Accessibility of tourism space from a geographical perspective

Zajadacz, Alina

doi:10.2478/tour-2014-0005

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“…The leading European countries of international tourism place significant emphasis on this issuesuch as can be seen in the efforts made by Spain (Vila et al, 2015) and Italy (Agovino et al, 2017) in accessible tourism. As for the former socialist countries, Poland concentrates considerable resources to the research of this subject (Zajadacz, 2014(Zajadacz, , 2019, and it is also clear that there is a growing interest in research into accessible tourism among Hungarian researchers, too (Gonda and Raffay, 2020a). The implementation of accessible tourism is not equal with physical accessibility.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Travelling Habits of People With Disabilities

Gonda¹,

Tourism²

2021

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Accessible tourism is an under-researched area in Hungary. Based on the results of a questionnaire survey, the aim of the present study is to present several specific features of the travel demand of people with disabilities, the foremost focus being the examination of the most popular tourism products in the demand of people with disabilities. 268 Hungarians responded to the survey in online and face-to-face contexts. In addition to the Hungarian survey, the article also covers small-sample research results from four other countries (Germany, Italy, Spain and Croatia). The results show that members of the target group reject segregation solutions during their travels, and, as opposed to integration, clearly demand inclusion. Their travel frequency is above average of the entire population, with interests as diverse as those without disabilities. The issue of accessible tourism affects 10% of the European population, and thus, besides the significance of the issue from a social and societal point of view, this segment cannot be neglected in terms of its market value either. Understanding the expectations of stakeholders and their specific consumer habits is an essential requirement in the development of appropriate tourism supply and in ensuring equal access to services.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Travelling Habits of People With Disabilities

Gonda¹,

Tourism²

2021

GTG

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“…Így kiemelést érdemelnek Spanyolország (VILA -DARCY -GONZÁLEZ, 2015) és Olaszország (AGOVINO ET AL., 2017) turisztikai akadálymentesítés terén tett törekvései. A volt szocialista országok közül Lengyelországban fordítanak nagy figyelmet a téma kutatására (ZAJADACZ, 2014(ZAJADACZ, , 2019, és egyértelműen látszik az is, hogy a hazai kutatók körében is növekszik az érdeklődés az akadálymentes turizmus kutatása iránt (GONDA -RAFFAY, 2020a). A személyes tapasztalataink szerint a hazai gyakorlathoz képest lényegesen jobb a helyzet Németországban, ahol az élet minden területén (beleértve a turizmus számára kiemelten fontos közlekedést) korrekt megoldások találhatóak az akadálymentesítésre, az egyenlő esélyű hozzáférés biztosítására.…”

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A fogyatékossággal élők utazási szokásai

Gonda¹,

Raffay²

2021

TVT

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A hazai turizmuskutatás nem eléggé vizsgált területe az akadálymentes turizmus. Csak az elmúlt néhány évben figyelhető meg ebben változás, az által, hogy néhány kutató érdeklődési körébe került a téma vizsgálata. A szerzők egy kérdőíves vizsgálat eredményére építve mutatják be a fogyatékossággal élők utazási gyakoriságát és utazási keresletük néhány fontos vonását. A hazai szakirodalom összefoglalása mellett kitérnek a meghatározó nemzetközi szakirodalom bemutatására is. Az akadálymentes turizmus kérdésköre az európai lakosság 10%-át érinti, tehát túl a kérdés társadalmi és szociális jelentőségén, piaci szempontból sem elhanyagolható létszámról van szó. Az érintettek elvárásainak és speciális fogyasztói szokásainak a megismerése feltétlenül szükséges a megfelelő kínálat kialakításához, illetve a szolgáltatások egyenlő esélyű elérésének a biztosításához. A szerzők, a Peer Act nevű Erasmus projekt szakértőiként közreműködve hazánkon kívül további 4 ország (Németország, Olaszország, Spanyolország és Horvátország) kismintás kutatási eredményeire is kitérnek.

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“…An alternative to the models presented above is the geographical model of disability (GM model). This concept applies experience gathered to date (connected to the MM and SM models) and focuses mainly on the interrelation between PwD and geographical space (Zajadacz, 2014b). Geographers connect the nature of factors causing disability both with social and spatial aspects of the human environment, they promote solutions which are more "inclusive" and which provide access to sites and the full scope of life in society taking different degrees and types of disability into consideration (Chouinard, Hall, & Wilton, 2010).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes of Future Tourism Sector Employees Towards Organise Accessible Tourism

Zajadacz¹

2016

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The aim of this paper is to show a theoretical approach to the evolution of concepts perceiving disability, taking into account the medical, social, and geographical models, as the basis for the development of principles concerning the organisation of accessible tourism for people with disabilities (PwD). The main research objective was to identify the current attitudes of future, potential employees in the tourism (tourism and recreation students at the time of the study) towards accessible tourism. The study was based on surveys performed in May 2013 at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (UAM, Poland) and the State University in Irkutsk (ИГУ, Russia), a total sample of 216 people. The main section of the survey contained four questions regarding issues such as: optimal ways to organise tourism products for people with a disability; attitudes towards spending leisure time together with people with a disability; and specific requirements concerning the introduction of various types of improvements in tourism products aimed at people with a disability. In both cases, the results revealed that future tourism employees hold attitudes which are prevailingly open and positive towards the needs of tourists with disabilities. However, the hypothesis that the main factor influencing a reluctance to enter into contact with PwD is a lack of experience in this area, resulting in insufficient knowledge of what conditions the behaviour of PwD was also confirmed. This is a highly significant conclusion which should consider if mandatory educational programmes in the field of tourism and recreation studies are to be improved.

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Accessibility of tourism space from a geographical perspective

Cited by 14 publications

References 12 publications

Travelling Habits of People With Disabilities

Travelling Habits of People With Disabilities

A fogyatékossággal élők utazási szokásai

Attitudes of Future Tourism Sector Employees Towards Organise Accessible Tourism

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