Beschreibung:
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.
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 visual, auditory 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 agendas: making the visitor economy age friendly