Reports

ENAT Library Items

• Accessible Routes in Historical Cities: Best Practice Guide

  A best practice guide for the planning, design, implementation and marketing of accessible routes in historical urban environments.

  Published At 09/11/2013

• Accessibility Review of European National Tourist Organisations’ Websites, 2012

  Presentation of a benchmarking study carried out by ENAT. Between August and October 2012 41 websites were tested for compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines - to see if they are accessible to people with disabilities. Secondly, the content of the websites was examined for information specific to the needs of visitors with disabilities and other people who need good access. Download the study report in PDF format and other resources from this page.

  Published At 20/09/2013

• UNWTO Press Conference: 2012 International Tourism Results and Prospects for 2013

  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.

  Published At 12/05/2013

• Scandic Hotels' Accessibility 110 Point Standard

  Everyone is welcome at Scandic! We understand that every disability is different. The same is also true of our hotels, and we have implemented smart design in our rooms available for people who have a disability. When you choose to stay with Scandic, you should enjoy the same Scandic standards for accessibility. That's why we have implemented and are continuously improving a common accessibility programme that all our hotels use.

  Published At 05/09/2012

• Access - Improving the Accessibility of Historic Buildings and Places

  The purpose of this guidance is to advise those who own, manage or care for buildings and places of architectural heritage significance on the options available to them to improve accessibility. It also provides guidance and information for anyone with an interest or involvement in issues surrounding the accessibility of historic buildings and places.

  Published At 19/02/2012

• Guidelines to ensure accessibility to museums and exhibitions for the blind and partially sighted

  A visit to a museum, whether of art, local history or technology, is just as worthwhile for the blind and partially sighted as it is for visitors without visual impairments. In order to make it easier for the blind and partially sighted to visit museums and exhibitions autonomously, the Coordination Unit on Tourism of the German Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (Reg. Ass.) took the public discussion on this topic into consideration and then proceeded to make the following recommendations at its annual conference in Essen in 2010.

  Published At 01/11/2011

• European Commission Communication: A renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility

  The European Commission has published a new policy on corporate social responsibility. By taking steps to better meet their social responsibility, enterprises can help themselves and help society as a whole. The European Commission has put forward a new, simpler definition of corporate social responsibility as “the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on society”.

  Published At 27/10/2011

• All-In: Accessible Holiday Accommodations in Flanders and Brussels

  "All-In: Accessible holiday accommodations in Flanders and Brussels" presents more than 100 holiday centres, hotels, youth accommodations and campgrounds that have received the accessibility label A (basic accessibility) or A+ (comfortable accessibility) following an objective investigation.

  Published At 15/10/2011

• EU Regulation No 692/2011 of 6 July 2011 on European Statistics On Tourism

  Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism and repealing Council Directive 95/57/EC

  Published At 10/08/2011

• Network Directory of European Local and Regional Authorities Active in Social Tourism (2011)

  The first Directory of the International Social Tourism Organisations’ Network of Local and Regional Authorities (ISTO) has been presented during the plenary meeting of the Network which was held on May 26-27 in Östersund (Sweden) on the invitation of the Jämtland Härjedalen Region.

  Published At 20/06/2011

• To Infinity and Beyond: Advances in Accessibility in the Tourism Industry

  Tourism is dedicated to catering for the preferences of a wide range of customers, but genuinely inclusive travel, whether for business or for leisure, can be hard to find. Ivor Ambrose is Managing Director of the European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT), a not-for-profit association which promotes accessible tourism. Here he sets out key issues and case studies showing inclusive tourism in action. Meanwhile Sandra Cooper’s description of her stay in an exceptional destination illustrates some of the possibilities available.

  Published At 04/04/2011

• Viaggiare Senza Limiti - Travel Without Limits

  This book of readings by Italian and international authors was prepared in 2010 by the Italian Institute of Tourism for All in order to provide an overview of historical developments, current trends and perspectives on the future of accessible tourism. The text is in Italian and English.

  Published At 10/01/2011

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