Rapid aging is already one of the most significant trends of the 21st century, and this
demographic shift poses enormous challenges for society. There is a community-wide effort …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive review of the contribution
of tourism to the development of healthy lives and to promote feelings of well-being for older …

Abstract The United Nations (2015) has recognised that the numbers of older people are
growing rapidly, and has estimated that over two billion people will be aged 60 years and …

Research on well-being has experienced exponential growth in tourism studies. However,
knowledge about well-being of seniors in tourism is still limited, and thus conceptually …

Recent research in social tourism notes possible links between tourism participation and
improvements in health. However, there is a lack of quantitative evidence concerning the …

In this paper, a new type of tourism, the geriatric tourism, will be initiated for further research
as a separate niche from health, medical, or wellness tourism, and it will be proven that the …

This research explores the entangled relationships between tourism, ageing and well-being
in later life. We challenge the universal connotations of old age and “ageing well” and see …

This research enriches our knowledge of the tourist market in relation to the elderly, ie, those
age 65 and older and retired. The purpose of the research is to explore the missing link …

An increasing growth of older people has caused significant socioeconomic transformations
for almost all sectors of society, including the tourism industry. In the last decades, older …

This paper provides a reflexive marking of tourism and ageing research, arguing for a
transformation of its research approaches. It observes that extant research on tourism in later …