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Woohoo! Things are getting back to normal!
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/pandemic-travel-news-new-york-california-europe/index.html
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Travel news: EU to welcome US tourists, New York and California reopen
Check out CNN's latest weekly news update on pandemic travel. California and New York are open for business, while the EU is set to lift restrictions for 14 countries, including the United States.
“I have seen people in wheelchairs who have come up for the first time and felt happy. I think this is something that should also make us particularly happy, because to give joy to people is perhaps just as significant as the protection of our cultural goods.”
https://news.yahoo.com/accessibility-acropolis-sparks-row-greece-125008949.html
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Accessibility at Acropolis sparks a row in Greece
The Acropolis in Athens has a new concrete pathway to facilitate wheelchair access - and some people are not happy about it. The UNESCO World Heritage site attracts thousands of visitors a day in peak periods, most of whom climb … Continue reading
Always great to see big news media picking up on the importance of the accessible travel market.
abc.net.au
Kerry's holiday with her mum was perfect, except for one pretty big thing
Everyone deserves a holiday. But for about 1.3 million Australians, going on holiday is not as simple as jumping online to book flights and hotels.Â
“Gatwick’s Special Assistance Services helped more than 615,000 passengers last year – a number growing by around ten per cent each year”
https://abtamag.com/2019/09/02/industry-insights-accessible-travel/
abtamag.com
Industry insights: Accessible travel | ABTA Magazine
Gary Noakes outlines the opportunity cost to companies and services that fail to meet the needs of disabled travellers There are 13.9 million disabled people in the UK, according to the latest government statistics: that’s eight per cent of children; … Continue reading
No Tokyo?! @Martin ! 😝
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These are the most wheelchair-accessible cities around the world
These are the most wheelchair-accessible cities around the world
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