OUTBOUND TOURISM BY THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED INHABITANTS OF KRAKÓW: CURRENT SITUATION AND FUTURE NEEDS Cover Image

TURYSTYKA WYJAZDOWA NIEPEŁNOSPRAWNYCH RUCHOWO MIESZKAŃCÓW KRAKOWA – STAN I POTRZEBY
OUTBOUND TOURISM BY THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED INHABITANTS OF KRAKÓW: CURRENT SITUATION AND FUTURE NEEDS

Author(s): Mirosław Furmanek
Subject(s): Evaluation research, Health and medicine and law, Tourism, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Kraków; locomotor disability; tourism for the disabled; outbound tourism;

Summary/Abstract: The article is an analysis of outbound tourism by those with locomotor disabilities living in Kraków. Two aspects were compared: their tourism activity before and after the occurrence of the disability. The article describes seasonality, length of stay and destinations, limitations encountered, preferred forms of tourism, organisation of travel, preferred accommodation, means of transport and expenditure. It also presents motivations, expectations and the impact of their experience on future travel behaviour.

  • Issue Year: 24/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 7-15
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish