Accessible tourism : concepts and issues / edited by Dimitrios Buhalis and Simon Darcy.

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Inclusion, disability, an ageing population and tourism are increasingly important areas of study due to their implications for both tourism demand and supply. This book therefore sets out to explore and document the current theoretical approaches, foundations and issues in the study of accessible tourism. In drawing together the contributions to this volume the editors have applied broader social constructionist approaches to understanding the accessible tourism phenomena. Accessible tourism, as with any area of academic study is an evolving field of academic research and industry practice. As with other areas of tourism, the field is multidisciplinary, and is influenced by various disciplines including geography, disability studies, economics, public policy, psychology and marketing.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 Simon Darcy & Dimitrios Buhalis: Introduction
• 2 Darcy & Buhalis: Conceptualising Disability: Medical, Social, WHO ICF, Dimensions and Levels of Support Needs
• 3 Eichhorn & Buhalis: Accessibility: A Key Objective for the Tourism Industry
• 4 Shaw & Veitch: Disability Legislation and Empowerment of Tourists with Disability: The UK Case
• 5 Small & Darcy: Understanding Tourist Experience through Embodiment: The Contribution of Critical Tourism and Disability Studies
• 6 Foggin: Tourism in the Leisure Lives of People with Disability
• 7 Fullagar: Travelling with and beyond Depression: Women's Narratives of Recovery and Identity
• 8 Arola-Edited by Cooper, C.:Encounters of Disabled Customers on the Tourism Stage
• 9 Poria, Reichel and Brandt: Blind People's Tourism Experiences: An Exploratory Study
• 10 Shaw and Veitch: Demographic Drivers of Change in Tourism and the Challenge of Inclusive Products
• 11 Patterson and Pegg: Ageing Travellers: Seeking an Experience and not just a Destination
• 12 Wang: Ageing Travel Market and Accessibility Requirements
• 13 Pearn: Attitudinal and Experimental Differences of Disabled and Ablebodied Visitors to Heritage Sites
• 14 Darcy and Dwyer: Economic Contribution of Tourists with Disabilities: An Australian Approach and Methodology
• 15 Darcy, Cameron and Pegg: Developing a Business Case for Accessible Tourism
• 16 Michopoulou and Buhalis: Stakeholder Analysis
• 17 Puhretmair and Nussbaum: Webdesign, Assistive Technologies and Accessible Tourism
• 18 Michopoulou and Buhalis: Technology Platforms and Challenges
• 19 Darcy, Ambrose, Schweinsberg and Buhalis: Conclusion: A Call towards Universal Approaches to Accessible Tourism

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Dimitrios Buhalis is an innovative tourism and hospitality researcher, teacher and adviser who conceptualises technology-enabled strategic management and marketing solutions on a global scale. He is Established Chair in Tourism and Deputy Director of the International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research (ICTHR) at the School of Services Management, Bournemouth University and Professorial Observer at the Bournemouth University Senate. Simon Darcy is an experienced mixed methods researcher, lecturer and adviser who seeks to bring about strategic organisational change for diversity groups. His expertise in environmental planning, access auditing and operational planning has been used across the events, sport and tourism sectors to effect change for inclusive customer and employee practices. He is an Associate Professor and Research Director in the Faculty of Business¿s School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism where he is a core member of the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies research strength.