Tourism and leisure behaviour in an ageing world / by Ian Patterson.
By: Patterson, Ian Robert [author.].
Publisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA, USA : CABI, ©2018Description: ix, 243 pages ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781786390943 (hardback : alk. paper).Subject(s): Tourism -- Management | Tourism -- Planning | Older people -- Travel | Older people -- RecreationAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Tourism and leisure behaviour in an ageing worldDDC classification: 910.68 P27 2018| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tourism and leisure needs of older travellers -- Socio-demographic variables associated with tourism, leisure and ageing -- Motivations and constraints to tourism and leisure for older travellers -- Changing technological trends and the travel behaviour of older tourists -- Modes of leisure travel by older adults -- Types of travel experiences : group package tours (GPT) and independent leisure travellers -- Different travel markets : adventure tourism and the older traveller -- Different travel markets : educational tourism and the older traveller -- Different travel markets : cruise tourism and the older traveller -- Different travel markets : cultural and heritage tourism and the older traveller -- Different travel markets : health and wellness tourism and older travellers -- Conclusions and recommendations.
Older adults are a growing population with money and time to invest in leisure and tourism. This book provides the latest research, new trends such as independent travel, the leisure experience, cultural and heritage tourism, cruises and wellness tourism, and case studies of organizations successfully catering to older needs.
College of Business and Accountancy Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management
Text in English
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