| Best Practice in Accessible Tourism: Inclusion, Disability, Ageing Population and Tourism Contributor(s): Buhalis, Dimitrios (Editor), Darcy, Simon (Editor), Ambrose, Ivor (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845412524 ISBN-13: 9781845412524 Publisher: Channel View Publications OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism |
| Dewey: 338.479 |
| LCCN: 2011048931 |
| Series: Aspects of Tourism (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.30 lbs) 379 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume presents an international selection of invited contributions on policy and best practice in accessible tourism, reflecting current practices across a range of destinations and business settings. It brings together global expertise in planning, design and management to inform and stimulate providers of travel, transport, accommodation, leisure and tourism services to serve guests with disabilities, seniors and the wider markets that require good accessibility. Accessible tourism is not only about providing access to people with disabilities but also addresses the creation of universally designed environments, services and information that can support people who may have temporary disabilities, families with young children, the ever-increasing ageing population, as well as creating safer work places for employees. The book gives ample evidence that accessible tourism organisations and destinations can expand their target markets as well as improve the quality of their service offering, leading to greater customer satisfaction, loyalty and expansion of business. |
Contributor Bio(s): Darcy, Simon: - Dr Simon Darcy is an Associate Professor and Research Director in the School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism at the University of Technology, Sydney. Simon's research and teaching expertise is in sport, tourism and diversity management. He currently holds research grants investigating organisational responses to accessible tourism, sports management practices and protected area visitor management systems.Buhalis, Dimitrios: - Dimitrios Buhalis is Professor of eTourism and Director of eTourism Lab at Bournemouth University. His research focuses on strategic management and marketing, tourism marketing, technology and eTourism. Ambrose, Ivor: -Ivor Ambrose is the Managing Director and co-founder of ENAT, the European Network for Accessible Tourism. He has worked for over 30 years as a researcher, project manager, development and policy advisor in the fields of building design and evaluation, public housing, accessibility and assistive technologies for disabled and elderly people, accessible tourism and information systems. |