Senior tourists’ accommodation choices |
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| Institution: | 1. Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Escola de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Quinta de Prados, 5000–801 Vila Real, Portugal;2. University of Vigo, Faculty of Business Sciences and Tourism, Campus Universitario, s/n, 32.004 Ourense, Spain;3. Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA 24061,USA;1. School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;2. Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics, University of Alicante, Spain;1. Department of Financial Economics and Accounting, University of Santiago de Compostela, Facultad de CCEE, C/ Burgos das Nacións s/n, Santiago de Compostela 15782, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain;2. Department of Business Economics, University of the Balearic Islands Palma de Majorca, C/ de Valldemosa Km 7,5, Campus UIB, 07122, Balearic Islands, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The current trend towards short-term travelling and reduced spending on accommodation has had a significant impact on the hotel sector. However, the hotel industry is becoming increasingly interested in the senior tourist segment, a population group that prefers hotel-type accommodation to other more inexpensive alternatives, even in periods of economic uncertainty. This paper aims to identify the variables that determine senior tourists’ accommodation choices in Spain. In so doing, it identifies the following variables: length of stay, self-perceived health, self-perceived economic status, self-perceived available time, security/safety at the destination, medical coverage, climate, events and festivals, places of historical/artistic interest, and attractions and natural landscapes. These results have important implications for both the hotel industry and the development of tourist destinations. |
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| Keywords: | Accommodation Spanish seniors Hotel industry Destination development |
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