TOURISM AND SCHIZOPHRENIA: AN ITALIAN CASE STUDY
TOURISM AND SCHIZOPHRENIA: AN ITALIAN CASE STUDY

Author(s): Barbara Galbusera
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Tourism, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: schizophrenia;tourism;pedagogy;training;inclusion;economy;
Summary/Abstract: This paper presents a case study that demonstrates how a family enterprise hotel can increasetheir business accepting clients with schizophrenia. All this is possible through a pedagogicaltraining allowing the hotel staff to focus on the interest of the person and not on his schizophrenia. Theoutcomes are: the customer can spend positively his holidays far from usual places, it improves in theItalian population a culture of inclusion and it increases the economy not only of the hotel, but also ofthe country.

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