' Travel for Seniors Tours Breaks and Holidays '<<>> Travel for seniors, tours, breaks, holidays and vacations for those classed as mature (usually 50 +) is a huge market. In general they are the ones with the time and the resources. This is especially relevant in the travel market. The generation now in their 50s, dubbed the baby boomers. Are taking time out, spending money and making a great many trips abroad. Senior citizens travel far and wide. New research has shown that many are taking the opportunity presented by the freedom they have. Because their children have left home. Seniors are taking trips overseas and being more adventurous. The over 50s now represent a third of all trips abroad made by Brits, and this is probably true in most of the developed world Half of this generation say they have unfulfilled travel ambitions When it comes to the senior generation and travel, The Association for Travel Marketing Executives presents a number of truths about travel for seniors, such as: They consider travel a necessity, not a luxury. They have travelled more than their parents. They have the time. They like creature comforts. They see themselves as forever young. They want to have fun, and they are willing to pay for luxury, expertise and convenience.
If you are a potential senior traveller reading this site for ideas each of you will vary according to your particular tastes and interest.
There is no conventional view about what older people can or cannot do, or where they can or cannot go. In fact, the senior traveller is just as likely to go for the unconventional as their younger counterpart. There is something for everyone, whether you want to hike in the Himalayas or be pampered in the Bahamas, or anything in between. For instance, there are 'learn a skill in the sun' breaks. You can learn to cook and paint whilst still enjoying the sun. Also there are breaks for yoga & meditation. To name just a few of the specialist senior breaks available and away from traditional breaks, you can cycle, have a nature & wildlife trip, visit the opera, learn to dance, wine tasting etc.
To give you some ideas here are the top ten niche 50+ travel markets. 1. Learn-a-skill-in-the-sun (e.g. cooking, surfing, painting, salsa dancing) 2. Inner self escapes (yoga, meditation, spa) 3. Hobbies abroad (art, gardens, cycling) 4 Festivals and fiestas (dance, opera, food and wine) 5. Eco-lifestyle (doing one's bit to protect the environment) 6. Wildlife and nature tours 7. Sports tourism (following teams and playing sport) 8. The home-from-home hotel (accommodation designed to take large gatherings) 9. Adventure holidays 10. Nip/tuck tourism
Even if your interests are not on the above list it is easy to find travel for seniors breaks which will cater for your particular hobby or interest. This is what is so wonderful about travel for seniors now there are no limits. We are not bound by what Travel Agents want to offer us. (easiest and most lucrative for them); we can make our own choices and go for it. My last break, with my husband, was to Nepal where we trekked for seven days and visited Kathmandu. I won't tell you our ages but we are definitely into the seniors bracket. To our surprise trekking in Nepal there were many more mature than us! Seniors travel is great fun and we can't wait for the next break!
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