Hab gestern einige Artikel im WWW entdeckt, in denen die Sicht der Asiaten zur Silver Economy herauskommt. In den Artikeln wird es deutlich, dass nicht nur für den Westen die demographischen Entwicklung viele neue Chancen bringen kann, sondern es sich um ein weltweites Phänomen handelt.

Making Gold out of Silver – The Huge Opportunity in Silver-Haired Industry

“PEOPLE aged over 50 now make up roughly 20 per cent of Asia’s population, but by 2030 almost half the population of the more mature economies (Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Korea and Taiwan) and 37 per cent of China’s population will be silver-haired.”
“HEALTH is wealth. So, of the four growth segments – healthcare and wellness, travel and leisure, financial products and services as well as assistive technology – that have been identified, the first is the most important. After all, if you are in poor health, many of your other priorities (such as travel) will probably become less important or even irrelevant.”
“Singapore needs to position itself to exploit the opportunities in this huge regional market projected to be worth US$616 billion by 2015.” hier weiter lesen…

Health tourism could be next big thing in silver travel: industry player

Channel NewsAsia – Monday, November 5
SINGAPORE: For the travel industry, the over—55s represent a goldmine of opportunities, and tour packages that offer therapeutic getaways is one of the ideas that could appeal to the silver generation.Pua Song Kuan, 70, and Tung Kheng Hock, 72, have been to over 20 places between them since they retired nearly a decade ago.
China is a firm favourite for both, but Mr Pua counted Zimbabwe among his more unusual destinations.
“I’m travelling while I still can because I’m so old already. If I like the food in a place, then why not go (there)?” said Mr. Pua.
Mr Tung agreed. “I’m okay with spending the money. My daughter gives me money to go travelling, she says I’m so old already, (I) should travel more.” The silver population is making an impact on the travel industry. Bigger players such as Commonwealth Travel (CTC Holidays) and SA Tours reported a marked increase in business. SA Tours said it has seen a 20 per cent growth in the number of elderly customers in the past year, with its China packages seeing a 30 per cent growth. Some companies said although the numbers are too small to warrant elderly—specific packages, they have slowed the pace of the tours for them. Some travel agencies such as Commonwealth Travel will advise elderly customers of potential health risks, and may even request they go for a medical check—up before signing up.
One industry player said the health concerns of the elderly can also be a business opportunity.
“Many of them are beginning to look at alternative (medical), health tourism. I’ve heard of people who must go back to Europe every year, going up to the Alps for some therapeutic treatment and all that. If you can cater products to meet this demand, I think there is a very, very good pool of senior travellers in Singapore who can provide three or four times travel a year, so I think that’s a very very important market not to be missed,” said Insight Vacations’ Asia regional director Robin Yap.
Industry players believed events such as the Silver Industry Conference and Exhibition next January could help create more buzz within the industry, and the silver generation will soon have even more options for their next holiday. — CNA/ac