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Social tourism and well-being in later life
journal contribution
posted on 2022-03-01, 16:53 authored by Nigel Morgan, Annette Pritchard, Diane SedgleyStudies of social tourism have concentrated on the benefits for young families and people with disabilities, yet few analyses have investigated its wellbeing value for economically disadvantaged older people. Based on participant-driven interviews during a UK social tourism trip, this paper informs understandings of social tourism experiences and explores the links between wellbeing and social tourism opportunities for older people. It reveals that social tourism presents older individuals with occasions for escape, respite, companionship, and reminiscence and for renegotiation of self-identity following spousal bereavement, but that these trips can be anxiously anticipated. The study proposes a research agenda, which explores the physiological, psychological, social and spiritual impacts of social tourism on older people’s wellbeing.
History
Published in
Annals of Tourism ResearchPublisher
ElsevierVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Citation
Morgan, N. Pritchard, A. and Sedgley, D. (2015) 'Social tourism and well-being in later life', Annals of Tourism Research, 52, pp.1-15Print ISSN
0160-7383Cardiff Met Affiliation
- Cardiff School of Management
Cardiff Met Research Centre/Group
- WCTR (Welsh Centre for Tourism Research)
Copyright Holder
- © The Publisher
Language
- en