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Accessible tourism, in Ecuador, has found a path for development thanks to modern legislation that guarantees the inclusion of priority care groups in all dimensions of daily life. The country takes into account current indicators regarding life expectancy, a fact that makes it possible to influence the need to innovate tourism products aimed at segments of people with disabilities, elderly, pregnant women and people with obesity problems (priority attention tourists). In the province of Tungurahua, according to the INEC projection for the year 2019, 584,114 inhabitants are estimated, of which 13,731 people have some type of disability. Several theoretical methods were used in the research such as: analysis and synthesis, inductive-deductive, structural systemic, and among the empirical ones: scientific observation, interview, document review, and specialist criteria. The profile of tourists with disabilities describes people with physical and intellectual disabilities, who are usually accompanied by family members when they carry out tourism-related activities. For for this reason, they become multi-clients and generate considerable additional revenue. These variables determine an opportunity to invest in the creation of tourism organizations with an accessible approach, which besides promoting the inclusion of priority attention tourists, contribute to boost the socio-economic development of the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Accessible tourism, in Ecuador, has found a path for development thanks to modern legislation that guarantees the inclusion of priority care groups in all dimensions of daily life. The country takes into account current indicators regarding life expectancy, a fact that makes it possible to influence the need to innovate tourism products aimed at segments of people with disabilities, elderly, pregnant women and people with obesity problems (priority attention tourists). In the province of Tungurahua, according to the INEC projection for the year 2019, 584,114 inhabitants are estimated, of which 13,731 people have some type of disability. Several theoretical methods were used in the research such as: analysis and synthesis, inductive-deductive, structural systemic, and among the empirical ones: scientific observation, interview, document review, and specialist criteria. The profile of tourists with disabilities describes people with physical and intellectual disabilities, who are usually accompanied by family members when they carry out tourism-related activities. For for this reason, they become multi-clients and generate considerable additional revenue. These variables determine an opportunity to invest in the creation of tourism organizations with an accessible approach, which besides promoting the inclusion of priority attention tourists, contribute to boost the socio-economic development of the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]