The new campaign for accessible tourism – Italy, Open for Everybody – was presented at the International Meeting on Accessible Tourism (MITA) today, March 22nd, 2013.
Thanks to a new partnership with the New Vision Group, the OpenBritain.net website is being relaunched on 19 March 2013, and will be set to become the premier accessible tourism website for the UK.
The National Standards Authority of Ireland has announced the launch of a period of public enquiry from the 4th March until the 29th March 2013 on the Standard I.S. 373.
The "All In" catalogue presents all the holiday centres, hotels, youth accommodations and campgrounds that have received the accessibility label A or A+ following an objective investigation.
The World Tourism Organization has presented the Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia with the Ulysses Award for Innovation in Research and Technology for the online application TurAcces/IBV.
A new call for proposals aims to support National Tourism Administrations in setting up national awards to reward best practices implemented in the tourism industry that have improved access to all visitors, particularly to people with disabilities.
This 12-month research study, which started in January 2013, will map the staff skills needs to improve accessibility and safety in the tourism services and analyse the availability of corresponding training in Member States.
This research study, which started in February 2013, will assess the presence and the performance of accessible tourism services and facilities along the tourism supply chain, examining best practices and tools to foster tourism accessibility.
Presentation by ENAT given at the International Federation of Information Technology and Tourism (ifitt) event "ENTER 2012" in Helsingborg, Sweden, reporting on a study of accessibility of National Tourist Boards' Websites and the accessibility information they present for visitors. Based on a survey carried out in summer-autumn 2011.
