Article 2019

Revisiting tourism studies curriculum to highlight accessible and inclusive tourism

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Liasidou, Sotiroula
 UJ
Umbelino, Jorge
 AÉ
Amorim, Éricka
Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism
Journal · Vol. 19 · Issue 2 · pp. 112-125
Abstract

A notable development in the past few years is that the concept of accessible and inclusive tourism (AIT) has gained momentum. This paper has two aims: first, to identify the extent to which tourism studies curricula can cultivate ethical behaviour in light of international legal mandates and conventions promoting the rights of people with disabilities (PwDs); and second, to point up AIT as a broader concept that matters to other population groups, namely seniors, pregnant women and families with baby carriages, people who follow special diets or have different morphologies to be integrated into the much larger category of people with special needs (PwSNs). This study was conducted with 254 self-administered questionnaires to tourism and hospitality students and recent alumni. The results of the study suggest that disability in tourism studies is a rather neglected topic of discussion. © 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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tourism education tourism curriculum special needs accessible and inclusive tourism

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Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Faculty of Management and Economics, Limassol, Cyprus
Senior Researcher at the Centre for Geographical Studies, Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril, Estoril, Lisbon, Portugal
Researcher at the Centre for Geographical Studies, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Tomar, Santarem, Portugal
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