Sensory tourism

Sensory tourism is a form of tourism, that caters for people with vision impairment. Those suffering from vision impairment face many difficulties based around mainstream tourism such as access to information, navigation, safety and the knowledge of others around them.[1] This has caused the visionless members of society to travel much less than those with no vision impairment. Combining the theories behind tourism in terms of its psychology and its relation to the senses, an inclusive experience for the visually disabled was developed.[2] Sensory tourism engages the physical and multi-sensory aspects of tourism, enhancing the tourism experience specifically for those with, but also benefitting those without vision impairment.[3]

  1. ^ Packer, Tanya L (2008). "TOURIST EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH VISION IMPAIRMENT" (PDF). Curtin University. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Clifford, Jessica (2019-03-24). "The life-changing form of tourism that involves everything but sightseeing". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  3. ^ Pan, Steve; Ryan, Chris (2009-11-01). "Tourism Sense-Making: The Role of the Senses and Travel Journalism". Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing. 26 (7): 625–639. doi:10.1080/10548400903276897. hdl:10397/27922. ISSN 1054-8408. S2CID 153598874.