Launch of European Travellers with Mobility Disabilities 2025 Study

Following a study of American disabled travellers' experiences, preferences and spending power conducted by MMGY Travel Intelligence in 2022, ENAT and partners are cooperating with MMGY to conduct a similar survey in Europe. 

We want to understand the experiences, challenges, and expectations of travellers with disabilities in Europe, focusing on five major markets: UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. 

The survey is open to travellers with physical disabilities from these five countries, as well as their companions and carers.

It takes about 20 minutes to complete the survey, and your responses will be completely confidential.

The Survey runs from the 17th of March till the 4th of April 2025.

Click on the link for your country's language, below, to start the survey.

  Take the UK Survey now https://www.research.net/r/English_ENAT

  Jetzt an der Umfrage teilnehmen https://de.research.net/r/German_ENAT

  Participez à l'enquête maintenant https://fr.research.net/r/French_ENAT

  Participe ahora https://es.research.net/r/Spanish_ENAT

   Clicca qui per iniziare: https://it.research.net/r/Italian_ENAT
 
This is your opportunity to make a difference and be part of a movement toward better accessible travel experiences.

Thank you for your time and for helping create a world where travel is truly for everyone!

About the Survey

It is over 10 years since the European Commission financed studies on the demand for and supply of accessible tourism services in Europe. 

Reports on these studies were presented at the landmark conference, "Mind the Accessibility Gap", held in Brussels in 2014.

Since then, only a few, smaller-scale studies have been conducted, leaving a large gap in our knowledge about the market size and the travel demands and preferences of European tourists with disabilities and others with access requirements such as seniors, families with small children and those with temporary or long-term health conditions. 

This major survey of persons with disabilties and their companions or carers will help improve accessible travel options across Europe by providing a comprehensive report on the five largest tourism markets in Europe: UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. As such, the report will provide a new "baseline" for understanding the needs of the market that requires good accessibility when travelling. 

The MMGY Travel Intelligence Study Report 2025 will be offered for sale as a resource for tourism and travel enterprises, industry bodies and public authorities. 

By agreement with MMGY, any profit from sales of the report, after costs have been covered, will be donated to ENAT asbl. in recognition of the non-profit association's commitment to use such funds to conduct research and disseminate knowledge on accessible tourism to the public, private and NGO sectors engaged in tourism and travel.    

Partners and Sponsors

Partner organisations play a critical role in ensuring the study’s success. 

Key Sponsors include:

• The German National Tourist Board
• VisitEngland
• Rehabilitation industry partners, Otto Bock and Aria Wheels

Our partners also include Sage Traveling and Wheel the World who will offer a Raffle with a Travel Voucher of EUR 4,000 as the main prize, and 4 Travel Vouchers of EUR 1,000 as additional prizes to be used for accessible travel packages.

By taking part in our survey, respondents from UK, Germany, France and Spain will have a chance to win an unforgettable – accessible - travel experience.

Please note: Unfortunately, the Raffle cannot be offered in Italy for legal and technical reasons. We apologise to Italian respondents and hope you will, nevertheless, give your answers to the survey .    

On behalf of ENAT and the Study Partners, we thank all the survey respondents in advance for their contribution - and wish you the best of luck for the Raffle. (Don't forget to add your email address to take part in the raffle).

The winners of the 5 prizes will be notified shortly after the closing date of the survey, which is the 4th of April 2025. 

Ivor Ambrose, Managing Director, ENAT asbl.