Traveling is an enriching experience that broadens our horizons and helps us understand different cultures. However, for people with disabilities, traveling can be a daunting and challenging experience. In many parts of the world, there is a lack of accessibility, making it difficult for individuals with disabilities, access accommodations, and participate in activities.

 

Accessible travel aims to address these barriers and make travel more inclusive for people with disabilities. The goal is to provide individuals with disabilities with the necessary support and resources to experience all that travel offers.

There Are Many Options

We are proud to partner with a great collection of all-inclusive resorts and cruise lines that ensure accessible travel is offered to travelers who need it. This includes providing accessible transportation, accommodations, and land excursions to tourist attractions that cater to their needs. The objective is to ensure that individuals with disabilities can travel safely, comfortably, and independently, with limited barriers or obstacles.

 

Hotels, resorts and cruise lines with ramps, elevators, accessible toilets, showers and furnishings, as well as accessible public areas like swimming pools, restaurants, and fitness centers, are included in our portfolio. We welcome inquiries from travelers needing accessible travel so we can match you up with the places that will give you the best travel experience. 

What's Important

When looking for travel partners, we gladly support ones that, like we do, value the importance of:

  • Increased independence: give travellers the freedom to explore new destinations and experiences without relying on others.
  • Improved quality of life: provide individuals with disabilities with a sense of adventure, fun, and fulfillment.
  • Promoting inclusiveness: breaking down barriers and making travel more inclusive for everyone.
  • Boosting the economy:  providing opportunities for businesses to cater to a new market of travelers with disabilities.

Cruise Lines Doing it Right

Celebrity Cruises is an example of a travel partner that puts a high priority on accessible travel. They happily arrange airport-to-pier transportation for guests needing assistance where possible. At the pier, travelers with mobility disabilities can request boarding and departure assistance. Onboard staff will help travelers reach any areas that aren’t easily accessible. It’s not just that they offer the service but how they execute it. Travelers comment on how help is given as quickly as possible and in a caring and understanding manner. If you are going on a cruise with your walker, wheelchair, or other mobility devices, you can be reassured you will be helped along the way

Royal Caribbean is another company doing it right. With accessible staterooms and shore excursions, they make sure vacation time is memorable for everyone. They welcome service dogs on board, have braille in many public areas and offer complimentary wheelchairs for embarkation and disembarkation. Early boarding, accessible casino tables, wide corridors and an accessible guest relations desk mean guests needing assistance are well taken care of every moment of the trip. 

Travel can be accessible to everyone. For more information on our partners who offer accessible travel, feel free to contact our team to discuss your needs.