What Is Known about the Factors Motivating Short-Term International Retirement Migration? A Scoping Review

Pickering, John; Crooks, Valorie A.; Snyder, Jeremy; Morgan, Joseph A.

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“…A qualitative case study approach was used to explore the health management experiences of Canadian short-term international retirement migrants wintering in the popular destination of Yuma, Arizona. Consistent with case study methodology [ 28 , 29 ] and building on previous studies in Yuma [ 25 ], we drew on multiple sources of information to understand important contextual aspects of this city as a destination for Canadian retirees. In addition to conducting face-to-face interviews, our information sources included touring health and social care sites in the city, reviewing publicly available information about Yuma as a destination for retirement migrants, and observing aspects of everyday life in Yuma during our fieldwork.…”

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“…We detail these strategies and then move to situate our findings within the context of the challenges surrounding the seasonal migration of older Canadians and the existing travel health and medicine literatures. This analysis is not only a novel contribution to the growing literature on short-term or seasonal international retirement migration (see [ 25 ] for an overview), but the typology is an important informational tool that can be used by health care providers and administrators in destinations to understand some important differences among this seemingly relatively homogenous patient group [ 20 , 26 ]. Our own recent research in Yuma, for example, has shown that providers and administrators there have little familiarity with the Canadian health care system or differences among Canadian retirement migrants with regard to private health insurance coverage and entitlements [ 21 ].…”

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“If you have a pain, get on a plane”: qualitatively exploring how short-term Canadian international retirement migrants prepare to manage their health while abroad

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Background Every year, tens of thousands of older Canadians travel abroad during the winter months to enjoy warmer destinations that offer social and recreational opportunities. How do these Canadians prepare to manage their health while abroad? In this analysis we explore this question by developing a typology of preparatory strategies. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 older Canadians living seasonally in Yuma, Arizona (United States). Interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed to form the basis of a typology of preparatory strategies. Results Four distinct preparatory strategies form the typology that summarizes how Canadian international retirement migrants prepare to manage their health while abroad. First, some participants became thoroughly prepared by gathering information from multiple sources and undertaking specific preparatory activities (e.g., visiting a travel medicine clinic, purchasing travel health insurance, bringing prescription refills). Second, some participants were preparation-adverse and relied on their abilities to address health needs and crises in-the-moment. Third, some participants became well informed about things they could do in advance to protect their health while abroad (e.g., purchasing travel health insurance) but opted not to undertake preparatory actions. A final group of participants prepared haphazardly. Conclusions This typology can assist health care providers in international retirement migrant destinations to appreciate differences among this patient population that is often characterized as being relatively homogenous. More research is needed to determine if these preparatory strategies are common in other mobile populations and if they are found in other destinations popular with international retirement migrants.

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“If you have a pain, get on a plane”: qualitatively exploring how short-term Canadian international retirement migrants prepare to manage their health while abroad

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Snyder

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“…International retirement migration (IRM) has been a recurrent research topic for the past six decades, and it is expected to fl ourish since many of its aspects are still disregarded. Pickering et al (2019) explained that research on this scientifi c fi eld has an interdisciplinary nature, dating back to the 1950s. Th e dominant trend has been studies on relatively wealthy retirees who experience short-term mobility periods while living abroad for weeks or months each year to avoid severe winter weather.…”

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How Prospective International Retired Migrants Use Tourism for Decision Making

Barbosa

Santos

2021

Tourism (Zagreb, Online)

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Despite the current importance of international retirement migration for both academics and practitioners, the extant literature on the topic is still scarce and mostly focused on short-period migration flows from wealthy and northern countries to cheaper and warm-weather destinations. This article aims at shedding light on the role of tourism in prospective migrants’ decision-making process, considering the framework provided by the push-pull model, which is often used to explain both migration and tourism. A qualitative study was conducted, comprising ten in-depth interviews with 45+ year-old Brazilian citizens who intend to move to Europe after retirement. Results show that tourism is important for prospective migrants to evaluate possible migration destinations, as some of the most relevant migration pull factors (e.g., safety) are easily assessed during tourism experiences. Participants in this study also carefully plan tourism activities prior to their decision to migrate in order to get a more realistic notion of what the destination is like for residents. Overall, this study demonstrates that tourism is particularly important for several stages of migrants’ decision-making process.

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“…A number of studies have explored IR migrants over the past 30 years (Bender et al, 2018;Vagner and Fialova, 2011;Ali, 2013;Feng and Page, 2000;Warnes, 2009;Aminudin et al, 2013;Gheasi et al, 2011;Gang, 2009;Nagatomo, 2009;Takaya, 2002;Glover and Prideaux, 2009;Yamashita, 2008;Dann, 2002;Pickering et al, 2018;Ashton and Scott, 2017;Wong and Musa, 2015). These studies focus on why retirees choose particular destinations and their in-destination behaviour.…”

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“…Topics include retiree risk perception (Ashton and Chootiraka, 2016); destination choice (Aminudin et al, 2013;Barros and Machado, 2010;Um and Crompton, 1990;Slevitch and Sharma, 2008); behaviour of IR migrants at a destination (Gheasi et al, 2011;Gang, 2009;Nagatomo, 2009;De Menezes and Moniz, 2008). More recently, Pickering et al (2018) explored the factors motivating short-term IR migrants, while Repetti et al (2018) studied migrants choosing Europe. A limited number of studies have examined IR migrants from/to specific countries such as Japanese lifestyle migrants to Australia (Nagatomo, 2009) and the Philippines (Padojinog and Rodolfo, 2008).…”

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Place development for international retirement migrants: a decision-making process model

Ashton

Scott

Choibamroong

2019

JPMD

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the decision-making processes of international retirement migrants. The development of a place in response to the high demand for international retirement migration has become an important strategy for stakeholders within host destinations; of particular interest is international retirement migrant behaviour and intention to stay and retire in a foreign country. Design/methodology/approach This research presents the results of a qualitative study using face-to-face interview techniques. Content analysis technique was used to analyse data from interviews with 33 international retirees in Thailand. Findings Destination stakeholders must consider creating awareness of the destination through WOM, trustworthy websites and government channels, which migrants evaluate a destination based on pre-retirement visits that create attachment and emotional feelings for the place, and finally, the decision-making processes of short stay, semi-permanent and permanent migrants. Research limitations/implications This qualitative study investigated migrants from Europe, Australia and the USA. An understanding of IR migrants from Asia needs further research. Practical implications The results can be used as guidelines for government, hospitality and tourism stakeholders. IR migrants want different destination attributes to mainstream tourists, especially a peaceful environment, mild weather (not too cold or hot), and to live among locals. Originality/value This study examines migrant decision-making processes. The results provide a theoretical foundation for how IR migrants decide to retire overseas. This comprises three components: destination awareness, secondly, evaluation of the destination’s resources, and finally, the decision and implementation of their plans.

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What Is Known about the Factors Motivating Short-Term International Retirement Migration? A Scoping Review

Cited by 24 publications

References 49 publications

“If you have a pain, get on a plane”: qualitatively exploring how short-term Canadian international retirement migrants prepare to manage their health while abroad

“If you have a pain, get on a plane”: qualitatively exploring how short-term Canadian international retirement migrants prepare to manage their health while abroad

How Prospective International Retired Migrants Use Tourism for Decision Making

Place development for international retirement migrants: a decision-making process model

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