Ageing and the visitor economy : global challenges and opportunities

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Ageing and the visitor economy : global challenges and opportunities

Stephen J Page and Joanne Connell

（Routledge advances in tourism）

Routledge, 2021

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Content Type: text (rdacontent), Media Type: unmediated (rdamedia), Carrier Type: volume (rdacarrier)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "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. The ageing population has created a demographic time-bomb with a population structure that is skewed towards a growing proportion of older people. When this is combined with the impact of health conditions, such as dementia, the future shape of visitor demand and tourism behaviour is likely to change and face many new challenges, albeit at different rates in time and space. Chapters include cutting-edge insights into future issues, and interviews used to illustrate and explain issues affecting ageing and tourism, creating a much-needed synthesis of the ageing-tourism nexus to demonstrate intellectual leadership around this theme. This will be of great interest to all upper-

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First book to look at tourism, ageing and the implications for the visitor economy Uses primary data and input from industry offering unique cutting edge material underpinned by evidence based research on a topic of growing significance. Editors are recognised experts Holistic coverage - looks at key topics, trends and issues that go beyond general tourism debates by integrating health aspects.

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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

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