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Germany continues work to broaden and promote accessible tourism
Germany: The Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs promotes the further expansion of accessible tourism in Germany. Their project “Tourism for All” was awarded the German Seminar for Tourism (DSFT)...
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UNWTO Manual on Accessible Tourism for All: Principles, Tools and Good Practices
The Manual on Accessible Tourism for All: Principles, Tools and Good Practices (in Spanish), is UNWTO’s second publication on universal accessibility and has been co-produced with the Spanish ONCE...
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Seven European countries join forces to develop accessible tourism
Italy, Belgium, Spain, Bulgaria, Portugal, Germany, and Denmark are joining forces to develop nine fully accessible itineraries into comprehensive tourism packages. The project is one of a number in...
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Basque developing accessible tourism for all
The Basque Country is a region at the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France. It is currently working to...
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VisitEngland continues its “Access For All” project
A VisitEngland-led “Access for All” project is part-way through developing and promoting 7 high quality accessible tourism itineraries. It is doing this by supporting tourism businesses to improve...
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New UNWTO manual: Accessible Tourism for All
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) Manual on Accessible Tourism for All: Public-Private Alliances and Good Practices has just been published. It is the first publication of a...
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VisitEngland conference on accessible tourism
VisitEngland is that country’s national tourist board. Its role is to grow the value of tourism by working in partnership with the industry to deliver inspirational marketing campaigns and to provide...
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Travel businesses missing out on huge market: WTM
Travel businesses failing to take into account the disabled market are missing out on up to £80 billion of potential spend in the UK alone. The headline figure was discussed a round table...
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Edinburgh Airport hosts guide dog training day
The cuteness factor hit new levels at Edinburgh Airport recently as 12 trainee guide dog puppies descended on the terminal for a training day. The pups, aged between six and 15 months, arrived at...
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EU Parliament-financed study: Catering for Accessible Tourism demand in Europe
A new study on the supply of accessible tourism services in the EU Member States, financed by the European Parliament, shows that there is a general lack of provisions for visitors with access needs....
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EC grant helps VisitEngland to expand its Access For All initiative
VisitEngland has a grant of €125,000 from the European Commission to expand its “Access for All” initiative. This follows a successful pilot project in 2013-14 with four destinations: VisitBath,...
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Brazil focuses its accessible tourism drive on visually impaired visitors
Brazil has launched a set of unique projects based on sensory experiences aimed at visually impaired tourists, reports Tourism Review. Sensory tourism allows people with visual impairments to enjoy...
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Derbyshire Peak District tourism businesses improve access with EC grant
Eight businesses in the Derbyshire Peak District have become part of a project to improve tourism access for disabled people. Using money from a £93,000 European Commission grant, the businesses have...
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Scandic Hotels– World Travel Market winner for accessible accommodation
Scandic Hotels – already a world leader in access – is the joint gold winner in the category “Best accommodation for disability access” at Responsible Travel’s World Responsible Tourism Awards. They...
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