Understanding Senior Tourists’ Well-Being: The Moderating Effect of Travel Patterns

Retiring from work is a major personal and professional transition and has a major influenceon one’s life. Tourism researchers have been aware of the importance of seniors’ tourism andleisure activities to enhance their well-being. The study examines the effect of tourismexperience on leisure life domain, which in turn influences overall quality of life. Moreover,the moderating effect of travel patterns is also tested. A final sample of 328 was used fordata analysis including Structural equation modeling (SEM) and multi-group analysis to testthe hypotheses. The findings revealed that tourism experience positively influences satisfactionwith leisure life domain and overall quality of life. Findings also indicated that there aremoderating effects of the travel patterns on the relationship between satisfaction with leisurelife domains and overall quality of life. The study also provided managerial implications fortourism marketers and destination managers.