A whole-of-life approach to tourism: The case for accessible tourism experiences

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-44

  Darcy, Simon ^a   Dickson, Tracey J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accessible tourism; Ageing; Destination management; Disability; Universal design; Whole of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952481525     PISSN: 14476770     EISSN: 18395260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/jhtm.16.1.32     Document Type: Article

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