Acessibilidade como fator determinante para a escolha do destino turístico

Abstract

Considering the fact that the brazilian population is aging, that is, there is a tendency to increase the number of elderly people in the country, and according to the latest survey by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) there are about 45, 6 million people with some type of disability, the existence of accessibility in all its forms is very important. In this regard, the rights and norms prescribed in the World Code of Ethics for Tourism (1999) and the Disabled Persons Statute (2015) regarding the guarantee of the right to free access to tourism, leisure and recreation should be considered. cultural activities in general. This study brings to light a little thematic approach in the country, where it deals with the influence of accessibility as a determining factor in the choice of tourist destination. The methodology used was of a qualitative nature; exploratory and explanatory; non-probabilistic sampling; data collection by online questionnaire; analysis of data by interpretation based on the studied theory and results of the questionnaire; technical bibliographical procedures and case study and inductive method. Regarding the results of this study, people have the habit of researching about the accessibility of their destinations, however accessibility is not necessarily a determining factor in the choice of tourist destination, since most people also claimed to travel generally even without accessibility. This study brings to Tourism, as a gym, a subject of extreme importance and little studied in the country, the relationship between accessibility and choice of tourist destination. This research may inspire other academics and researchers in the field to work on this aspect, which is so current and important, both for tourist destinations and for tourists with disabilities and reduced mobility.