INNOVATIVE GOOD PRACTICE IN ACCESSIBLE TOURISM
INNOVATIVE GOOD PRACTICE IN ACCESSIBLE TOURISM

Summary/Abstract: The majority of people take barrier-free life for granted. In fact, it is estimated that 10 to16% of the world’s population is affected by some form of disability, either permanently or intermittently. In developed countries, accessibility is also receiving increasing attention in the organisation of tourism supply, partly out of humanitarian considerations and partly in recognition of the significant business potential. In the most general terms, accessible tourism is tourism that is equally accessible to all, including people with disabilities, people with temporary disabilities, older people, people with young children and multigenerational families. Accordingly, the main areas of analysis of equal access are the same as the main areas of the supply side of tourism, namely: accommodation services; hospitality; tourist attractions; transport; communication. The authors have collected national good practice in the framework of an international Erasmus+ cooperation and a questionnaire survey was carried out to reach the target group of accessible tourism. The present study is primarily a comparative analysis of good practices, but also touches on the tourism habits of people with disabilities in some issues.

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