ENGELLİ ÇOCUĞA SAHİP EBEVEYNLERİN TURİZM DAVRANIŞLARI

Abstract

Although the disabled tourist market is regarded as an important niche market, it is seen that a significant part of the studies in the literature are directed towards the perception of disabled people's tourism experiences or accessibility of tourism facilities. However, studies on what the tourism behaviors of thefamilies who accompany the disabled individual at any moment are not enough. This research was conducted as a face-to-face questionnaire survey on 256 people in order to determine the tourism behaviors of the parents who bring their disabled children to seven different special education and rehabilitation centers in Kırıkkale. In the study results, participants' reasons for participating in tourism were determined, and it was determined that a significant majority of parents did not participate in tourism activities, parents who participated in tourism activities preferred different types of tourism, and tourism participation rates varied.