Accessibility

Limitless Travel secures £6.5 million investment to fuel expansion plans

Limitless Travel has secured a multi-million pound investment, with plans to take the brand to US consumers and offer more product to existing UK customers

Travel boss slams govt for 'making disabled people scapegoats'

Limitless Travel’s Angus Drummond says accessibility needs to be at the heart of the political agenda otherwise the inference is disabled people are ’second rate’ and their needs are not being prioritised

A spontaneous bungee jump for a wheelchair user? No problem in this destination

Disability activist and seasoned traveller Sophie Morgan reveals how she bungee jumped, mountain biked and white-water rafted her way around New Zealand

Broadcaster and accessibility advocate Sophie Morgan to moderate Advantage conference

The conference will be held over 13-16 May in Malta

Tui to debut first sensory rooms for neurodivergent guests this summer

Tui is increasing its offering for neurodivergent travellers and their families at two Tui Blue properties this summer – the Tui Blue Nausicaa Beach hotel in Larnaca and Tui Blue Aura hotel in Ibiza

'Celebrity has a chance to deliver the world’s first luxury river ship – designed for all'

If Celebrity Cruises stands by the values that have made the brand such a success, it now has an opportunity to transform attitudes towards inclusivity in the river sector, writes Inclu Travel co-founder and chief executive Richard Thompson for TTG

Scottish agency creates sensory room for neurodivergent children

Moorelands Travel has turned a former vault into a sensory room equipped with toys, lights, bean bags – even a projector

Jo Rzymowska: 'As a gay woman, how can I feel welcome in Donald Trump’s America?'

Having been Celebrity Cruises’ vice president and managing director, EMEA and now as a non-executive director at Hays Travel, I’m proud to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. And my partner Lynne and I have no desire to travel to the States in the next four years.

Canada's most accessible twin-centre – endorsed by Prince Harry and Invictus

Destination Vancouver’s Megan Nelson explains why the Invictus Games is the perfect platform to showcase Vancouver and Whistler’s accessible credentials

The great diversity and inclusion pushback: why it’s wrong and what you can do about it

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives have been gaining traction in the travel industry, but the global climate has changed – so how can travel help keep these issues on the agenda?

‘I became a cruise agent to advocate for accessibility from within the industry’

Forget gimmicks and go-kart tracks, an extra 10cm on a cabin door would be a cruise ship game changer, says wheelchair-using agent Deanne Moses-Wright

Travel bosses urged to introduce cancer policy for employees

Many UK companies are not prepared to support employees living with cancer, says social enterprise.

TTG Media reveals charity partner for 2025

The TTG Media team chose the charity in support of a TTG colleague who was diagnosed with the condition

'Agents – make it your business to find the right holiday for everyone'

Champion accessible holidays to tap into a growing market, writes Aaron Langford, Royal Caribbean International’s senior sales director UK and Ireland, for TTG

Transport secretary Louise Haigh: 'This govt is not anti-flying'

Transport secretary Louise Haigh backs the aviation industry and airport expansion, telling conference Britain’s growth ’depends on you’

The disability pay gap may be worse for travel employees – here’s why

Data from the Office for National Statistics reveals that in 2023 disabled employees earned an average of £2 less per hour than their non-disabled colleagues – and workers in travel and tourism may be disproportionately affected.

Industry leaders unite behind new air travel accessibility taskforce

Jet2.com and Manchester Airports Group are among the travel businesses to welcome the new taskforce, which will set out to make air travel more accessible for disabled passengers

Ade Adepitan hails Spain's ‘game-changing’ accessibility report ‘a blueprint for progress’

TV presenter and basketball paralympian Ade Adepitan linked up with Spain to help the country launch its ‘transformative’ report into accessibility, which he hailed a ‘blueprint’ for progress

Agents should feel confident selling Florida after 'fantastic' post-hurricane clean-up

Florida is open for business and agents can feel confident selling the destination – that was the message from Visit Florida at WTM, less than two months after the US state was hit by successive hurricanes

'Be intentional about your commitment to DEAI,' travel told

Social inclusion should be at the forefront of business intent, not just a tagline, WTM London delegates told

6 reasons why understanding neurodiversity is good for business

As October draws to a close, so too does the end of ADHD month. But the work to understand and accept neurodiversity should be year long

'Knowledge gaps are preventing cruising from becoming the most accessible form of holiday'

When I ran my own agency, I had clients with a range of accessibility needs who loved the freedom a cruise holiday can offer – however, their trips all too often fell short of what they were looking for," writes Kate Holroyd for TTG

‘I had times when I forgot my condition – I felt like a traveller’

After I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, I was unsure I would ever travel again, but Limitless Travel has made adventures possible for me

How Istanbul airport is enriching the lives of the disabled community

A disability travel advocate is given a personal tour of a ground-breaking facility that is setting the benchmark for global standards in accessible travel.