The Problems and Prospects of Infrastructure Development for the Needs of Inclusive Tourism

Abstract

According to experts, inclusive tourism today can be called a rapidly developing sector of the tourism market. Disability or person’s functional limitations is a complex social factor whose impact cannot be ignored by any society. The relevance of the topic of this publication is stipulated by the fact that tourism can be an effective means of integrating persons with limited or special needs into contemporary society. The article is aimed at researching the problems and prospects of infrastructure development for the needs of inclusive tourism and defining the priority directions of formation of such infrastructure in Ukraine. The world tendencies of development of inclusive tourism, in particular in the European countries, are studied. The current status of development of inclusive tourism in Ukraine and prospects of improvement of the corresponding infrastructure are analyzed. The recommendations on enhancement of development of this type of tourism on the basis of stimulation of development of industries, which directly or indirectly are involved in tourism business, are elaborated.

Keywords

• inclusive tourism
• infrastructure
• social innovations
• hotel enterprises