UN Tourism: “A game changer” for businesses and destinations”
Small expenditures on innovation and accessibility have the potential to revolutionize tourism destinations.
Many vacation locations and tourist businesses continue to overlook the numerous advantages of embracing travelers.
Standards on Accessible Tourism, UN Tourism has partnered with the Spanish Association for Standardization
The partners aim to draw attention to the significant economic and social advantages of improving accessibility for seniors.
The most recent study demonstrates the rising need for accessible travel.
1.3 billion individuals worldwide already have a major disability.
In five years, one in six people will be 60 years of age or older.
People with disabilities traveling with two or three other clients
UN Tourism and our partners have developed new guidelines on accessible tourism that outline how enterprises.
Over 70% of the 80 million people with disabilities in the EU can afford to travel and take advantage of tourism.
The potential market size is 690 million people in Asia and the Pacific and 85 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Zurab Pololikashvili, the UN secretary-general for tourism, states: “Travel should be accessible to all.
The advantages of accessibility have never been more evident, and we at UN Tourism have long promoted it.
UN Tourism and our partners have developed new guidelines on accessible tourism that outline how enterprises.
UN tourism standards for travel accessibility for Tourism destinations
Accessible tourism is a game-changer for mid- and low-season performance; its clientele is incredibly diverse and devoted; it generates employment and greatly enhances the reputation of places and companies that welcome all travelers, with or without impairments.
Six sets of guidelines have been released by UN Tourism, the ONCE Foundation, and the Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE) in partnership with the European Network for Accessible Tourism and numerous other partners to assist destinations and businesses in realizing this potential.
The guidelines highlight and focus on the International ISO 21902:2021 Standard on Accessible Tourism.
Organizations for destination management and national tourist administrations
MICE, lodging, and food and beverage businesses
Tour companies and travel agencies Transportation industry Cultural institutions and heritage sites.
Businesses and organizations operating in protected natural areas.
To ensure that everyone can enjoy travel and tourism, all of these guidelines provide thoughtful and practical suggestions.
When accessibility is implemented, both host communities and visitors experience advantages in comfort, service, and quality of life.
The upcoming Madrid International Tourism Fair, or FITUR 2025, will provide a forum for discussing various approaches.
A cooperative endeavor, UN Tourism is grateful to its 15 partners, including the European Network for Accessible Tourism.
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