DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM FOR ALL IN THE EASTERN ECONOMIC
Keywords:
Tourism Management, Tourism for All, Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC.)Abstract
The objectives of this qualitative research were to develop a guideline for tourism for all of the EEC. development project. For doing this research, the sequence of data analysis’s presentation, the researchers used phenomenological data analysis and also applied in-depth interviews. The researcher selected a group of key informants snowball sampling from government agencies, private sectors and people involved in tourism management of the Eastern Economic Corridor Development Project which are also included tourism academics, representative of the mobility impaired, representative for the hearing impaired, visually impaired representative and representatives of the elderly. The sample consisted of 34 people.
The results of the research revealed that the development guidelines for tourism for all of the Eastern Economic Corridor Development Project consisted of 4 proposed policy: 1.) Creating an image of tourism for all; 2.) Promoting community participation in order to lead to a tourism city for all; 3.) Upgrading the quality of tourism service standards for all to support the tourism of disabled tourists and elderly tourists; and 4.) Raising the standards of tourist attractions for all of the Eastern Economic Corridor Development Project.
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