Experiences of tourists with intellectual disabilities: A phenomenological approach

Gillovic, B; McIntosh, A; Cockburn-Wootten, C; Darcy, S

Experiences of tourists with intellectual disabilities: A phenomenological approach

Gillovic, B McIntosh, A Cockburn-Wootten, C Darcy, S

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2021, 48, pp. 155-162
Issue Date:: 2021-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Gillovic, B
dc.contributor.author	McIntosh, A
dc.contributor.author	Cockburn-Wootten, C
dc.contributor.author	Darcy, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5394-2566
dc.date.accessioned	2021-12-13T00:41:36Z
dc.date.available	2021-12-13T00:41:36Z
dc.date.issued	2021-09-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2021, 48, pp. 155-162
dc.identifier.issn	1447-6770
dc.identifier.issn	1839-5260
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/152257
dc.description.abstract	This paper aims to explore ways in which adults with intellectual disabilities experience tourism. The study applies phenomenology and draws on in-depth interviews with participants with intellectual disabilities focusing on their lived experiences of tourism. The tourism experience was significant and meaningful to the participants, in that tourism provided a sense of ‘normality,’ encouraged self-efficacy, and strengthened relational connections. This paper advances theory by conceptualising the nature of the tourism experience through the authentic voices and lived experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities. This lens of intellectual disability addresses a scarcity of representation in existing tourism scholarship, augmenting and advancing inclusive understandings of tourism experiences for these individuals with disabilities.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jhtm.2021.06.003
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1504 Commercial Services, 1506 Tourism
dc.title	Experiences of tourists with intellectual disabilities: A phenomenological approach
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	48
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utslib.for	1506 Tourism
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Centre for Health Technologies (CHT)
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dc.date.updated	2021-12-13T00:41:36Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	48

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This paper aims to explore ways in which adults with intellectual disabilities experience tourism. The study applies phenomenology and draws on in-depth interviews with participants with intellectual disabilities focusing on their lived experiences of tourism. The tourism experience was significant and meaningful to the participants, in that tourism provided a sense of ‘normality,’ encouraged self-efficacy, and strengthened relational connections. This paper advances theory by conceptualising the nature of the tourism experience through the authentic voices and lived experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities. This lens of intellectual disability addresses a scarcity of representation in existing tourism scholarship, augmenting and advancing inclusive understandings of tourism experiences for these individuals with disabilities.

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