The opportunities of accessible tourism for disabled people

Автор: Islambekova Z.D.

Журнал: Экономика и социум @ekonomika-socium

Рубрика: Основной раздел

Статья в выпуске: 12-1 (91), 2021 года.

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This article describes the issues of the attitude and attention that need to be paid to a people with impairments in offering them some tourism services. Many organizations treat handicapped people with unfair discrimination, and the profits from this kind of tourism market are often underestimated. However, the analysis of niche market and the statistics demonstrate the true picture of possible profitable potential of handicapped tourists: the more the tourism destinations for disabled people are adapted, the higher the quality of this tourism destination will be.

Accessible tourism, disabled people, developed countries, limited mobility, opportunities

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