In an Australian airport first, Sydney Airport today launched a partnership with Aira, a service that enables blind and low vision travellers to confidently navigate the airport through a smartphone connection.
Scandic is the world’s first hotel to introduce a standard for allergy-friendly rooms.
The gallery is located on Lydiard St. Entry is Level via self-opening doors. The entry from the street is level. The reception counter is to the left. An accessible toilet is located on the ground floor.
The tourism industry is facing a rapidly changing environment. The population is ageing and living longer. The retiring Baby Boomer generation will control over 50% of the total tourism spend and will be demanding experiences that differ from those generations that have preceded them.
From Monday December 3rd, visually impaired passengers at Heathrow will have access to on-demand, personalised assistance via the Aira app
VisitEngland and the National Autistic Society and England’s Inclusive Tourism Action Group have launched a web-based guide to help tourism businesses overcome barriers to welcoming autistic people.
In their latest initiative, Scandic have introduced mobility scooters for outdoor use to make the local area more accessible for their guests with a disability when staying at their hotels.
ATDW is collaborating with Local Government NSW (LGNSW) and DNSW to enable Australian tourist destinations, products and services to accurately highlight their accessible facilities to the Inclusive Tourism market.
In the first piece of new research into the Australian domestic Accessible Tourism market in nearly 10 years, My Travel Research were commissioned to do both a qualitative and qualitative study with the aim of determining the current value of the market, the latent demand and the key barriers preventing travel for people with a disability.
Puffing Billy is Australia’s favourite steam train and operates everyday except christmas day!
