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Driving seniors’ and out of season tourism

Driving seniors’ and out of season tourism. Practical problems and solutions to bring seniors on board The view from inside and outside: the customers’ and business’ perspectives Anssi Manninen, Bussi-Manninen Oy, Finland. The view from inside and outside.

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Driving seniors’ and out of season tourism

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  1. Driving seniors’ and out of season tourism Practical problems and solutions to bring seniors on board The view from inside and outside: the customers’ and business’ perspectives Anssi Manninen, Bussi-Manninen Oy, Finland

  2. The view from inside and outside • Why seniors participate in coach tours? • Easiness attracts • Destination matters • Service and safety are required • Changing needs and expectations • Image of the coach tours

  3. Easiness attracts • All the parts of the tour are planned by professionals • Only one reservation and you’ll get all the services you need • The point of departure is usually easier to reach than airport or train station • You’ll get usually closer to the destination by coach than by your own car or by public transport • Luggage follows you with no extra effort

  4. Destination matters • The destination is the most important factor (destination, date, price, tour operator etc.) when choosing the coach tour for 80 % of the passengers

  5. Service and safety are required • For the coach tour participant the good service quality is the most important thing in every part of the coach tour (transportation, accommodation, restaurants, destinations) • Safety is not only some technical equipment or quality of the coach but also the feeling that someone is taking care of you and helps you when you need help or before you even know you need any help (driver, guide/tour leader, staff at the hotels & restaurants etc.)

  6. Needs and expectations are changing • Seniors are not homogeneous group, individualism is increasing • More health, wealth, travel experience • Destination defines the coach tour package:

  7. Image of the coach tours

  8. Image of the coach tours • Old-fashioned • For people who doesn’t have courage to travel alone • Slow • Inflexible • Easy way to travel • For people who want to see and experience many places during one tour and just to enjoy travelling • You’ll get to many places that individual tourists won’t get

  9. Coach tours?

  10. Thank You! • anssi.manninen@busmanni.fi • Tel. +358 500 559 859

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