Digital divide and senior travel consumption: an empirical study from China

作者：Xue Wu, Yong Yang · 发表于：Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1080/10941665.2023.2228938 · 被引用次数：31 · 研究领域：Sharing Economy and Platforms、Urban Transport and Accessibility、Transportation and Mobility Innovations

The digital divide in tourism consumption deserves attention. Based on the data from China Family Panel Studies in 2018, we built a Tobit model to explore the impact of the digital divide on elderly tourism consumption. It is found that the elders with low digital access and usage tend to spend lower on tourism. Further research finds that transaction barriers are an important channel for the impact of the digital divide on elderly tourism consumption. The inhibiting effect of the digital divide on senior travel consumption can be reduced when seniors receive more social support from spouses, children, and friends.