Inclusive tourism development in Sortavala district of the Republic of Karelia
The problem of availability of tourism infrastructure for disabled tourists is being discussed by the tourism community and is of great social importance. This type of tourism involves access without any restrictions for all people to tourist services and products. It is provided by accessible envir...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:10436926 2024-09-15T18:32:16+00:00 Inclusive tourism development in Sortavala district of the Republic of Karelia Plotnikova, V. S. Afonina, O. D. Maximov, M. I. 2023-12-15 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10436926 rus rus Russian State University of Tourism and Service (RSUTS) https://zenodo.org/communities/ruservices https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10436925 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10436926 oai:zenodo.org:10436926 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Services in Russia and Abroad, 17(6), 84-95, (2023-12-15) inclusive tourism Republic of Karelia Accessible Tourism portal info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2023 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1043692610.5281/zenodo.10436925 2024-07-27T00:35:12Z The problem of availability of tourism infrastructure for disabled tourists is being discussed by the tourism community and is of great social importance. This type of tourism involves access without any restrictions for all people to tourist services and products. It is provided by accessible environment: visual, auditory, cognitive, mobile. The article deals with organizational issues related to the provision of tourist services to disabled people. The criteria of an accessible environment should consider the convenience, safety, comfort and informativeness of routes for disabled people. The authors analyze the accessibility of the area and tourist infrastructure in the Sortavala district of the Republic of Karelia, as well as transport accessibility, availability of accommodation facilities, food, tourist facilities, leisure facilities located in the area. Based on this analysis, the article presents recommendations for the inclusive tourism development in the region and a draft model of an informational barrier-free site, accumulating information about tourism products and tourism infrastructure and aimed at developing accessible tourism for citizens with disabilities. The implementation of the Accessible Tourism portal will make it possible to bring information about special programs for disabled people, adapted both in terms of accessibility and cost to target groups, to form stable associations of people with limited mobility for organized recreation. These measures will assist in introducing tourists with special needs to cultural and educational tourism and the realization of their right to rest. Article in Journal/Newspaper Republic of Karelia Zenodo |
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The problem of availability of tourism infrastructure for disabled tourists is being discussed by the tourism community and is of great social importance. This type of tourism involves access without any restrictions for all people to tourist services and products. It is provided by accessible environment: visual, auditory, cognitive, mobile. The article deals with organizational issues related to the provision of tourist services to disabled people. The criteria of an accessible environment should consider the convenience, safety, comfort and informativeness of routes for disabled people. The authors analyze the accessibility of the area and tourist infrastructure in the Sortavala district of the Republic of Karelia, as well as transport accessibility, availability of accommodation facilities, food, tourist facilities, leisure facilities located in the area. Based on this analysis, the article presents recommendations for the inclusive tourism development in the region and a draft model of an informational barrier-free site, accumulating information about tourism products and tourism infrastructure and aimed at developing accessible tourism for citizens with disabilities. The implementation of the Accessible Tourism portal will make it possible to bring information about special programs for disabled people, adapted both in terms of accessibility and cost to target groups, to form stable associations of people with limited mobility for organized recreation. These measures will assist in introducing tourists with special needs to cultural and educational tourism and the realization of their right to rest. |
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Plotnikova, V. S. Afonina, O. D. Maximov, M. I. |
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Plotnikova, V. S. Afonina, O. D. Maximov, M. I. |
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Inclusive tourism development in Sortavala district of the Republic of Karelia |
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Inclusive tourism development in Sortavala district of the Republic of Karelia |
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Inclusive tourism development in Sortavala district of the Republic of Karelia |
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Inclusive tourism development in Sortavala district of the Republic of Karelia |
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Inclusive tourism development in Sortavala district of the Republic of Karelia |
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inclusive tourism development in sortavala district of the republic of karelia |
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Russian State University of Tourism and Service (RSUTS) |
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2023 |
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Services in Russia and Abroad, 17(6), 84-95, (2023-12-15) |
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