Retirement Migration or rather Second-Home Tourism ? German Senior Citizens on the Canary Islands Altersmigration oder eher Zweitwohnungstourismus ?
Retirement Migration or rather Second-Home Tourism ? German Senior Citizens on the Canary Islands Altersmigration oder eher Zweitwohnungstourismus ?
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退休移民还是第二故乡旅游?
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2007
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Kanarischen Inseln
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作者:
T. Breuer;Kanarischen Inseln
Business transactions for property abroad are booming. Market analyses by German building societies promise enormous growth in the demand for privately used residences located in tourist destinations throughout Europe. This increase in demand is caused primarily by interested persons over age 50. This phenomenon is also fascinating from a scientific perspective: are we now experiencing a new form of amenity-seeking retirement migration in Europe too? What is it that makes middle-class senior citizens move to a foreign country in Europe in spite of linguistic and cultural barriers, not to mention mature social ties to their home country? Are the so-called "best agers" perhaps protagonists of a new European awareness? In individual instances this must surely be the case. If we take a closer look, however, we see that the foreign residence is frequently only used as a second home on a seasonal basis. In this case the new mobility should be seen more as a variation on international tourism than as a permanent move. The characteristics and behaviour Patterns of senior German residents on the Canary Islands provide revealing details for this scientific research.