The focus of this year’s World Tourism Day is “Tourism for all”, which focusses on the importance of understanding and implementing universal accessibility in tourism.

Whether it’s due to a disability, even temporary; families with small children; or the ageing population, at some point in our lives, sooner or later, we all benefit from universal accessibility in tourism.

In South Africa, we believe that equality should be apparent in every facet of our nation.

The truth is that all our tourism products should be designed with the sole purpose of being enjoyed by ALL tourists. Our National Department of Tourism believes that universal accessibility would be greatly enhanced by up-scaling service delivery in all the critical touchpoints such as access to information, accommodation and transport. We need all our trade partners to take a deep look at their offerings and ask the question: How accessible is my business?

By improving accessibility, we will not only boost our tourism economy, we will do a world of good for social integration as well – helping all sectors of society to come together for the love of travel.

From: southafrica.net