Motivations of senior tourists: the case of the Azores Islands, Portugal

Silva, Osvaldo; Medeiros, Teresa; Vieira, Virgílio; Furtado, Sheila

doi:10.1080/13032917.2021.1999758

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“…However, the availability to travel depends on socio-demographic characteristics, and the socio-occupational or family situation (e.g., age, family, responsibilities, level of autonomy and physical and mental capacity) [50]. On the other hand, senior tourists present the search for self-knowledge and well-being as motivations to travel (see Medeiros et al, 2020Silva, Medeiros, Moniz, et al, 2021;Silva, Medeiros, Vieira, et al, 2021).…”

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“…Tourism has been recognized for offering health benefits, and there is evidence that the motivations to participate in this activity relate to ideas of well-being and health [13,14], with evidence that tourism promotes positive experiences [1,6], self-knowledge and wellbeing [6,9,28,29].…”

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“…Well-being in tourism experiences has been the target of recent attention in the academic community [1][2][3][4], with divergent results, the impact of vacations pointing either to an increase or decrease in the well-being and quality of life of the individual [5]. Nonetheless, recent studies have reported that senior tourists travel to enrich themselves personally, have new experiences, socialize, entertain and seek well-being [6][7][8][9], taking into account the existence of some concerns when planning a trip [10].…”

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PERMA Model of Well-Being Applied to Portuguese Senior Tourists: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

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Tourism has been affirmed as an activity that promotes health and well-being. The present study aims to present a confirmatory analysis of the PERMA model in a sample of Portuguese senior tourists who visited the island of São Miguel (Azores). After approval of the study by the ethics committee (reference 6/2022), a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, PERMA Profiler, and Life Satisfaction Scale—SWLS were applied to 1083 senior tourists (≥55 years) of various nationalities. To evaluate the PERMA model for senior tourism in Portugal, a total of 434 senior tourists of Portuguese nationality were extracted from the sample. The results revealed that most of the participants attributed scores above the midpoint in the five dimensions of PERMA (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment) and in the satisfaction with life scale. Using scale reliability analyses, we found that some of the dimensions in the PERMA model showed relatively low values both for Cronbach alpha and composite reliability. Several confirmatory structural equation models (single factorial, second order, and five factors) were calculated, as well as the usual adjustment measures, with the five-factor PERMA model presenting the best structure, although with a relatively low fit. The modification of the model by the weight of regressions between some of the items with larger covariances allowed a better adjustment: χ2(73) = 264.960, p < 0.001, χ2/df = 3.63, CFI = 0.94, TLI = 0.91, IFI = 0.94; GFI = 0.92, RMSEA = 0.078, p < 0.001. Although the results revealed that the experiences of senior tourists when visiting the island of São Miguel contributed significantly to their well-being and the modified model presented superior adjustment quality, future studies are suggested to evaluate the quality of the PERMA model applied to tourism.

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“…Recent studies reveal that senior tourists considering the Azores as a destination seek well-being, personal enrichment, socialisation, fun (Medeiros et al , 2020; Silva et al , 2020), thermal experiences, contact with nature and sea experiences, these being the thematic areas that most motivate seniors to visit the Azores (Silva et al , 2021a). The profile of the seniors who have visited the Azores identify their motivations for visiting the region (e.g.…”

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What drives senior tourists to travel to islands? The case of the Azores

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Mendes

Silva

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PurposeAccording to the theory of push and pull factors, the current work aims to present two objectives: (1) to detect what attributes drive senior tourists to travel to the Azores islands, the role played by lecturing activities (LA) as push factors and their influence on the island's offer (pull factors) are analysed; and (2) to understand the personal and contextual barriers of tourists to provide information to the agents who form part of the tourism supply process on the island.Design/methodology/approachThe data has been processed using the statistical package SmartPLS version 26. Using an exploratory methodology based on SEM structural equations applied to small sample sizes, a tentative model has been generated to define the drivers of tourism for elderly people who visit the islands.FindingsThe research study reveals that LA are the key factor in completing the offering of tourist destinations in the Azores. Educational packages should be made available to senior tourists. Likewise, several tourism barriers, such as flight times, cost of the trip, concern about the safety of destinations, type of accommodation, language difficulties and medical and health care should also be revised by tourism authorities and flight stakeholders with regard to the Azores Islands.Research limitations/implicationsThe reduced sample has made the results impossible to show greater predictive power.Practical implicationsThe role played by push factors, such as lecturing or educational activities, and pull factors, such as the tourism offering by the island, allows us to envisage educational packages based on the preferences of senior tourists, such as attending lectures on the history of the Azores, gastronomy (traditional food), active ageing flora, and interesting facts and legends of the islands.Social implicationsAs a push factor, social interaction has become the main motivation among senior tourists. Such tourists have conveyed not only their desire to meet other tourists but also their interest in socialising in tourist activities, relaxing and visiting other new places.Originality/valueEven though LA are relatively common among university students and those with bachelor's degrees, educational packages for senior tourism are now gaining in popularity. Better socio-economic conditions worldwide and easier access to education for mature people have allowed them to expand their knowledge by travelling to exotic destinations such as the Azores. This paper links that interest with barriers to travel as well as to the Azores' rich touristic offering.

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“…By 2050, the number of individuals aged 65 or older is expected to reach 1.5 billion worldwide (United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2019). This aging population is becoming more important to tourism businesses (Patterson et al , 2021), and the senior tourist market is growing steadily (Silva et al , 2021). However, this market is underdeveloped in terms of strategic commercialization, perpetuating the assumption that it lacks diversity (Kelly and Kelliher, 2021).…”

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Senior tourism: travel motivators and perceived constraints and risks for the elderly

Aggarwal

Hajra

Kukreja

2023

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Purpose To cater to the senior tourist market, it is essential to comprehend the factors motivating and deterring them from international travel post-COVID-19. This study aims to focus on senior citizens’ destination choice intentions and aims to develop a model that prioritizes positive and negative factors leading to international travel destination choices. It uses push–pull factors, perceived travel risks (PTRs) and perceived travel constraints (PTCs). Design/methodology/approach Decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) and fuzzy technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (Fuzzy TOPSIS) are two multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques used to identify connections between variables and determine their relative importance in the decision-making model. Findings DEMATEL found push and pull factors are “effects” while PTCs and PTRs are “causes” affecting senior citizens’ destination choices. Push factors and PTCs have a greater impact than pull factors and PTRs. Fuzzy TOPSIS highlighted “improving health and wellness” and “self-fulfillment and spirituality” as key push factors, “health safety and security quotient” as the most important pull factor, and “interpersonal constraints” as the most critical PTC. Finally, “health risks” is the top PTR. Originality/value This paper adds to the tourism literature by looking at the relationship between senior tourists’ motivation, PTRs and PTCs and showing how the subfactors affect their choice of destination rank. The data analysis techniques used in this study are also novel, having never been used before in senior tourism research. Finally, even though there is a lot of research on senior tourism, not much is known about how Indian senior tourists act. In light of this study’s findings, practical recommendations were offered to tourism stakeholders worldwide, interested in tapping into the market of Indian outbound senior tourists or repositioning product or destination offerings to take this promising market or similar markets into account.

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Motivations of senior tourists: the case of the Azores Islands, Portugal

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PERMA Model of Well-Being Applied to Portuguese Senior Tourists: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

PERMA Model of Well-Being Applied to Portuguese Senior Tourists: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

What drives senior tourists to travel to islands? The case of the Azores

Senior tourism: travel motivators and perceived constraints and risks for the elderly

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