Our Rosemary McClure has this fun look in the Los Angeles Times at Club Med, the resorts that made hedonism a vacation theme, and their appeal to older tourists. From her story:
The last thing I expected to see when I arrived at Club Med's Turkoise resort in the British West Indies was a gray-haired guy balancing on a walker. Before I had a chance to blink twice, another gray-haired guy rolled by in a wheelchair.
Was this the hedonistic singles resort I remembered from the '80s? Or had I taken a wrong turn and ended up at an assisted-living facility?
Neither. Club Med, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, has matured along with its members.
"We have a lot of repeat guests here, as many as 70%," said Turkoise hotel manager Chokri Ferchichi. "They grow in age, and they still like it, so they keep coming back."
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