...Yingying Chen; Zhao Shi; Derong Lin; Rakesh Gupta Purpose This study aims to develop a theoretical model to explain how older adults engage with smart tourism services by examining five key conditions: user-related, technological, tourism-specific, social mechanisms and experiential feedback...

...Jiaying Lyu; Xi Y. Leung; Zhenxing Mao; Yao Li; Hanqin Qiu Purpose China’s population is rapidly aging amidst increasing societal digitization, yet the impact of digitization on older adults remains underexplored. The purpose of this study is to integrate the activity theory of aging and social...

... years or older who participated in educational tour packages. Findings Results found “personal development” and “learning” dimensions of intrinsic self-determined motivations were the main decision making factors for older adults to engage in educational tourism. “Learning” was the main driver...