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.
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.
The present research emphasised differences in senior travel preferences and a possible segmentation of silver tourists in Romania (e.g. based on their income, education level), highly suggesting that the elderly’s needs have to be addressed by tailor-made products.
This paper used as the main research tool a survey on Bucharest residents aged 65 and over, aiming to identify their main preferences and limitations regarding recreational activities and leisure tourism.
ELDERTREKS is the world's first adventure travel company designed exclusively for people 50 and over.
An article on active aging stating that our focus is on aging as part of a whole /if e rather than on a static age group set apart from the rest of the population.
An international competition for older adults, professional and amateur adults, in various sports.
A report of research carried out by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) in conjunction with the TNS-BMRB on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in the UK.
Psychologically, tourism provides the greatest benefits for older travelers, as tourism provides the means by which many older adults are able to seek happiness and positive feelings related to their well-being and quality of life. This is because it helps improve mood while creating a positive outlook, feelings of wellbeing, and cheerfulness for older tourists. This conceptual paper focuses on how travel contributes to older tourists’ feelings of happiness and well-being.
This report aims to provide a better understanding of the aging process and its links with the economy - and ultimately to guide policy making. Policy makers can meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of aging by facilitating behavioral adaptation.