On the 25th January 2010 the Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism, Margaret Hodge, launched “Accessible tourism: Making it work for your business“ which ”sets out the business case for accessible tourism and the economic potential in providing better services and encouraging more tourism from disabled people.”
The document includes new statistics from the UK Tourism Survey regarding trips taken by disabled people between January and June 2009. ”12 per cent of all overnight domestic trips in England between January and June 2009 were made by visitors with access needs, or those accompanying someone who had access needs. This amounts to 5.7 million trips, contributing almost £1bn to the economy in just six months.”
It continues to cite both OpenBritain and Tourism for All as “UK’s main information services for disabled and older visitors.”
The Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) webpage also has “Accessible tourism: case studies” which gives examples of good practice in tourism for disabled people. For further information please visit the DCMS article.
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