Accessible adventure tourism: analysis of supply in the central region of Portugal
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
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Resumo: | The increase in adventure tourism reflects a change in the behavior of tourists, with motivations based on more active activities, and their demand is increasing for amongst disabled individuals. In this sense, the supply of accessible products has been an increasing concern for the tourist organizations.However, this dimension is not always valued by organizations, justifying the lack of relevance due to lack of information, economic reasons or lack of financial support for their implementation. In order to analyze whether the existing services are adequately adapted to the target public in question, a survey was carried out, applied to 451 Adventure Tourism companies from the central region of Portugal. It can be concluded that, of the 73 companies that responded to the survey, about half have activities and/or services adapted to individuals with disabilities. The adaptation is not only done with the aim of increasing sales, but also for the sake of social responsibility. In terms of theoretical contribution, this article allows a clarification regarding the state of the art for accessibility in adventure tourism, something that is still very little studied. In practical terms, it will allow adventure tourism companies to increase strategies focused on people with disabilities, with an interest in the practice of adventure activities. |
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Accessible adventure tourism: analysis of supply in the central region of PortugalTurismo de aventura acessível: análise da oferta na região centro de PortugalThe increase in adventure tourism reflects a change in the behavior of tourists, with motivations based on more active activities, and their demand is increasing for amongst disabled individuals. In this sense, the supply of accessible products has been an increasing concern for the tourist organizations.However, this dimension is not always valued by organizations, justifying the lack of relevance due to lack of information, economic reasons or lack of financial support for their implementation. In order to analyze whether the existing services are adequately adapted to the target public in question, a survey was carried out, applied to 451 Adventure Tourism companies from the central region of Portugal. It can be concluded that, of the 73 companies that responded to the survey, about half have activities and/or services adapted to individuals with disabilities. The adaptation is not only done with the aim of increasing sales, but also for the sake of social responsibility. In terms of theoretical contribution, this article allows a clarification regarding the state of the art for accessibility in adventure tourism, something that is still very little studied. In practical terms, it will allow adventure tourism companies to increase strategies focused on people with disabilities, with an interest in the practice of adventure activities.O aumento crescente do turismo de aventura reflete uma alteração do comportamento dos turistas, com motivações assentes na prática de atividades mais ativas, tendo a sua procura vindo a aumentar por parte dos indivíduos portadores de deficiência. Neste sentido, a oferta de produtos acessíveis tem sido uma preocupação crescente por parte das organizações turísticas. Contudo, esta dimensão nem sempre é valorizada pelas organizações, justificando a pouca relevância atribuída pela falta de informação, por questões económicas ou falta de apoios financeiros para a sua implementação. Com a finalidade de analisar se os serviços existentes se encontram devidamente adaptados ao público-alvo em questão, desenvolveu-se um inquérito, aplicado a 451 empresas de Turismo de Aventura da região Centro de Portugal. Conclui-se que, das 73 empresas que responderam ao inquérito, cerca de metade possuem atividades e/ou serviços adaptados a indivíduos portadores de deficiência. A adaptação não é feita apenas com o objetivo de aumentar as vendas, mas também por uma questão de responsabilidade social. Em termos de contribuição teórica, este artigo permite clarificar o estado da arte sobre a acessibilidade do turismo de aventura, algo ainda pouco estudado. Em termos práticos, permitirá às empresas de turismo de aventura incrementar estratégias focadas nas pessoas portadoras de deficiência, com interesse na prática de atividades de aventura.Departamento de Economia, Gestão, Engenharia Industrial e Turismo da Universidade de Aveiro2017-01-01T00:00:00Zjournal articlejournal articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.34624/rtd.v1i27/28.8429oai:proa.ua.pt:article/8429Journal of Tourism & Development; Vol 1 No 27/28 (2017); 319-332Revista Turismo & Desenvolvimento; vol. 1 n.º 27/28 (2017); 319-3322182-14531645-9261reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://proa.ua.pt/index.php/rtd/article/view/8429https://doi.org/10.34624/rtd.v1i27/28.8429https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/rtd/article/view/8429/5971https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLopes, RitaBarroco, CristinaAntunes, Joaquim2022-09-26T10:56:33Zoai:proa.ua.pt:article/8429Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:05:22.109554Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Accessible adventure tourism: analysis of supply in the central region of Portugal Turismo de aventura acessível: análise da oferta na região centro de Portugal |
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Accessible adventure tourism: analysis of supply in the central region of Portugal Lopes, Rita |
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Accessible adventure tourism: analysis of supply in the central region of Portugal |
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Lopes, Rita |
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Lopes, Rita Barroco, Cristina Antunes, Joaquim |
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Lopes, Rita Barroco, Cristina Antunes, Joaquim |
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The increase in adventure tourism reflects a change in the behavior of tourists, with motivations based on more active activities, and their demand is increasing for amongst disabled individuals. In this sense, the supply of accessible products has been an increasing concern for the tourist organizations.However, this dimension is not always valued by organizations, justifying the lack of relevance due to lack of information, economic reasons or lack of financial support for their implementation. In order to analyze whether the existing services are adequately adapted to the target public in question, a survey was carried out, applied to 451 Adventure Tourism companies from the central region of Portugal. It can be concluded that, of the 73 companies that responded to the survey, about half have activities and/or services adapted to individuals with disabilities. The adaptation is not only done with the aim of increasing sales, but also for the sake of social responsibility. In terms of theoretical contribution, this article allows a clarification regarding the state of the art for accessibility in adventure tourism, something that is still very little studied. In practical terms, it will allow adventure tourism companies to increase strategies focused on people with disabilities, with an interest in the practice of adventure activities. |
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