify and compare the important constraint factors perceived by these groups, and to examine the influence of these factors on travel behaviors. Differences in perceived constraint factors were found when comparing the two groups.

Progress in Research on Seniors' well being in tourism: a systematic review. Tourism Managment Perspectives

Review provides a holistic understanding of seniors' well-being in tourism, delineates the current research status, then identify gaps and future avenues for research. A systematic quantitative literature review was conducted, leading to 56 eligible articles extracted for subsequent analysis.

Understanding the Value of Tourism to Seniors' Health and Positive Ageing' Int.J. Res Publ. Health

Survival analysis and cohort analysis are combined with the narrative analysis of in-depth interviews with eight convenience-sampled seniors to construct a narrative framework of seniors’ active aging tourism and its intrinsic drivers. The study found that the intrinsic framework of active aging tourism values for seniors has a three-stage continuum, an interaction, and orientation characteristics. There are six intrinsic key value drivers of tourism value and public health for seniors.

Jizo: A gamified Digital App for Senior Cyclo-Tourism in the miOne Community. Chapter

A cyclo-tourism digital app entitled Jizo was co-designed. The results recommend a set of gamification techniques and elements that can motivate senior citizens to cyclo-tourism, being essential integrative parts of an app in this context. The game elements that were highlighted were: social relationships, progression, challenges, competition, feedback and rewards. These data support the view on the potential of gamification to motivate active ageing and sustainable cyclo-tourism.