Almost half of European travellers with accessibility needs take at least one leisure trip abroad
per year yet still face challenges within the travel sector.
UN Tourism and the European Accessibility Resource Centre (AccessibleEU)joined accessible tourism champions at the FITUR Spanish Tourism Fair to advance policies, standards, incentives, skills and business strategies, making inclusion a reality for millions of people.
UN Tourism, ONCE Foundation and UNE released in November 2024 a set of recommendations for the transportation sector to implement the ISO Standard 21902:2021 on Tourism for All.
Research carried out in the United Kingdom in 2022 shows that to save time and energy when researching a trip, people with accessibility requirements want to make "shortlists" of places to stay and visit based on key accessibility features. They then want to be able to view a Detailed Access Guide to make their final decision.
The guidelines offer strategic and actionable recommendations to provide accessible tourism experiences, meeting the specific access requirements of all customers.
The winners (1st Prize) and runners-up (2nd and 3rd Prizes) will be revealed at the ECTN Awards ceremony, to take place on 24 October 2024 at Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland, during the 17th ECTN Conference gala dinner.
AccessibleEU Resource Centre Events presented in a Google Calendar, highlighting European-level and National events.
The calendar language can be changed to that of the reader's geographical location.
This publication is a Doctoral dissertation by former ENAT President, Lilian Müller carried out at Lund University, Sweden, issued on 20th October 2023.
This book is part of a series of volumes addressing a notable gap in the literature on Tourism studies by focusing on the tourist experience in a cohesive and thematically structured manner.
UN Tourism (the UN World Tourism Organisation) offers 6 free guidelines for accessible travel, containing recommendations for key players in the tourism sector.
