Abstract:
Given the growing numbers of consumers of
leisure-oriented products and services for
whom barrier-free travel would be
welcomed, the United Nations Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific (ESCAP) identified Barrier-Free
Tourism as presenting market potential for
the Asia-Pacific region. The research,
subsequently commissioned to demonstrate
an economic rationale and to develop
guidelines for the development of a BFT
industry, fulfilled these and other objectives
through the use of a literature review,
secondary data, questionnaires and webbased
searches The final report submitted to
ESCAP incorporated numerous examples of
best practice and recommendations in
conjunction with the conclusion that BFT
indeed presents a significant, market
potential.
