Enabling access to tourism through information schemes?

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 189-210

  Eichhorn, Victoria ^a   Miller, Graham ^a   Michopoulou, Eleni ^a   Buhalis, Dimitrios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accessibility schemes; disability; informational needs; performance quality; satisfaction; search behavior

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; TOURISM;

EID: 38549116120     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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