Growing older : tourism and leisure behaviour of older adults / I. Patterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patterson, Ian Robert, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle-aged persons--Recreation.

Middle-aged persons.

Older people--Recreation.

Older people.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford : CABI, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on the latest research this book examines the tourism and leisure needs of older people. Chapters review the particular behaviors, characteristics and special requirements of the senior market and provide examples of good practice and service provision.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

About the Author

1 Tourism and Leisure Needs of Older Adults

2 Motivations and Constraints to Tourism and Leisure for Older Adults

3 Socio-demographic Variables Associated with Tourism, Leisure and Ageing

4 Contemporary Trends in International Tourism and Travel for Older Adults

5 Information Sources on Tourism and Travel for Older People

6 Modes of Tourism and Leisure Travel by Older Adults

7 Different Travel Markets: Group Package Tours for Older Adults

8 Different Travel Markets: Adventure Tourism and the Baby Boomer Generation

9 Different Travel Markets: Educational Tourism and Older Adults

10 Tourism and Leisure Needs of Older Adults in Retirement Communities

11 Conclusions and Recommendations

Index

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-73596-1

9786610735969

1-84593-151-3

OCLC:

228145378