Aan de hand van de ‘customer journey’ beschrijven we in dit rapport welke barrières mensen met een beperking ervaren voor, tijdens en na de reis en hoe de reisindustrie hierop kan inspelen. In dit rapport vatten we de belangrijkste bevindingen samen van vijf onderzoeksrapporten en ons literatuuronderzoek …

Dit project poogt een bijdrage te leveren aan het versterken van “de kennisketen van de gastvrijheidseconomie” middels de volgende projectdoelstellingen: • SWOT-analyse van huidige situatie, vanuit verschillende stakeholderperspectieven: kijkend vanuit de ontwikkelopgaves die men ziet, aan welke data …

De markt van groepsvakanties en groepsuitjes is sterk in beweging. Mensen gaan steeds meer in groepsverband op pad in wisselende samenstelling. Het aanbod kent steeds meer spelers naast de traditionele groepsaccommodaties. Ook op het gebied van marketing is de sector in beweging met een veelheid aan …

Background: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a heritable connective tissue disease caused by a defect in FBN1. The diagnosis is based on the revised Ghent criteria. The main features involve the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, ophthalmic, pulmonary systems and facial features. Although the clinical manifestations …

Objective Major issues in children with Marfan syndrome (MFS) are pain, fatigue and joint hypermobility which might influence functional ability. We recently studied these aspects in children with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type (EDS-HT) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD). What can …

In this chapter we move back in time, to when it was not an usance to base our city designs on the natural systems of water and ecology. By the end of the 1980s the dogma of separation of functions, and dividing the city in areas for working, living, leisure and traffic was slowly abandoned and especially …

Background: The extent of participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities (VSPID) is unclear. Aims: To explore participation of adults with VSPID and the association between occurrence and importance of aspects of participation. Methods: Individual support plans (ISPs) …

Several facts and developments in the economy and the spa industry lead to shifting customer demands. In combination with an insufficient understanding of the process of experiences and their effects on customers result in the need for a deeper insight into the individual customer experience in the spa …

Background: Physical activity (PA) is important in combating childhood obesity. Parents, and thus parental PA, could influence PA in young children. We examined whether the time spent at different intensities of PA and the type of parental PA are associated with the PA of children aged 4–7 years, and …

This study focuses on the local information needs of visitors of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. As a DMO it is crucial to understand the behaviour of the visitors at your destination, especially in the dynamic industry with the continuous developments. Therefore the objectives of this research are to create …