Senior tourism in the Azores islands: characterization, sustainability and challenges
Senior tourism in the Azores islands: characterization, sustainability and challenges
An innovative project (TURIVIVA+) will be presented, focused on valuing senior tourism in the Azores Archipelago, an island tourist destination considered as sustainable. The project, focused on the island of São Miguel, promotes the involvement of the senior tourist with the island ecosystem, in the components of biodiversity, history, heritage and cultural memories, promoting positive experiences of well-being. A synthesis of the main results of the project, presenting the various profiles of senior tourists, motivations, expectations, activities carried out and memorable experiences will be presented as well as a mobile phone application developed to support senior tourism on the island of San Miguel.
Teresa Medeiros is a Full Professor of Psychology at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the University of the Azores, Portugal.
Joaquim A. Ferreira is a Full Professor and Chair Department of Educational, Developmental, and Counseling Psychology at the University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Luís Silva is Associate Professor with Aggregation of the University of the Azores (UAc