Accessibility

TTG Visit Florida Showcase: Welcome from TTG & Visit Florida

TTG Media and Visit Florida set the scene for the Showcase, including what to expect from each session and what prize is up for grabs – as well as how to win.

Limitless Travel records biggest sales day in eight-year history

Disabled-friendly travel specialist appoints Kate Parsons to newly created role of financial controller following ’excellent’ 2023

Venice entry fee prompts FCDO to update Italy travel advice

A €5 fee will be levied on day visitors to Venice, starting this summer

Conversations around DEI are changing – so have travel ads kept up?

Travel’s peaks push shows the industry is taking some steps in the right direction, but firms’ 2023/24 campaigns also point towards more progress needing to be made, writes inclusive communications director Shilpa Saul for TTG

Limitless Travel recruits former Riviera head of sales operations

Lisa Dodds to head up day-to-day sales operations at Limitless and recruitment

Accessible holiday specialist names new CEO as founder steps back

Ben Kirby to head up Birmingham-based Enable Holidays

Spain puts accessibility at heart of new ‘Spain for All’ campaign

The campaign aims to build a roadmap to improve inclusivity from a social and accessibility standpoint to eventually attract more tourists into the country

Tui launches accessibility guides for customers at 200 of its hotels

Tui has released Detailed Access Guides for an initial 200 hotels in its partnership with AccessAble, with another 200 hotels to be surveyed in 2024

'People perceive that there’s no market for accessible travel – it’s totally wrong'

’The industry needs to educate everyone about the scale of opportunity,’ Inclu Travel chief executive Richard Thompson tells TTG

Florida specialist urges agents 'not to be fearful' of accessible bookings

Ocean Florida has achieved 1,000 bookings which have been tailored to accommodate customers who have accessibility needs

The Big Question: Is it finally time to turn APD into an environmental tax?

Air Passenger Duty was introduced as a ’green’ tax in the mid-90s, but should the proceeds go towards cleaning up travel’s operations rather than general taxation?

'Travel isn't yet as universally accessible as it aspires to be'

Two people with lived experience of deafness reflect on Tui’s introduction of British Sign Language, and how the industry still has some way to go to make good on its accessibility pledges

Limitless Travel founder honoured for commitment to championing accessibility

Angus Drummond named in disability charity the Shaw Trust’s Disability Power 100

Former home sec to chair easyJet's new-look accessibility advisory board

New members include Paralympian, entrepreneur and inventor Josh Wintersgill and accessibility consultant and broadcaster Emily Yates

'Neurodivergent travellers shouldn't have to pay more to get the right service'

How to make travel more neuro-inclusive and better at serving customers with hidden disabilities will be explored at WTM London next week

TTG Accessibility Seminar October 2023: Destination showcase – top places to send your clients with disabilities

Hear how destinations across the world are offering an inclusive experience and get insider knowledge to help your clients enjoy a holiday without limits.

TTG Accessibility Seminar October 2023: How can you better support your clients with disabilities

Our panel of experts share tips and advice on how to best support disabled clients and how agents can provide a welcoming environment from the start to the finish of their holiday.

TTG Accessibility Seminar October 2023: Accessible tourism in the Sunshine State

Your need-to-know lowdown on accessible attractions and activities in Florida

Abta chief Mark Tanzer to address 2023 InteleTravel conference

Tanzer is one of several industry leaders set to appear at the three-day conference in Malaga next month

The Big Question: Does all-inclusive value come at too high a price for the planet?

All-inclusives have been a travel industry mainstay for decades, and have surged in popularity amid the cost of living squeeze – but do they have a future as travel looks to forge a new path towards sustainability?

TTG to host first accessible travel training seminar

The free-to-attend event will take place from 2pm on 18 October and features a range of expert speakers

John McEwan named first-ever chair of Limitless Travel

Industry veteran to take up newly created boardroom role with disabled-friendly specialist

Tui to introduce British Sign Language interpretation

Tui claims to have become the first UK tour operator to offer the service to customers

The Big Question: Can cruise sail ahead of land-based breaks?

Cruise has long been on the verge of a mainstream breakthrough, so is the sector ready to become the UK’s favourite holiday?