Medeiros, Maria Teresa Pires deSilva, Osvaldo Dias Lopes daFurtado, SheilaMoniz, AnaVieira, VirgilioTomás, Licínio Manuel Vicente2020-05-092020-05-092020Medeiros T., Silva O., Furtado S., Moniz A., Vieira V., Tomás L. (2020) Health Perception, Travel Concerns, and Senior Tourist Satisfaction. In: Rocha Á., Abreu A., de Carvalho J., Liberato D., González E., Liberato P. (eds) Advances in Tourism, Technology and Smart Systems. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 171. Springer, Singapore978-981-15-2023-5http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/5528Based on a sample of tourists who visited the Azores (n = 697, ages 55 - 94), it was intended to understand the concerns about the trip; to analyze health perception in relation to satisfaction with travel and satisfaction with life. A Senior Tourism Questionnaire and the Life Satisfaction Scale were applied. The application of nonparametric tests that: (i) the location of accommodation differs according to sex; (ii) the flight duration, location of accommodation, medical care and mobility conditions vary according to age; (iii) the difficulty with language, cultural differences, medical care, travel prices and mobility conditions change according to the perception of health status; (iv) the destination security, comfortable accommodation, food supply, cultural differences, mobility conditions and hospitality of the residents change according to the satisfaction with life; (v) the satisfaction with the trip varies according to the satisfaction with life and the perception of health status.engAgingTravel ConcernsHealth SatisfactionSenior Touristsbook part10.1007/978-981-15-2024-2_36