Exploring the Propensity to Travel of People with Disabilities: A Literature Review

Although accessible tourism represents an interesting research field, the study on the participation of people with disabilities (PwDs) in tourism activities and the constraints limiting their involvement is still in its initial phase. This paper proposes a comprehensive review of the literature on the role of constraints on the travel propensity of PwDs. It also offers an empirical application using the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and structural constraints model as the primary guiding theoretical framework. The findings revealed that the presence of constraints limits the intention to travel of PwDs. Additionally, they underlined that many PwDs give up travelling despite the attempts of many tourist destinations to reduce or eliminate these constraints.