This chapter (i) describes the most popular modes of transport used by older adults for leisure travel; (ii) discusses the characteristics of the drive market as a popular mode of leisure travel for older adults; (iii) outlines the different categories of recreational vehicle (RV) use by older...

This chapter (i) determines whether an older traveller's 'age' is important in leisure and tourism research; (ii) discusses the differences between chronological age and subjective age; (iii) examines socio-demographic variables such as gender, income, and education to determine their effect on the ...

This is the second edition to the book Growing Older: Tourism and Leisure Behaviour of Older Adults. Similar to the first edition, its focus is to provide the latest research about the characteristics, tourist behaviour, and leisure needs of baby boomers, seniors, and older adults. This edition has ...

This book explores the characteristics, tourist/leisure behaviours and tourism/leisure needs of older people, and how to effectively market to this expanding group in the future. The book's chapters examine: the motivations and constraints to tourism and leisure for older adults; sociodemographic...

This chapter examines the contextual facilitating and constraining factors in the thoughts and actions of individuals regarding work, leisure and travel alternatives using the ecological systems theory. The chapter presents the results of a case research study of seven Australian households, with...

The planning of tourism marketing strategies probably improves by focusing on specific visitor consumption systems, and avoiding attempts to promote products-services in consumption systems unrelated to the marketer's destination or service. Using unit record data of overnight domestic travellers...