Wealth disparities intensify with age so that retirement exacerbates income inequalities, particularly for those who are alone and in receipt of one pension and for women suffering from lifelong cumulative disadvantages (Bureau International du Tourisme Social, 2010; Formosa, 2005). Many European and North American workers retiring after 2020 will face hardship in old age (Casey, 2012), making holidays less and not more affordable for them. In this context, tourism researchers must pay greater attention to the experiences of the growing numbers of older people already living in poverty in these societies and better understand the relationships between tourism and later-life wellbeing.