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.
A new 2025 report released by WebAIM, a non-profit focused on internet accessibility, has revealed how accessible different websites and sectors are, for the seventh year running.
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.
Declaration by delegates at the UD2024 Conference: "Universal Design – a prerequisite for achieving universal human rights, social and economic sustainability".
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.
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.