Do perceptions of time affect outbound-travel motivations and intention? An investigation among Chinese seniors

How people conceptualise time can play a critical role in their travel intention. However, relatively little research attention has been directed to the links between time perspective, outbound-travel motivation and outbound-travel intention. In this study, survey data from a sample of Chinese seniors were analysed to test hypotheses regarding these links. The results showed that present-time perspective and future-time perspective were directly related to travel motivation, and that the associations between present and future perspectives and travel intention were fully mediated by travel motivation. These findings not only highlight the relevance of time-perspective styles to travel research, but also have specific implications for tourism-destination marketers with senior audiences.     

Do the physical facilities in restaurants match older Americans’ preferences?

This study investigated restaurants’ response to the aging population’s preferences. Gaps between previously identified preferences and current restaurant design were examined. The observational survey assessed: parking and outside accessibility, comfort and inside accessibility, menu readability, and restrooms. Occasional gaps were found even though restaurants were generally well-designed. Casual dining restaurants were more likely to meet consumer preferences as to the exterior, seating, and service. Limited-service restaurants better met preferences for the bathrooms, lighting, and sound. This information may be helpful when building or remodeling restaurants and may help restaurants to attract older customers.     

高校毕业班级学生学习动机的特点、影响因素及教育对策

高校毕业班级学生的学习动机呈现多层次分化、个人性的直接动机较强，社会性的间接动机偏弱，内部动机和外部动机均较高等特点，乃是当前社会大环境、学校教育和学生主体因素共同影响的结果。为增强高校毕业班级学生的学习动机，应注重大学生心理成长的全程化辅导，加强毕业班级学生的心理健康教育，提升毕业班级学生的自我调节能力。     

我国电子商务“银发”市场开发探讨

论文在分析我国"银发"市场现状的基础上,论述了电子商务银发市场的潜力与优势,最后提出了开发我国电子商务银发市场的对策和建议。     

Senior tourists’ accommodation choices

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.     

关注农村空巢老人—基于湖北省21个村200份问卷的分析

基于湖北省21个村庄的200份问卷,对该省空巢老人的经济收入、健康医疗、养老需求、生活幸福感等方面进行了深入的分析。分析表明：空巢老人的收入水平低,生活负担重;多数老人的健康状况令人担忧;六成以上的老人对养老持悲观心态,且养老观念在转变,＂依靠社会养老＂成为最被认可的养老模式。对此,应该在农村完善各项政策和服务,使农村空巢老人真正得到＂老有所养＂、＂老有所医＂。     

北京市养老保障制度变迁与养老模式的比较研究

在人口老龄化浪潮席卷世界各国的同时,中国大城市也面临突出的老龄化问题,亟待完善养老保障体系成为应对人口老龄化的焦点。作为一线大城市,北京已经进入老龄化时期,需要在养老问题上有更为深入的思考。将养老问题分为生存保障和发展保障两个部分,以养老金、医疗和服务为具体形式,通过对制度层面和生活模式层面进行分析,发现当前适合北京的养老模式应为社区居家养老模式。     

Seniors’ seasonal movements for health enhancement

ABSTRACT

Seasonal migration is an emerging trend among seniors in China. In comparison with the lifestyle-oriented migrations of seniors in much of the western world, Chinese seniors often travel with a focus on improving their health and longevity. Adapting the concept of a therapeutic landscape, the changes experienced by seniors with health problems who visit Bama County, a remote area in southwest China well-known for the longevity of its residents, are explored through personal observation and in-depth interviews. All seniors reported improvements, to different degrees, in their physical, mental and social health. These positive transformations were attributed to the therapeutic physical, social and symbolic landscapes of Bama, as well as to the seniors’ proactive actions and their positive mindset. Implications are offered to the service industry, especially the broad tourism and hospitality industry, that is interested in attracting and catering to the aging Chinese population.     

Back to the Future:

Changes in the nation's social climate, the proliferation of different consumer life styles, and changing the consumer needs and expectations explain a good deal about the evolution of store formats-but not all of it. Technological, economic, and competitive factors also play a role. Fortunately, marketing theory provides a number of useful analytical tools for tying these factors together, and this can lead to a better understanding of food retailing's past-as well as future.     

Senior Tourists in the Holy Land

Abstract

Senior travelers constitute a significant segment of Israel's inbound market. Based on secondary survey data, this study found that the inbound senior segment possessed distinguishable characteristics, making it an identifiable target for focused marketing efforts. Compared to those who were 55 or younger, the seniors were much more likely to be pilgrims, sightseers, or visiting relatives. A considerably larger percentage of them traveled with one companion, obtained information from a travel agency, and purchased a travel package. Further, they showed higher “brand loyalty,” spent more money, and were more satisfied with their visiting experience in Israel.