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OpenBritain Guide Book Now Available!

Monday, November 30th, 2009

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The OpenBritain Guide is now available to order and comes packed full of useful tourist information for disabled people.

For the first time, the three leading travel and accommodation guides for disabled people have become one. Easy Access Britain (published by Tourism for All) and Where to Stay and There and Back (both published by RADAR publications) have now joined forces to create this new, all encompassing guide book.

The new OpenBritain Guide is now the definitive book for the traveller with access needs. The guide is packed with easy to use information – from where to stay, how to get there and what to see and do once your there.

The Open BritainGuide contains everything you need to explore and enjoy Britain to the full if you are disabled.

The book is designed to:

Help disabled people travel and book accommodation with access facilities that are suitable for their needs, by providing an easy to use, one stop solution.

Promote the range of suitable quality leisure activities.

Provide a platform for businesses wishing to promote accessible accommodation, travel, attractions, retail and leisure and sports facilities to people with disabilities.

Build a UK based travel community for people with disabilities so that they can share their experiences, views, suggestions and advice regarding tourism in the UK.

So what are you waiting for? Why not order you copy today!

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Tourism for All Publications

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

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Tourism for All have recently updated some of their publications for disabled holiday makers. The new publications include a 30 page “Activity and Special Interest Holidays” and 12 page “Transport” guides.

The Activity and Special Interest Holidays publication gives information and advice regarding:

  • Organisations providing activity holidays
  • Multi-Activity Centres
  • Water based activity holidays
  • Special interest holidays
  • Accommodation with activities available nearby
  • Useful contacts

The Transport publication is a great resource for people wanting to know more about:

  • Travel by Rail
  • Travel by Car
  • Travel by Air
  • Travel by Coach
  • London Transport
  • National Travel Associations
  • National Voluntary Organisations offering assistance

To order your copy of the new publications as well as any of the older ones simply visit the Tourism for All publications page.

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Copthorne Tara, London

Monday, November 9th, 2009

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The Copthorne Tara Hotel in London has recently published new information about it’s adapted rooms which includes basic information such as:

Larger bedrooms featuring adapted facilities throughout. Double and twin beds are available and most of them offer the option of an interconnecting room.

All of the adapted bedroom doors open and close electronically, allowing ample time for a wheelchair user to pass through. Door locks are electronically actuated by a key card and the bedside control panels allow operation of the radio, TV and room lights.

Wheelchair accessibility is excellent. Vehicles can stop within feet of the main entrance which is level and has automatic sliding doors. The lobby area is completely level and there is a lower section at the front desk to facilitate wheelchair users.

Conference & Banqueting facilities are also accessible with assisted listening systems available for those with hearing impairments.

The hotel was chosen as the hotel with the best adapted facilities in the UK at the M&IT Awards 2006.

This hotel can be booked at a discounted rate through Tourism for All after registering with the website and the Copthorne Tara have also provided a more detailed 2 page PDF factsheet about facilities for disabled people at the hotel.

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