Accessibility of Destinations

M. R. Dileep () and Francesca Pagliara ()
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M. R. Dileep: Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS)
Francesca Pagliara: University of Naples Federico II

Chapter Chapter 4 in Transportation Systems for Tourism, 2023, pp 65-83 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract AccessibilityAccessibility needs to be among the prime priorities of a destination. It is central to the spatial interactionsSpatial interaction that occur as part of people's movement for the purpose of visiting. According to van der Berg et al. (Urban tourism: Performance and strategies in Eight European cities. Ashgate, Aldershot, 1995), external accessibilityAccessibility as well as internal accessibilityAccessibility is critical to the attractiveness of tourist products. A destination's accessAccess and accessibility are not limited to reaching the destinationDestination from tourist-origin places. Instead, it has multiple dimensions. Every tourist attraction within a destination also needs accessAccess. Moreover, accessing accommodation and other tourism industries is also important.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22127-9_4

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