Articles tagged “disabilities”

Airlines

United Airlines Agrees to Improve Travel for Wheelchair Users

United's agreement to improve flight access for wheelchair users is a long overdue step, considering far too many travelers with disabilities can tell horror stories about air travel.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 7 months ago

United Airlines Agrees to Improve Travel for Wheelchair Users

News Blog

IDEAS: Greece is Transforming Beaches to be Wheelchair-Accessible

A new initiative in Greece is enabling wheelchair users access to hundreds of beaches thanks to an innovative remote controlled accessibility system, as per The Greek Reporter. Credit: Seatrac Designed by Greek company Tobea, Seatrec is a complimentary service aimed at providing sea access to individuals with disabilities and limited mobility, allowing them to 'swim…

Adam Stacey | 10 months ago

Tourism

India Daily: International Hotel Brands Dig Into Luxury to Attract a Growing Middle Class

A growing middle class with high disposable income as well as the big fat wedding industry are fueling the Indian luxury hotels market.

Peden Doma Bhutia and Amrita Ghosh, Skift | 1 year ago

India Daily: International Hotel Brands Dig Into Luxury to Attract a Growing Middle Class

Tourism

U.S. Tourism Boards Don’t Want to Give up TikTok Marketing

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at TikTok marketing challenges, sustainability and inflation colliding, and a Swiss hotel’s inclusive hiring.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

U.S. Tourism Boards Don’t Want to Give up TikTok Marketing

Hotels

Swiss Hotel Is a Model for Hiring Staff With Intellectual Disabilities

Two out of three staff members at Martigny Boutique-Hotel in Switzerland are people with intellectual disabilities. We could all learn a lesson or two from the hotel's inclusive workplace and how the property maintains boutique standards.

Leslie Barrie | 1 year ago

Swiss Hotel Is a Model for Hiring Staff With Intellectual Disabilities

News Blog

Online Travel Agency Wheel the World to Offer Guaranteed Accessibility and Price Match

Online travel agency Wheel the World, which serves travelers with disabilities, announced on Thursday that it's offering guaranteed accessibility and price match for hotel rooms booked on its website. "We have identified those details of accessibility and the rooms that have those details,” Wheel the World CEO and co-founder Alvaro Silberstein said, adding that the…

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

Tourism

Tourism Unprepared to Accommodate Growing Segment of Older Travelers

The tourism industry still treats amenities catering to seniors as another customer preference, not as a necessity. A lot of tourism businesses likely won't get serious until they see and hear about their failures to serve this lucrative demographic shift.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

Tourism Unprepared to Accommodate Growing Segment of Older Travelers

Airlines

Dear Air France: My Wheelchair Is Like My Legs, Not My Luggage

Travel industry, ensure the safety of passengers with disabilities while in transit and deliver their assistive devices as per their needs. There is no universal design for disability. But there is one for empathy.

Tanzila Khan, Skift | 1 year ago

Dear Air France: My Wheelchair Is Like My Legs, Not My Luggage

Airlines

Wheelchair Users Could Soon Bring Their Own Chairs on Flights

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants to keep wheelchair users in their own chairs when they fly. But the chairs and docks must meet federal air crashworthiness standards first.

Ted Reed, Skift | 2 years ago

Wheelchair Users Could Soon Bring Their Own Chairs on Flights

Online Travel

The Possible Ramifications of Google’s Breakup and Other Top Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, a breakup of Google’s advertising businesses could have significant ramifications for travel, U.S. travelers are more worried about surging prices than Covid, and Phoenix is the first testing site for Waymo's driverless cars.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

The Possible Ramifications of Google’s Breakup and Other Top Stories This Week