International Retirement Migration

Warnes, Tony

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“…ISH normally occurs on a temporal or semi-permanent basis ISH Retirement Motives in Malaysia 3 depending on previous tourist experience, time spent in the origin and host destination, and the ownership of property O'Reilly, 2000). Through globalization (Warnes, 2009), ISH becomes a residential strategy for the retirees upon leaving their career and change in personal and social conditions (Abellan, 1993;King, Warnes, & Williams, 1998). The term "second home" may not necessarily refer to the ownership of property in a different country or permanently leaving the original country of residence to reside overseas.…”

Section: Malaysia My Second Homementioning

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International Second Home Retirement Motives in Malaysia: Comparing British and Japanese Retirees

Wong

Musa

2014

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

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Generally, the international second home (ISH) retirement develops from the need for better life quality of the aging population globally. "Malaysia My Second Home" (MM2H) is an ISH scheme that aims to attract inbound retiree market in Malaysia. This study explores the retirement motivations and their influences on ISH decision using the combination of push -pull travel motivation theory and tri-reference point (TRP) theory, while simultaneously comparing the British and the Japanese retirees. We interviewed 26 MM2H participants in depth and content analyzed the data with qualitative NVivo software. Other than common motivations shared by both groups, there are also distinct differences, especially with regards to environmental preference and risk taking. Only two motives fit into all the three elements of TRP, with most motives either explained by a single or dual reference point. Based on the findings, the study proposes its knowledge, marketing, and managerial implications.

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Section: Malaysia My Second Homementioning

confidence: 99%

International Second Home Retirement Motives in Malaysia: Comparing British and Japanese Retirees

Wong

Musa

2014

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

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“…However, in this case study, prior knowledge or experience of the seaside town did not play a part in the choice of location; in fact, many of the middle-life participants had no past association with the town, while others stated that they had not even heard or knew of Bexhill-on-Sea until they were searching for a seaside location on the south or southeast coast. Therefore, Bexhill-on-Sea does not attract middle-life migration based on nostalgic memories as seaside historians imply (Walvin, 1978;Warnes and Law, 1982;Shaw and Williams, 1997;Watten, 2000;Walton, 2000;Longino and Warnes, 2005;Walton and Browne, 2010). The middle-lifers gathered information on and perceptions about the place through visiting friends or relatives, through brief visits travelling around the coast and drawing up a list of seaside towns that best suited their needs, from personal experiences gathered elsewhere that they imprinted on the town and from images and labels that were attached to the town through media marketing messages, such as 'Costa Geriatrica' and'Retirement Coast' (Argos, 2005, 2009;Telegraph, 2010b).…”

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Seaside town regeneration and the interconnections between the physical environment, key agencies and middle-life migration

Leonard

2015

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

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Seaside resorts' fortunes have changed over the past half a century, and as a consequence many of the towns' physical environments and inhabitants have altered. Many grew in population size through in-migration, particularly as a result of retirement, which took over from the holiday industry as a process that changed the socio-economic and cultural structures of these places. Bexhill-onSea, East Sussex is among those seaside towns that have undergone such changes, fuelled by exogenous forces but also influenced by key agencies actions that have been a catalyst for altering the physical environment which encouraged the in-migration of middle-life people and the retired. This thesis analyses the effect of these changes and the role key agencies have had. In particular, it argues the changing nature of retirement in-migration of 'middlelifers' (aged 50-70), those approaching or entering retirement, has had a profound effect on the town. This thesis disputes conventional retirement migration theories identifying a new form of 'lifestyle-affirming' migration.Based on empirical findings from semi-structured interviews with key agencies and middle-lifers, as well as desktop research, the methodology adopts a Lamarckian conceptual and theoretical perspective of socio-economic and cultural evolution that focuses on the influence on socio-economic change of the physical environment, key agency actions and middle-life migration. The thesis evidences both Darwinian and Lamarckian perspectives on evolutionary socio-economic change are useful for understanding resorts but at a local level human agency is a key component able to influence the cultural 'circonstances' which allows for changes in the physical environment and adaptation of the socio-economic, cultural and human capital of the seaside town. In Bexhill-onSea the elected officials and resident community were agencies that influenced socio-economic change and evolution.The town attracted middle-life migrants based on their personal experiences elsewhere that they imprinted on the town and from images and labels that were attached such as 'Costa Geriatrica'. Their choice of destination was constructed on 'gut-feel' from fleeting visits and perceived images that appealed to those middle-lifers who felt they would 'fit-in' with likeminded people and the town's culture. They brought their previous habitus and life experiences into an environment that is stable, quiet, safe and unchanging and best suits their social class disposition. This 'lifestyle-affirming' migration and 'personality-fit' was a significant and key finding in the research arguing for a new conceptualisation of middle-lifer and retirement migration of wanting to 'live by the sea' in a town that reflects their 'personality' and habitus, thus revealing more complicated forms of retirement or semi-retirement mobility. As middlelifers influence the nature of migration to seaside towns the consequential impact could be significant and questions the robustness of current retirement migration typologi...

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“…It adopts a life course approach, acknowledging that life course change can be an important driver in the decision to move (Clark, ), and views the decision to migrate within the context of couples' linked lives (Elder et al, ). While retirement and later life migration (Brown & Glasgow, ; Warnes, ; Evandrou et al, ; Rees & Hardill, ), rural in‐migration (Milbourne, ; Ni Laoire & Stockdale, ), and related decision‐making processes (Stockdale, ) have received considerable attention in the academic literature, few studies have explicitly investigated gender aspects to migration at this life course stage: which partner initiated the move? which is most influential in the final decision?…”

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“…In common with all migrations, retirement migration is influenced by personal and household characteristics (Sommers & Rowell, ) including the spouse's employment status (Sander & Bell, ). Preferred destinations favour scenically attractive coastal or rural areas (Law & Warnes, ; Warnes, ; Brown & Glasgow, ) and include international relocations (King et al, ; Oliver, ; Warnes, ). Such moves are widely acknowledged as amenity‐led and/or lifestyle‐led (Haas & Serow, ; Longino et al, ; O'Reilly & Benson, ; Davies & James, ): but see, for example, Hoggart and Buller ().…”

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From ‘Trailing Wives’ to the Emergence of a ‘Trailing Husbands’ Phenomenon: Retirement Migration to Rural Areas

Stockdale

2016

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Migration and gender studies have focused on economically active heterogeneous couples and traditionally highlight a dominant male role in migration decision-making. The female partner is commonly portrayed as a 'trailing wife' or 'trailing mother' with the move found to have a negative effect on her employment prospects. Much less is known about if or how the balance of power shifts between husbands and wives when employment or career-motivated moves are removed from the decision-making process. This is analysed with reference to retirement migration to rural areas of the UK and involved interviews with both partners present. For this cohort of retired couples, and in common with the literature, migration during economically active life course stages demonstrates strong 'trailing wife' and 'trailing mother' tendencies. The male's decision to retire signalled the commencement of a retirement life course stage for the couple. However, in contrast to the earlier maledominated decision-making, retirement migration saw the emergence of a 'trailing husband' phenomenon. Wives appear to adapt most successfully to the new rural environment, while many husbands found it difficult to adjust (at least initially) to the multiple life changes: moving from largely urban areas to a rural setting alongside exiting the workforce. The findings suggest that the role of leader/follower changed during the course of these couples' lives together and in relation to their reasons for moving.

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International Retirement Migration

Cited by 51 publications

References 39 publications

International Second Home Retirement Motives in Malaysia: Comparing British and Japanese Retirees

International Second Home Retirement Motives in Malaysia: Comparing British and Japanese Retirees

Seaside town regeneration and the interconnections between the physical environment, key agencies and middle-life migration

From ‘Trailing Wives’ to the Emergence of a ‘Trailing Husbands’ Phenomenon: Retirement Migration to Rural Areas

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