Older Tourist Behavior and Marketing Tools

Vania Vigolo (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XVI, 176 Seiten

2017 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-47734-3 (ISBN)

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This book provides an in-depth analysis of the older-tourist market, and of the challenges and opportunities created by population ageing from a tourism marketing perspective, by combining a demand-side and a supply-side approach to older tourists. The book is divided into three parts, the first of which defines older tourists and presents a critical review of segmentation approaches. The second part then focuses on the behavior of older tourists in terms of the travel planning process, the use of information and communication technologies for travel purposes, and accommodation choices. The final part analyzes the marketing strategies and operative practices of three tourism companies that focus on the older-adult market. Practical implications for tourism suppliers willing to target older tourists are derived. The book is intended primarily for academics, researchers, and professionals in the tourism and hospitality industry. In addition, it will be useful for students attending advanced tourism and hospitality courses.

Vania Vigolo is Assistant Professor in Management in the Department of Business Administration, University of Verona, Italy. She holds a Degree in Foreign Literatures and Languages, with a specialization in tourism management, from the University of Verona (2004) and a PhD in Marketing for Business Strategy from the University of Bergamo, Italy (2008). Her research interests include tourism marketing and management, services marketing, and branding issues, and she has published on these topics in various national and international journals. She has acted as a reviewer for a number of journals and several international conferences.

Part I Defining the older tourist market.- 1 Population aging: challenges and opportunities for the tourism industry.- 2 Segmentation approaches to older tourists.- Part II Older tourist behavior: the demand-side perspective.- 3 Older tourists' travel planning behavior.- 4 Information and Communication Technologies: impacts on older tourists' behavior.- 5 Hospitality and older tourists: a focus on accommodation choices.- Part III Marketing to older tourists: the supply-side perspective. 6 Understanding marketing approaches to older tourists: a selection of case studies.- 7 Strategic and operational marketing tools for older tourists.

Erscheinungsdatum	29.04.2017
Reihe/Serie	Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 176 p. 7 illus., 3 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft
Schlagworte	Active ageing • Age groups: adults • Age groups: the elderly • aging • business and management • business applications • Business mathematics and systems • hospitality and service industries • IT in business • Marketing Mix • older-tourist market • older tourists • Online Marketing/Social Media • Population Ageing • Sales and Marketing • senior tourists • Sociology: family and relationships • Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging • Tourism management • Tourism Marketing • Tourist Behavior
ISBN-10	3-319-47734-X / 331947734X
ISBN-13	978-3-319-47734-3 / 9783319477343
Zustand	Neuware