In Autumn 2013 two volunteers from Jaccede, the Eurotrotters, are coming to Europe to spread the accessibility message and create a human platform for exchange to complement the virtual tools offered by Jaccede to all people with limited mobility and concerned citizens.
The ITA project will contribute to developing a new direction in the tourism sphere in Georgia. It aims to benefit, in particular, persons with disabilities and elderly citizens and contribute to the economic development of Georgia by involving directly civil society organisations, small and medium-sized enterprises and public sector bodies in training, development and dissemination activities.
TUR4all is a free mobile application providing information to people with disabilities and the general public about levels of accessibility in more than 1300 tourist establishments across Spain.
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.
29 January 2013, Madrid. International travel expanded in 2012, with the number of tourist arrivals across the whole world exceeding the one-billion mark for the first time ever, according to figures released by UNWTO at the Spanish FITUR tourism trade fair.
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.
National tourist board VisitEngland has joined forces with UK charity Action on Hearing Loss to launch Listen Up! - a free guide designed to help businesses become more accessible for customers with hearing loss.
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.
