Retirement and tourism Themes in retirees' narratives

Galit Nimrod

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2008.06.001

Retirement and tourism Themes in retirees' narratives

Galit Nimrod

Department of Tourism and Leisure Management

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Abstract

This article examines central themes in traveling retirees' perceptions of tourism and travel. It aims to understand the place and value of tourism in retirement. The study described in this article focused on relatively recent retirees, and utilized in-depth semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 20 male and female retirees involved in a "Learning in Retirement" program in a mid-sized southeastern U.S. city. Results identified five themes, associating post retirement tourism not only with the new life phase, but also with lifelong interests, leisure activities, retirees' social networks and perceived constraints. These findings are discussed in light of general theories of adaptation and aging.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	859-878
Number of pages	20
Journal	Annals of Tourism Research
Volume	35
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2008.06.001
State	Published - 1 Oct 2008

Keywords

adaptation
constraints
continuity
family
old age

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Development
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

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