Which accessible travel products are people with disabilities willing to pay more? A choice experiment

Seong Ok Lyu

Tourism Management, 2017, vol. 59, issue C, 404-412

Abstract: Despite the rapidly increasing number of tourists with disabilities, which is known to have a strong nexus with senior travel market, tourism industry has paid little attention to the distinctive preferences of these tourists for accessible travel products. Using a sample of Koreans with mobility disabilities, this study aims to better understand how they make decisions to choose optimal accessible travel products. The results of the choice experiment indicate that respondents place the heaviest weight on the accessibility of accommodation facilities for their maximization of travel satisfaction. The results also suggest that tourists with disabilities show higher willingness-to-pay values on particular tour buses equipped with more accessibility devices. Based on study findings, this study provides several management implications that help tourism professionals develop appropriate accessible travel products for their clientele with disabilities.

Keywords: Accessible travel; Choice experiment; Willingness-to-pay; People with disabilities; Travel products (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2016.09.002

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