TRAVEL AGENCIES' MARKETING ORIENTATION WITH REFERENCE TO A 50+ CONSUMER Agnieszka Sawińska University of Szczecin, Poland.

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TRAVEL AGENCIES' MARKETING ORIENTATION WITH REFERENCE TO A 50+ CONSUMER Agnieszka Sawińska University of Szczecin, Poland

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija THE AIM OF THE ARTICLE to present the importance of travel agencies in stimulation of tourism demand of consumers 50+, the analysis of marketing activity of selected travel agencies, their products for seniors and good practices.

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija THE ARTICLE LAYOUT 1.Marketing orientation of travel agencies 2.Tourism activities of consumers 50+ in Poland 3.Consumers 50+ and the marketing orientation of the selected travel agencies in Poland - a case study

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija MARKETING ORIENTATION OF TRAVEL AGENCIES Marketing orientation is the philosophy of focusing on clients and reacting to signals sent by them. The objective of this orientation is not to find appropriate clients for a given product, but to offer a product which will meet clients' needs.

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija AMONG FACTORS WHICH CHANGE PERCEIVING THE MARKETING ORIENTATION OF TRAVEL AGENCIES ARE: development of network information technology, globalization, increasing and more aggressive competition, changes in the distribution of tourism services, increase in consumer purchasing power, expanding consumers' knowledge, consumer participation in marketing activities, consumer resistance, demographic changes, changes in the lifestyle of the Polish society.

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija SENIORS TODAY - different approach- nearest decades will bring changes in behaviours of seniors

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija The 'silver rules' of marketing formulated by Wolfgang Dish state that seniors expect a positive message and reflection of their specific needs

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija two general strategies: 1.Dedicated products and services - developing products with seniors in mind. These products are more and more often labelled with the upper age limit (e.g. 55+, 60+) and endorsed by brand ambassadors known for “cheerful” aging; 2.Expanding a target group of universal products and services - this strategy requires adjusting to the elements of the marketing mix to the elderly.

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija MARKETING ACTIVITIES - INTERNET t ravel agencies should: use the Internet, use social networking sites, to facilitate and speed up external communication between clients, send information to clients, use mobile marketing.

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija TOURISM ACTIVITIES OF CONSUMERS 50+ IN POLAND

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija SENIORS AND PRE-SENIORS

The total percentage of people aged and 60+ in the population of Poland

The participation of people aged and 65+ in tourism travels in the selected countries Denmark32.50%16.64%32.42%21.52% Germany34.38%20.17%34.11%20.80% France31.92%19.60%31.79%20.00% Poland28.22%7.02%30.09%7.80%

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija 20.8% of the elderly travel for tourism and recreational purposes These are: domestic trips (39% go on holiday/trips, 38.4% go to a family, relatives, friends and 22.8% go to their recreational allotments) international trips (12.9% go on holiday trips and 12.4% visit family, relatives, friends).

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija The lack of offers? 63% of pre-seniors indicated that trips were organized by a workplace, school, university or social organization, while 3.3% purchased them in a travel agency Seniors and pre-seniors included in the group 60+ in majority organized their short trips independently (88.8) and 9.1% in both groups pointed out that trips were organized by a workplace, school, university, social organization or purchased in a travel agency. Long trips were organized independently by 88.9%, while 11.9% stated that such trips were organized by a workplace, school, university, social organization. No one from the group 60+ purchased a trip in a travel agency

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija CONSUMERS 50+ AND THE MARKETING ORIENTATION OF THE SELECTED TRAVEL AGENCIES IN POLAND - A CASE STUDY

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija TRAVEL AGENCIES LISTED IN THE RANKING AND RATING OF THE LEADERS OF OUTBOUND TOURISM (LTW -32) WERE ANALYSED

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija Out of 32 travel agencies, only 3 had offers aimed at seniors on their websites. These travel agencies were as follows: Fun Club, Rainbow Tours and Exim Tours Only in the case of the Fun Club travel agency, the offer for seniors was on the home page Out of 32 analysed travel agencies, two did not have their profiles on Facebook Out of remaining 30 travel agencies, only Fun Club 'liked' the group called 'Wakacje dla seniora' [holidays for seniors]

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija the travel agencies which are the leaders on the Polish market mainly adopt strategies of expanding a target group for universal products Consumers 50+ or seniors are not yet perceived as the important market segment to which marketing activities should be adjusted

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija THE SELECTION OF TRAVEL AGENCIES HAVEING ALSO OFFERS TO SENIORS AND THOSE WHICH SPECIALIZE IN THE TOURISM OFFERS FOR CONSUMERS 50+ (ABSENT IN RANKING)

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija The search findings for keywords, such as 'trips for seniors', 'trips for 50+', 'trips for 55+', 'trips for 60+', enabled identifying 8 Travel Agencies.

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija travel agency specializing in the offers for seniors and treating seniors in a traditional way is Travel Agency Senior.

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija The marketing orientation towards consumers 50+ of WARTA TRAVEL can be considered as a model one

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija Croatia - the most important for Travel Agency Professional The offers concern months such as May, June, September and October. The travel agency lists "Croatia - Makarska - 50+" and "Italy - Lazio - 50+" as the most popular events.

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija Conclusion consumers 50+, especially seniors, are underestimated consumers of tourism services purchasing power of mature consumers has not been noticed yet or that they are perceived in a traditional and stereotypical way the number of the identified travel agencies specializing in servicing the segment of people 50+ is not limited (only the selected travel agencies were presented), but does not also impress. travel agencies should create different marketing strategies (including their product offer) for different age segments

ToSEE - Tourism in South East Europe 3rd International Scientific Conference Sustainable Tourism, Economic Development and Quality of Life University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija Conclusion The findings of the research conducted in 2012 showed that no one from the respondents aged over 60 bought a long trip in a travel agency. The marketing for senior is absolutely neglected Travel agencies do not take into consideration their spending power

Thank you for your attention! Agnieszka Sawińska University of Szczecin Faculty of Management and Economics of Services Department of Tourism Management