How Diverse are Tourists with Disabilities? A Pilot Study on Accessible Leisure Tourism Experiences in Portugal

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 531-550

  Figueiredo, Elisabete ^a   Eusébio, Celeste ^a   Kastenholz, Elisabeth ^a  

^a Campus Universitário de Santiago   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Accessible tourism experiences; Market segmentation; Motivations to travel; Tourists with disabilities; Travel behavior; Travel needs

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DISABILITY; LEISURE INDUSTRY; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84867647087     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.1913     Document Type: Article

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