Rickly, JM, Halpern, N, Hansen, M and Welsman, J (2022) Traveling with a guide dog: Confidence, constraints and affective qualities of the human-guide dog relationship. Tourism Management, 93. ISSN 0261-5177

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Abstract

Guide dogs enhance the confidence of people with vision impairment (PwVI) and improve their everyday mobility, but they also present constraints to travel. This paper investigates the influence of the PwVI-guide dog relationship on travel behavior through a mixed method study of guide dog owners in the United Kingdom. Results from the quantitative analysis show that confidence to work the dog outside its normal environment has a significant positive effect on the number of overnight trips taken with the dog. Qualitative findings highlight the affective qualities of the relationship that influence change in travel behavior to accommodate guide dog limitations and well-being. This study expands our understanding of the diversity of interpersonal relations that influence accessible travel behavior and contributes to human-animal relations research in tourism.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1504 Commercial Services; 1505 Marketing; 1506 Tourism; Sport, Leisure & Tourism
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business > HF5410 Marketing. Distribution of Products G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) > G149 Travel. Voyages and travels (General) > G154.9 Travel and state. Tourism
Divisions:	Business and Management (from Sep 19)
Publisher:	Elsevier
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	31 Jan 2023 09:42
Last Modified:	08 Jul 2024 00:50
DOI or ID number:	10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104617
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18762

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