Cultural factors and senior tourism: Evidence from the Chinese context

Abstract

Recently, numerous studies have focused on tourism among the older population. Of them, most reported on status analysis, tourism motivation, and tourism model, to name a few; however, there was a lack of comprehensive synthesis and analysis of the motivation, influencing factors, policy impact, and other factors of older tourism. Thus, this study conducted various keyword searches among both English and Chinese publications. We found that older population’s tourism is affected by various factors, such as travel expense, physical condition, the length and distance of a trip, and cultural influence. The results provide a reference for the development and implementation of tourism among the older population.

Development Drivers of Rural Summer Health Tourism for the Urban Elderly: A Demand- and Supply-Based Framework

“…Regarding economic drivers, this study found that an increasing disposable income among urban retirees is a demand driver for RSHTUE development, which is consistent with Hsu et al [58] and Tuo et al [59]. The current study found low consumer prices in destinations to be a demand driver for RSHTUE development, consistent with Tuo et al [59], Cheng et al [64], and Singh [71]. The present study found that additional investment in hospitality facilities by investors and villagers is a supply driver of RSHTUE development, consistent with Pestana et al [61] and Wong and Musa [66].…”

“…Regarding economic drivers, this study found that an increasing disposable income among urban retirees is a demand driver for RSHTUE development, which is consistent with Hsu et al [58] and Tuo et al [59]. The current study found low consumer prices in destinations to be a demand driver for RSHTUE development, consistent with Tuo et al [59], Cheng et al [64], and Singh [71].…”

“…For senior tourism, Hsu et al [58] divided the demand factors of tourists into external conditions such as time, social progress, personal finances, and health; intrinsic desires, such as nostalgia, socialization, escape from routine, and knowledge seeking. Tuo et al [59] identified the demand factors as expenses, length, distance, physical condition, and cultural influences. Alen et al [60] showed that the main demand factors are vacation, visiting relatives or friends, health, and work, and the main supply factors are climate, natural beauty, cleanliness, health, safety, travel costs, health insurance, transportation, and distance.…”

“…The distance from origins to destinations is the predominant factor influencing the elderly to travel [59]. As distance increases, the likelihood of elderly family travel decreases [162].…”

Measuring stakeholders' attitudes toward sustainable development of conference and Congress tourism: Serbia case study

“…As a result of their life and professional experience, they give importance to these segments of the development of congress tourism. The older generation observe tourism differently than the younger one and for them tourism represents a component that can inevitably improve the quality of life (Tuo et al, 2022;Wang & Luo, 2014). The situation is similar regarding the following factors: Community-centered economy, Ensuring visitor satisfaction and Maximizing community participation, where the perception of the importance of these segments of tourism increases with age.…”