Accessible tourism and sustainability: A discussion and case study

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 515-537

  Darcy, Simon ^a   Cameron, Bruce ^b   Pegg, Shane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Easy Access Australia ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accessible tourism; Ageing; Business case instrument; Business case study; Disability; Triple bottom line; Universal design

Indexed keywords

AGING; BUSINESS; DISABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MARKET;

EID: 77952475271     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669581003690668     Document Type: Article

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