{"title":"Empowering people with visual disabilities through rural tourism: the benefits of nature activities and how the various travel constraints can be overcome","authors":"Ana Gomes, C. Eusébio","doi":"10.1080/02508281.2023.2221071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2023.2221071","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to identify the main constraints faced by people with visual disabilities (PwVD) when visiting a rural destination, as well as the benefits sought through their participation in rural tourism. Furthermore, this study also intends to identify the main strategies used by PwVD to overcome the barriers encountered in rural destinations. A triangulation of qualitative methods was used to collect and analyse data, comprising various online forums and blogs posts related to the tourism experiences of PwVD, together with fifteen semi-structured interviews conducted with Portuguese PwVD. The results reveal that PwVD find rural destinations compelling and that they look for sensorial stimuli in nature as a means for self-development and relaxation, while the lack of public transport and accessible information dissuades PwVD from seeking rural tourism experiences. These constraints are often overcome with the use of various smartphone apps, the aid of travel companions, or the help of residents. Based on the results obtained in this study, a set of guidelines is proposed to improve the level of accessibility of rural tourism destinations, contributing to the empowerment of PwVD.","PeriodicalId":47549,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Recreation Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77272688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The relationship between accommodation type and tourists’ in-destination behaviour","authors":"B. Mckercher, B. Prideaux, Michelle Thompson","doi":"10.1080/02508281.2023.2221070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2023.2221070","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47549,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Recreation Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80434011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rosliyana Perangin-Angin, Rokhshad Tavakoli, C. Kusumo
{"title":"Inclusive tourism: the experiences and expectations of Indonesian wheelchair tourists in nature tourism","authors":"Rosliyana Perangin-Angin, Rokhshad Tavakoli, C. Kusumo","doi":"10.1080/02508281.2023.2221092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2023.2221092","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study sought to understand the travel experiences and expectations of wheelchair tourists. The increasing demand for wheelchair tourists to visit natural destinations, the barriers while travelling, and the inclusivity of tourism are the main motivations of this study. While previous studies have investigated accessibility in tourism, they have rarely focused on inclusive tourism, especially from wheelchair tourists’ perspective. Driven by social constructivism theory, this research presents the results of the experiences of Indonesian wheelchair tourists in natural destinations by utilising the exclusion-inclusion and critical theory. In this emancipatory disability research, snowball sampling was employed to conduct semi-structured interviews with ten wheelchair users, and the empirical materials were thematically analysed. The findings revealed that participants were excited about travelling, but the barriers made wheelchair tourists more selective in choosing natural destinations. Inclusivity was perceived to be an issue that required the achievement of a cultural shift. While accessibility was deemed necessary, service and concern from tourism providers and other tourists were crucial at the lower experience level during travel. A ‘friend in tourism’ was reported as necessary to push toward inclusivity and equality in the tourism industry to ensure a better future.","PeriodicalId":47549,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Recreation Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80415789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adiyukh Berbekova, M. Uysal, Danni Wang, Sujie Wang
{"title":"Tourism development as a moderator between emotion and well-being","authors":"Adiyukh Berbekova, M. Uysal, Danni Wang, Sujie Wang","doi":"10.1080/02508281.2023.2216524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2023.2216524","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47549,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Recreation Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84374959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In-destination online shopping: A new tourist shopping mode and innovation for cross-border tourists","authors":"Y. Xu, Fiona X. Yang, Man Kan Leong","doi":"10.1080/02508281.2023.2212353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2023.2212353","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47549,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Recreation Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72637932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bailey Koerner, Wiwik Sushartami, Daniel M. Spencer
{"title":"An assessment of tourism policies and planning in Indonesia","authors":"Bailey Koerner, Wiwik Sushartami, Daniel M. Spencer","doi":"10.1080/02508281.2023.2214030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2023.2214030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47549,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Recreation Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75318171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Not the Same as Real Experience! – a qualitative inquiry into how participants make sense of their online tours","authors":"N. Yamada, Makiko Matsuda","doi":"10.1080/02508281.2023.2212352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2023.2212352","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47549,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Recreation Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81453893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Hosseini, Abolfazl Siyamiyan Gorji, Tan Vo‐Thanh, M. Zaman
{"title":"Behind the hashtags: exploring tourists’ motivations in a social media-centred boycott campaign","authors":"S. Hosseini, Abolfazl Siyamiyan Gorji, Tan Vo‐Thanh, M. Zaman","doi":"10.1080/02508281.2023.2210010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2023.2210010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47549,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Recreation Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86491667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tourism and final wish making: the discourse of terminal illness and travel","authors":"G. Willson, A. McIntosh, C. Cockburn-Wootten","doi":"10.1080/02508281.2023.2207155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2023.2207155","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper identifies a new discourse about tourism, that of final wish making. The website communications of charitable foundations whose dedicated purpose is to grant final wishes for adults with a terminal illness and their families were examined using critical discourse analysis. Specifically, the aim of this study was to understand how these charitable organisations construct, communicate and mediate meanings around terminal illness and travel for these individuals. Our study found that, promoted as a final wish in one’s life, tourism is framed as a transformational concept that is beneficial in the imminent time before death, as a legacy for life, and after death. Our analysis indicated implications around the memory-making potential of tourism and the differential power relations between final wish organisers and vulnerable individuals with a terminal illness. The paper calls for further research exploring the marginalisation of the terminally ill through tourism, but equally the potential of tourism to include the most vulnerable tourists in their final days.","PeriodicalId":47549,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Recreation Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87616628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}