Articles tagged “disabled”

Tour Operators

Why the Indian Travel Industry Should Be More Accessible and Inclusive

Tune in to hear from an accessible travel advocate about why the industry shouldn't overlook customers with disabilities. But looks like it’s a long road ahead for players to become truly inclusive.

Amrita Ghosh | 7 months ago

Why the Indian Travel Industry Should Be More Accessible and Inclusive

Hotels

Biggest Travel Innovators and Other Top Stories

In Skift top stories this week, we pick what we think are the biggest innovators in hospitality in 2022, offer disability rights advocate Tanzila Khan a column to express disappointment with Air France, and to put forward our boldest predictions for travel in 2023.

Tom Lowry | 1 year ago

Biggest Travel Innovators and Other Top Stories

Airlines

New Wheelchair Prototype Seat Promises Accessibility for In-Flight Travel

Passengers traveling with wheelchairs are a billion-dollar industry often ignored by the airlines. Most passengers with disabilities plan trips with friends or family, with the determining factor being the ease of accessibility for wheelchairs. Trains and buses can accommodate. Airlines are long overdue.

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

New Wheelchair Prototype Seat Promises Accessibility for In-Flight Travel

Online Travel

Online Travel Players Boost Accessibility for Travelers With Disabilities

People who want to select a non-smoking room are shown options at most booking sites. The industry needs to be just as helpful for travelers with specific needs for mobility, hearing, or visual challenges. Thankfully several online booking sites are trying to help.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

Online Travel Players Boost Accessibility for Travelers With Disabilities

Airlines

Industry Experts Consider New Standards to Ease Challenges for Disabled Travelers

Ever-changing equipment poses constant challenges for both travelers and an often undertrained staff at both airports and onboard planes.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 10 years ago

Industry Experts Consider New Standards to Ease Challenges for Disabled Travelers

Airlines

National Federation of the Blind Sues DOT On Airline Kiosk Access

Allowing airlines to wait a decade to give blind people limited access to airline kiosks seems profoundly unreasonable.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

National Federation of the Blind Sues DOT On Airline Kiosk Access

Tourism

U.S. DOT Announces New Rules That Help Disabled Flyers with Digital Tools

Online booking, automated kiosks, and mobile check-ins have made life easier for many travelers, but until yesterday's ruling, they did little to help flyers with certain disabilities. These rules will need to be continually updated as new technology emerges.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

U.S. DOT Announces New Rules That Help Disabled Flyers with Digital Tools

Hotels

VisitEngland teaches businesses how to attract travelers with special needs

Disabled travelers spend an estimated $13 billion in North America and £2 billion in England every year, making them an important target for destinations looking to increase their share of the global travel market.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Cruises

Cruisers with scooters claim persecution by P&O line

Companies that sell mobility scooters make big pushes to the disadvantaged but not quite disabled via daytime TV and direct mailings. They are an aid at best, but very rarely a necessity.

The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Hotels

U.S. hotel lobby is working hard to weaken the Americans with Disabilities Act

Hotel chains have had more than two decades to enact provisions of the ADA and most of the better properties have already done so. It's the bottom dwellers that still complain about the costs and it's a mistake to lend them any support.

Reid Davenport, OpenSecrets Blog/The Center for Responsive Politics | 11 years ago

U.S. hotel lobby is working hard to weaken the Americans with Disabilities Act