Grey nomads on tour: A revolution in travel and tourism for older adults

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 283-294

  Patterson, Ian ^a   Pegg, Shane ^a   Litster, Jillian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Grey nomads; Social connections; Travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876049745     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354211X13110944387086     Document Type: Article

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