Understanding the Dimensionality and Underlying Nature of Senior Overseas Travel Motivations

The global increase in the elderly population has a direct influence on travel, tourism, and hospitality sector because senior travelers have become major consumers. Therefore, developing deeper understanding of motivations for overseas travel is required. However, presence theoretical practical gaps limits comprehension this demographic market. Thus, research sought to identify underlying dimensionality measurement developed scale measure them. In addition, it validated across future behaviors preferences tourism types sites. An eight-factor structure was generated. overall construct satisfied series convergent, discriminant, nomological validity tests. Furthermore, demonstrated predictive explanatory power profiling behavior preference seniors.