(Dis)embodied air travel experiences: Disability, discrimination and the affect of a discontinuous air travel chain

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-101

  Darcy, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air travel; Citizenship; Disability; Embodiment; Human rights; Lived experience; Social model; Travel chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901988040     PISSN: 14476770     EISSN: 18395260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jht.2012.9     Document Type: Article

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