Travel motivations and constraints of Portuguese retirees

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Filipe, S (Author) Other; Barbosa, B (Author) FEP; Santos, CA (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Anatolia

Vol. 32

Pages: 591-603

ISSN: 1303-2917

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00V-R06

DOI: 10.1080/13032917.2021.1999756

Abstract (EN): Retirees have been growing in importance as a consumer segment targeted by the tourism industry, namely because they can minimize the typical seasonality of tourism and increase its sustainability. This study aims to contribute to a more in-depth knowledge of retirees' behaviour and has two objectives: (i) describe tourist behaviour of seniors prior to and after retirement; (ii) identify and analyse retired consumers' current motivations and constraints towards tourism. Qualitative research was conducted comprising interviews with 40 Portuguese retirees. The results indicate a diversity of experiences regarding tourism activities both before and after retirement, evidencing that past experience stands out as a determinant of retirees' tourism behaviour. Moreover, three distinct segments of tourists emerge: the experts, the new tourists, and the non-tourists.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 13