Exploring senior solo travel through a tri-factor healthy ageing framework

IF 7.3 2区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Tourism Management Perspectives Pub Date : 2024-09-21 DOI:10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101314

Edmund Goh , Aaron Tham , Mun Yee Lai

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Abstract

The growth of ageing populations has seen a popularity surge in seniors travelling for healthy ageing. While senior tourism is stereotypically associated with group travel, our study has identified a novel trend—senior solo travel. Despite the growing prominence, this segment remains under-researched. This paper proposes a healthy ageing travel framework, examining the motivations of senior solo travellers in body, mind, and spirit dimensions. Utilising an exploratory netnographic methodology, the study investigated 13 video blogs (vlogs) on senior solo travel posted by individuals sharing their travel experiences on the YouTube platform, and transcribing using thematic analysis with NVivo generated three main themes and nine sub-thematic motivational components. The results illuminate the intricate interplay of physical comfort, an active lifestyle, autonomy, cognitive stimulation, meaningful connection, and pursuing passion among senior solo travellers. These insights are crucial for developing targeted travel interventions promoting healthy ageing among seniors exploring the world independently.

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通过健康老龄化三因素框架探讨老年人独自旅行问题

随着老龄人口的增长，老年人为健康养老而出游的人数激增。虽然老年旅游与团体旅游有着千丝万缕的联系，但我们的研究发现了一种新趋势--老年单独旅游。尽管这一趋势日益突出，但对这一细分市场的研究仍然不足。本文提出了一个健康老龄化旅游框架，从身、心、灵三个维度考察了老年单人旅游者的动机。本研究采用探索性网络地理学方法，调查了由个人在 YouTube 平台上发布的 13 篇关于老年独自旅行的视频博客（vlogs），分享了他们的旅行经历，并使用 NVivo 进行了主题分析，产生了三个主要主题和九个次主题动机成分。研究结果揭示了老年独自旅行者在身体舒适度、积极的生活方式、自主性、认知刺激、有意义的联系和追求激情等方面错综复杂的相互作用。这些见解对于制定有针对性的旅行干预措施，促进独立探索世界的老年人的健康老龄化至关重要。

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15.60

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3.40%

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审稿时长

59 days

期刊介绍： Tourism Management Perspectives is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on the planning and management of travel and tourism. It covers topics such as tourist experiences, their consequences for communities, economies, and environments, the creation of image, the shaping of tourist experiences and perceptions, and the management of tourist organizations and destinations. The journal's editorial board consists of experienced international professionals and it shares the board with Tourism Management. The journal covers socio-cultural, technological, planning, and policy aspects of international, national, and regional tourism, as well as specific management studies. It encourages papers that introduce new research methods and critique existing ones in the context of tourism research. The journal publishes empirical research articles and high-quality review articles on important topics and emerging themes that enhance the theoretical and conceptual understanding of key areas within travel and tourism management.