Barrier-free environment as an aspect for the development of accessible ecotourism

Abstract

Nowadays, in the entire palette of famous types of tourism, accessible ecotourism is one of the most promising ones. This area of tourism plays an important social role in the life of people with physical disabilities. Thanks to accessible ecotourism, the environment for people with disabilities is expanding. The paper analyzes the development of accessible tourism using the example of Krasnodar and the Krasnodar Krai, actualizes the need for the development of this type of tourism and establishes its importance for people with disabilities. It was revealed that it is necessary to carry out the state policy of the field of accessible tourism and plan the development of this sector at the state and regional levels using advanced information technologies. Routes that will be equipped with the necessary equipment for a comfortable moving and stay of people with disabilities are presented. The project approach allowed developing a model of mobile application for the development of accessible ecotourism in the Krasnodar Krai and throughout the whole country with the inclusion of all interested authorities in the solution of the problem, pooling the necessary resources and social survey. The results of the study and the experience of personal participation of the authors are given in this paper.