Older adults¡¯ perceptions of digital cultural tourism in ¡®Super-Aged¡¯ nations: The case of Finland and Japan

A research note co-authored by CTR researcher, Dr. Husna Zainal Abidin has been published in a Scopus-indexed,open access journal ¡°Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2023¡±.

This is the proceedings of the ENTER23 e-Tourism Conference, held January 18-20 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Dr. Zainal Abidin has presented in this conference online.

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Title

Older adults¡¯ perceptions of digital cultural tourism in ¡®Super-Aged¡¯ nations: The case of Finland and Japan

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Authors

Husna Zainal Abidin,?Wakayama University, Japan

Aarni Tuomi,?Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland

Elina Moreira Kares,? Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland

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Source

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2023, pp361¨C366

(Proceedings of the ENTER 2023 eTourism Conference, January 18-20, 2023)

Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics book series

DOI:?https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25752-0_41

* Indexed in Scopus

https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101077468

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Abstract

Older adults have been recognized as a key tourist segment for cultural tourism. Despite the growing population of older adults, limited research have explored their experiences and needs within digital cultural experiences. Therefore, this research note takes on an exploratory approach in understanding older adults¡¯ perceptions towards digital cultural experiences in the context of two ¡®super-aged¡¯ nations: Finland and Japan. The findings illustrate that differences do exist, and that Finnish older adults are found to be more open to technologyuse in the context of digital cultural experiences than their Japanese counterparts. Implications for e-tourism research and management are discussed.

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Keywords

Cultural tourism, Digital services, Older adults, Digital divide, Hofstede