The past, present, and future of accessible tourism researchA bibliometric analysis using the Scopus database

  1. Suárez Henríquez, Cristian 1
  2. Ricoy Cano, Adrián Jesús 1
  3. Hernández Galán, Jesús 2
  4. de la Fuente Robles, Yolanda María 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Jaén
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    Universidad de Jaén

    Jaén, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0122p5f64

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Revista:
Journal of accessibility and design for all: JACCES

ISSN: 2013-7087

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 12

Número: 1

Páginas: 26-60

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.17411/JACCES.V12I1.350 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Journal of accessibility and design for all: JACCES

Resumen

At present, it is estimated that there are more than 1 billion people with some type of disability worldwide. Against this background, it is important to reconceive every life sphere and activity to ensure the inclusion, participation and equal opportunity of people with disabilities and to promote respect for their capacities and desires as people. The tourism sector is leaving large segments of global society behind. Tourism companies need more training and guidance to address the requirements of tourists who have specific needs or require certain types of support. This study aims to analyze and map the progress in scientific research on accessible tourism. To achieve this objective, this paper presents a bibliometric analysis of scientific papers on accessible tourism published in the Scopus database between 1997 and 2021. The study used the VOSviewer and CiteSpace software to map and visualize publication trends within this field. A total of 254 articles were included, of which 95.6% were original research. These studies were published in 52 countries. Australia is among the countries with high research productivity in this field. The most productive journals are Tourism Management and Sustainability (Switzerland), and the most prominent author is Simon Darcy. The analysis of keywords allows us to continually review the opportunities that new information and communication technologies (specifically smartphones and virtual reality) offer for the future development of the accessible tourism sector.

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