Ageing and the Visitor Economy: Global Challenges and Opportunities

ISBN-13: 9780367478544 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 248 str.

Stephen J. Page; Joanne Connell

Opis

This significant volume is the first to use primary research evidence to examine tourism, ageing, and the implications of an ageing population for the visitor economy. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this book offers insights into the new opportunities, threats and challenges that this growing ageing tourism markets poses.

Spis treści

1. Introduction

2. Ageing, the Visitor Economy, and a Leisure Society

3. Ageing as a Societal Challenge: Visitor health, well-being, accessibility and the visitor economy

4. Accommodating visitors with specific needs: perspectives on disability – sensory, audible and learning needs

5. Accommodating visitors with specific needs: Perspectives on mental health, physical and degenerative conditions

6. The Visitor Economy, Change and Business Strategies for Ageing Visitors: Towards Greater Accessibility

7. Future Research agendas: Making the Visitor Economy Age-Friendly

Appendix 1: Methodological issues and the interviews

References

Index