Growing older : tourism and leisure behaviour of older adults /

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Author / Creator:Patterson, Ian Robert, 1945-
Imprint:Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2006.
Description:vii, 230 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6611438
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ISBN:1845930657 (alk. paper)
9781845930653 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • About the Author
  • 1. Tourism and Leisure Needs of Older Adults
  • 2. Motivations and Constraints to Tourism and Leisure for Older Adults
  • 3. Socio-demographic Variables Associated with Tourism, Leisure and Ageing
  • 4. Contemporary Trends in International Tourism and Travel for Older Adults
  • 5. Information Sources on Tourism and Travel for Older People
  • 6. Modes of Tourism and Leisure Travel by Older Adults
  • 7. Different Travel Markets: Group Package Tours for Older Adults
  • 8. Different Travel Markets: Adventure Tourism and the Baby Boomer Generation
  • 9. Different Travel Markets: Educational Tourism and Older Adults
  • 10. Tourism and Leisure Needs of Older Adults in Retirement Communities
  • 11. Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Index