Senior Tourism in São Miguel Island – Azores: Proposal for a Religious and Cultural Route

Mendes, José; Costa, Susana Goulart; Medeiros, Teresa

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“…Indeed, our findings confirm that creating cultural spaces to showcase the relevance of a creative industry within a destination and developing itineraries are strategies already being used by UNESCO Creative Cities to develop tourism experiences. As Mendes et al [ 50 ] state, this is relevant for appealing to a non-specialist visitor who is not visiting the destination based on its relationship with a creative field but may consider discovering the creative city through this kind of tourism product. Besides, it is also relevant to identify possible collaborations between different creative areas; for instance, given the close relationship between literature and film [ 40 ], the possibilities of cooperation within the framework of a particular festival, or developing some other tourism products that have yet to be tried.…”

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“…Partnerships and innovative initiatives are particularly relevant to create strong and sustainable tourism products, as well as promoting entrepreneurship [ 49 ]. Developing new tour routes, circuits, or heritage networks, as well as using existing circuits or reviving networks, such as pilgrimage routes: new routes can lead to opening new public segments and being more inclusive [ 50 ]. Using or reviving festivals and events: These tourism-related products were particularly limited or canceled during the pandemic.…”

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“…Developing new tour routes, circuits, or heritage networks, as well as using existing circuits or reviving networks, such as pilgrimage routes: new routes can lead to opening new public segments and being more inclusive [ 50 ].…”

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The use of intangible heritage and creative industries as a tourism asset in the UNESCO creative cities network

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“…Firstly, for a better approach to the highlighted push and pull factors that explain the choice of the island of São Miguel (Azores) by international senior tourists as a holiday destination. The research shows the attractive attributes of the destination (Canto, 2022; Mendes et al , 2022) based on memorable tourism experiences in small-island destinations (Kahraman and Cifci, 2022) as well as the constraints that senior citizens have in terms of travelling to the island (Yao et al , 2022). Secondly, it looks to delve into the relationship between push and pull factors (Pacheco et al , 2022).…”

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

Ramírez

Mendes

Silva

et al. 2023

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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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Senior Tourism in São Miguel Island – Azores: Proposal for a Religious and Cultural Route

Cited by 2 publications

References 20 publications

The use of intangible heritage and creative industries as a tourism asset in the UNESCO creative cities network

The use of intangible heritage and creative industries as a tourism asset in the UNESCO creative cities network

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

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