Towards a ‘tourism for all’ policy for Ireland: achieving real sustainability in Irish tourism

Griffin, Kevin; Stacey, Jane

doi:10.1080/13683500.2011.568053

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“…For example, people with vision problems comprise one of the most neglected groups of tourists with disabilities [25]. A tourism policy for all represents an innovative response to the challenges of social exclusion and inequality while improving the economy of the tourism sector through job creation and regional development [26].…”

Section: Accessible Tourismmentioning

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Portuguese and Spanish DMOs’ Accessibility Apps and Websites

Fernández-Díaz

Correia

Matos

2021

JTAER

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“Tourism for all” is based on three main aspects: accessible tourism, sustainable tourism and social tourism. Accessibility is an essential part of responsible and sustainable tourism. A sizable segment of the population comprises people who have a type of disability or people who are older and, as a result of age, experience diminished physical and/or mental abilities. The aim of this study is to analyze whether the mobile applications and websites of Portuguese and Spanish Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) are accessible. For this purpose, accessible destinations listed by the Tur4all project were taken as a sample for a quantitative exploratory study. Several tools related to accessibility were used to determine their level of compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. The results reveal that the percentage of non-compliance with accessibility criteria is very high in DMOs in Portugal and especially in Spain. In conclusion, tourism for all is important, including its digital tools. The practical implications include guidance on accessibility for institutions and companies, as well as a need to raise awareness of its importance in the tourism sector. This is the only study that analyzes the accessibility of both apps and websites of the same institution according to the requirements in WCAG 2.1.

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Section: Accessible Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Portuguese and Spanish DMOs’ Accessibility Apps and Websites

Fernández-Díaz

Correia

Matos

2021

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“…Hunter-Jones ( 2011) is showing the role and contribution of charities in the organisation of social tourism practices in his study. Griffin and Stacey (2011) state in their study that in Ireland, even if the social inclusion is on the agenda of government, tourism is renowned for economic point of view and attention is not on "making the tourism accessible for all" as the concept of "tourism for all" is not yet fully understood and perceived. In Poland, social tourism played an important role during the socialist system, but today it is in decline.…”

Section: The Policies and Practices Of Social Tourism With Sustainable Approach In The Worldmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Social tourism being evaluated as a constituent of sustainable tourism (Baumgartner, 2011;Griffin and Stacey, 2011) is researched in this study to find out how social tourism can be practised in İzmir with a sustainable approach. Thus the main question of the study is how can social tourism with a sustainable approach be applied in İzmir?…”

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A sustainable approach to social tourism development: The case of İzmir city

Sonuç¹,

Oral²

2017

Journal of Tourism Theory and Research

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The main purpose of this study is to research social tourism within sustainable tourism approach and to produce proposals for İzmir on this issue. It is pointed out in this study that, nowadays, very diverse practices of social tourism policies in the world have the objective of increasing individual and social wellbeing and quality of life focusing on the social inclusion with more humanistic point of view for the people who cannot participate in holidays because of their physical, financial and alike disadvantages. Following the theoretical part comprising the review of the resources about the studies of national and international organizations and the legal principles and implications of social tourism in different countries from the world including Turkey about the social tourism within the sustainable tourism approach; comes the practical part of the research. In this part of the study, the data gathered by semi-structured interviews with the representatives of the institutions concerned with social tourism mentioned in the related part of "Tourism Strategy of Turkey 2023, Action Plan 2007-2013 is analyzed with Nvivo11 qualitative data analysis program and the results and suggestions are inferred with content analysis. Consequently, the study brings a sustainable perspective to social tourism in İzmir, contributes to the literature and brings concrete suggestions that may lead the representatives of the sector for the development of social tourism in İzmir with a sustainable approach.To cite this article: Sonuç, N., Oral, S. (2017). A sustainable approach to social tourism development: The case of İzmir city.

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“…Social tourism, a form of social welfare provided by the government, is a clear example of a related tourism policy. Social tourism enhances the quality of life of all residents by providing additional opportunities to enjoy travel experiences, including those with a limited ability (e.g., money, time, and health) [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ]. The World Tourism Organization adopted the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism in 1999, where the right to tourism is noted to address the importance of social tourism [ 11 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, the International Social Tourism Organisation emphasizes the importance of “Tourism for all” in an attempt to expand social tourism across the continents [ 8 ]. Alvarez-Sousa [ 10 ] and Griffin and Stacey [ 9 ] echoed the importance of a tourism-for-all policy in Europe and asserted that more research should be conducted globally.…”

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Sustainable Growth of Social Tourism: A Growth Mixture Modeling Approach Using Heterogeneous Travel Frequency Trajectories

Lee

Baek

2021

IJERPH

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As travel activity has gained attention as one of the essential ways of understanding the sustainable growth of social tourism, a growing number of research projects have been conducted to elucidate the relationship between residents’ travel quantity (frequency) and quality (experience) in both macro and micro perspectives. Yet, very little research has highlighted that travel opportunities are not equally available to residents, especially a longitudinal perspective. The current study classified domestic travelers into four distinct classes using four years of longitudinal data from 5054 Korean residents. Latent growth curve modeling (LGCM) and growth mixture modeling (GMM) were employed to find out (1) the optimal number of classes, (2) the longitudinal travel frequency trajectory of each class, and (3) the distinctive demographic and travel characteristics of the four classes. This study provides some practical implications for policymakers when optimizing available resources for sustainable travel opportunities to relevant target sub-populations. Furthermore, detailed step-by-step analytic tutorials are also introduced for the extended application of longitudinal latent variable analysis in the tourism and hospitality fields, providing additional insights for relevant stakeholders.

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Towards a ‘tourism for all’ policy for Ireland: achieving real sustainability in Irish tourism

Cited by 17 publications

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Portuguese and Spanish DMOs’ Accessibility Apps and Websites

Portuguese and Spanish DMOs’ Accessibility Apps and Websites

A sustainable approach to social tourism development: The case of İzmir city

Sustainable Growth of Social Tourism: A Growth Mixture Modeling Approach Using Heterogeneous Travel Frequency Trajectories

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