Discusses ethical aspects of sustainable development embraced by older members of rural communities, and closely connected with the supply and demand sides of the silver tourism economy. The study revealed that the supply side of the silver tourism economy in rural areas was more developed than the demand side. Emphasis on the need for natural, cultural, social and economic resources (associated with the supply side) to support the demand side of the rural tourism market. Indication that ethical values and norms of sustainable development are important for the silver tourism economy.

Medical tourism is considered to be one of the most upcoming and profitable markets worldwide. The objective of the study is to examine the potential and challenges of medical tourism in the region of Thessaly from the perspective of healthcare providers. Medical tourism can be a driver of economic growth if relevant policies are designed with the aim to strengthen and promote it.

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Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival – Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age.

Not-for-profit Road Scholar is the world’s largest and most innovative creator of experiential learning opportunities. They have guided generations of lifelong learners on transformative learning adventures from San Francisco to Siberia, and nearly everywhere in between.

Need for two strategies, at least one senior program, making guests feel the product was specially developed for them, but without significant additional costs for the hotel. Achieved thru animation and promoting guests’ need for connectivity. Discounts remain an impulsive for consumption, senior programs would be attractive for a segment wider than a simple discount price, and their experience content would be richer. It could also be an advantage that this psychologically sensitive segment would not feel itself second-rate.

Hotel preferences of Senior tourists visiting Marmaris in Turkey. . Results show main factors influencing Senior tourists’s hotel preferences are hotel ambiance, atmosphere, hotel prices, reviews on the internet about cleanliness, photographs of the hotel on the internet, brochures and/or social media, proximity to the beach and cleanliness of it, reviews on the internet related to food and beverage quality and variety, Wi-Fi and All-Inclusive concept.

Concerned with redistributing tourists from overcrowded areas to rural areas. on line survey of Australians 50+ to understand rural tourism Different motivations in the different contexts.

Effects of marketing on European senior tourists and effects on facilities and on Iranian older people.

Data collected facilitated the identification of four senior tourist clusters based on sociodemographic and psychographic differences. Various theoretical and managerial implications are presented.