Matters needing attention in elderly tourism

Traveling for the elderly is indeed a common phenomenon for many people. When you are old, you should go out more, which can improve the quality of life of the elderly and satisfy your special interests. Let's share the details below.

Two days ago, a friend told me that one day he came home and saw his old father walking his dog in the yard downstairs of the community, while the old people around him were talking about tourism and looking at each other's photos. He felt his father's unhappy and lonely back, and then he found that he never seemed to care about his parents' pension life. He also wants to arrange a trip for his parents to go out for a walk, but their parents are almost seventy years old. He is very worried about their physical condition, so he wants me to help him analyze it.

The first is the choice of travel mode and itinerary:

Traveling outside, one is a group tour and the other is a self-help tour. As far as friends' parents are concerned, they are older and seldom go out in this city, so Liang Liang suggests traveling with a group, so that safety can be fully guaranteed. Then there is the choice of travel itinerary. It is suitable for the elderly to choose a flat and easy-going itinerary, avoiding climbing mountains, wading and highly antagonistic itineraries, such as Sanya, Xiamen, East China, Suzhou and Hangzhou. It is best to choose a "sunset red" tour group with many elderly people. This kind of tour groups are usually accompanied by professional doctors, and they also buy different insurance for the elderly groups. The itinerary of tourist attractions is also very loose, suitable for the elderly to travel.

1, Physical Attention: Before going out for a trip, it is best to have a physical examination again, so as to choose the appropriate play items according to your physical condition, and bring appropriate spare drugs: commonly used drugs include motion sickness medicine, cold medicine, diarrhea medicine, wind oil essence, painkillers, band-AIDS, etc. If you have a special medical history, such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and other chronic diseases, antihypertensive drugs, etc. Old people must be healthy if they want to be happy. These spare drugs can play a great role if used.

2, weather note: check the local weather forecast before departure, bring enough clothes, it is best to choose two clothes that are easy to put on or take off at any time, add clothes according to the weather conditions during the trip to prevent colds. Auntie who likes taking pictures suggests bringing more colorful scarves, sunglasses and hats. If you go to a place with strong ultraviolet rays, you must pay attention to sun protection.

3. Pay attention to the situation when wearing shoes: When traveling, the elderly should choose to wear shoes that are very comfortable, not tired of exercise, have strong grip and are very non-slip. The sole must be flat-heeled, non-slip, light and appropriate size shoes, such as sports shoes without straps. Old people must pay attention to "walking without looking at the scenery, watching the scenery without walking". "When going up and down the stairs or the slope is large, you must pay attention to controlling the rhythm and frequency of walking, not fast. Wash your feet with hot water at the end of a day's trip and before rest, and raise your feet properly when sleeping to promote blood circulation of your feet. This will make the old people feel particularly brisk when walking or climbing mountains on the next day's trip.

4. Dietary attention: Due to the deterioration of gastrointestinal function of the elderly, special attention should be paid to food hygiene. Don't eat at street food stalls casually. Choose restaurants with better sanitary environment, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, eat less indigestible food, try to eat eight points full, and don't eat your stomach because the special snacks are delicious. Don't go hungry just because you can't get used to the local food. Snacks or side dishes that are easy to carry and store can be prepared.

5. Shopping Precautions: Whether it is a group tour or a self-help tour, shopping during the trip is inevitable. Older friends must pay special attention to high-priced products such as ginseng, bird's nest and medicinal materials when shopping in "designated" stores. Don't make impulsive moves on products that are difficult to distinguish between true and false because of the guidance of tour guides or shopping guides. For those products with attractive prices, you should also pay attention to some basic knowledge of identification, such as silk products. If you buy some local products, you must pay attention to the shelf life, eating methods and taboos.

6. Our parents' generation is generally frugal, so we must tell them that when we go out to relax, eat well and live well, we have to spend money on trips that cost money. For example, some scenic spots have sightseeing trains.

It may cost an extra 30-50 yuan to go back and forth. If you walk a few kilometers, you won't be able to save money at this time. The old man was already weak and sick, and this time he was exhausted. Where do they have the energy to see other scenery?

So this kind of energy saving still costs money. You can make a good strategy in advance according to the itinerary, tell your parents which flowers to spend, which to control not to buy, which scenic spots to miss, and when to rest and recover your strength, so that parents can know fairly well.

7. Tell parents to take more photos to avoid overwork. Before going out, teach parents some basic knowledge of taking pictures. It's best to help parents organize some old friends to take part in a group trip. In this way, when they go out for a walk together and take care of each other, there will be more exchanges and more openness.

At the same time, there is another advantage of traveling with a group, that is, you can make more friends. Most of these sunset red groups are retired people, so you can make some old friends with similar interests during your trip.

But at the same time, we should remind the elderly that they must follow their own physical condition when traveling. If they really feel tired, they should inform the tour guide in advance. You can also choose a few scenic spots worth visiting slowly, and don't visit other scenic spots that require physical exertion first.

In short, safety must be the top priority for the elderly to travel. Therefore, before going out, we must make some preparations, so the elderly friends who are about to travel or the elderly at home may wish to make preparations in advance according to the points summarized above.

Only by putting everything into practice and making good preparations can we ensure that we are calm and not flustered, and we can avoid temporary verbal instructions when traveling. Old people may not remember when they have a bad memory, so we can make preparations in advance and write down what they can't remember, so as to really ensure the happy and relaxed travel of the old people.