Travel behaviour: a study of older Malaysians

Musa, Ghazali; Sim, Ong Fon

doi:10.1080/13683500902854104

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“…By adopting the theory of planned behavior, they found that a favorable attitude is vital in influencing an individual's decision to travel by train. This study complemented the earlier one by Musa and Sim [47] and extended that of Madha et al [48], by providing another insight into travelling issues in Malaysia with a focus on elderly daily trips rather than tourism purposes or narrowed to one mode of transportation. Table 1 provides a summary of the literature.…”

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Travel Behavior of Elderly in George Town and Malacca, Malaysia

2019

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We investigated the travel behavior of the elderly in two United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO Heritage Cities in Malaysia, George Town and Malacca, to assess the commonalities and differences in the mobility of the elderly and to analyze the factors influencing the mobility of the elderly. We relied upon a one-day travel diary where the elderly recorded their trip information including trip category, mode of travel, and distance travelled. A total of 455 travel diaries were completed and analyzed using descriptive analysis and Poisson estimation with the number of trips as the dependent variable. We found that the elderly in both cities recorded no more than five trips per day, travelled mostly within a distance of five kilometers, and chose private transportation as their preferred mode of transportation. Factors statistically significantly influencing the elderly’s trip frequency included location (city), education level, private vehicle ownership, health condition, and engagement in exercise. Findings from this study suggest that authorities need to strategize transportation planning to encourage mobility among the elderly without compromising the heritage status of both cities.

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“…Musa and Sim [47] studied elderly travel in Malaysia. They identified the elderly's main travel motivations as being for tourism purposes and examined destination choices and major travel difficulties.…”

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Travel Behavior of Elderly in George Town and Malacca, Malaysia

2019

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“…The definition of a "senior" was diverse in previous studies with those of 50 years of age and above (Lehto et al, 2002;Sellick, 2004), 55 years of age and above (Hsu et al, 2007a;Sangpikul, 2008;Boksberger and Laesser, 2009;Musa and Sim, 2010), 60 years and above (Capella and Greco, 1987;Souce et al, 1989), or 65 years and above (Zimmer et al, 1995). Research pinpointing tourists of older ages covers different areas of interests such as on their characteristics and behaviour (Hossain et al, 2007), the connection between various socio demographics and the senior"s tourism market (Peterson, 2007), the psychological aspects and influential factors in their decision making (Shoemaker, 2000;Hossain et al, 2007) and many others.…”

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The Importance and Performance of a Destination?s Attributes on Senior Tourists? Satisfaction

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Omar

Bahaj

2015

International Journal of Asian Social Science

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The purpose of this paper is to study the senior travellers' perception on the importance and performance of Penang's tourism attributes. To do so, the effect of the importance and performance of such attributes on senior tourists' overall satisfaction was also investigated. The perception was assessed by applying importance-performance analysis, whereas its effects were evaluated using partial least squares -structural equation modelling. A total of 12 attributes were chosen in order to evaluate the travellers' satisfaction level towards Penang as a tourist destination. The analysis shows that the senior travellers rated 'accessibility to the destination', and 'local transport services' as the most important attributes, requiring further concentration and improvement. These features ranked as important but achieving a satisfactory level of performance was also discovered. The result of the partial least squares analysis confirmed the effects of both importance and performance of the selected attributes on senior tourists' overall satisfaction.

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“…Other studies have found that health is the most important travel motivation in the senior market (Alén et al, 2017; Lu et al, 2016). This motivation includes well-being or wellness (Hsu & Kang, 2009; Tiago et al, 2016) and physical exercise (Muller & O’Cass, 2001; Musa & Sim, 2010).…”

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Understanding the Dimensionality and Underlying Nature of Senior Overseas Travel Motivations

Otoo

Hwang

Kim

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Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

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The global increase in the elderly population has a direct influence on the travel, tourism, and hospitality sector because senior travelers have become major consumers. Therefore, developing a deeper understanding of senior motivations for overseas travel is required. However, the presence of theoretical and practical gaps limits the comprehension of this demographic market. Thus, this research sought to identify the underlying dimensionality and measurement of senior travel motivations and developed a scale to measure them. In addition, it validated the scale across future travel behaviors and preferences for tourism types and sites. An eight-factor structure of senior travel motivations was generated. The overall construct satisfied a series of convergent, discriminant, and nomological validity tests. Furthermore, the scale demonstrated a predictive explanatory power for profiling the future travel behavior and preference of seniors.

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Travel behaviour: a study of older Malaysians

Cited by 19 publications

References 30 publications

Travel Behavior of Elderly in George Town and Malacca, Malaysia

Travel Behavior of Elderly in George Town and Malacca, Malaysia

The Importance and Performance of a Destination?s Attributes on Senior Tourists? Satisfaction

Understanding the Dimensionality and Underlying Nature of Senior Overseas Travel Motivations

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