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Destination Gippsland supports businesses that have embraced accessibility for our visitors.
Accessible tourism is the ongoing endeavour to ensure tourist destinations, products and services are accessible to all people, regardless of their physical limitations, disabilities or age.
As well as a social responsibility, there is a compelling business case for making Victoria’s tourism industry more accessible.
Accessible tourism benefits everyone. More people enjoy the opportunity to travel, and the tourism industry gets more visitors, longer seasons and new incomes. Society as a whole benefits from new job opportunities, more tax revenue and an accessible environment for local communities and visitors.
Gippsland Accessible Tourism Plan
Gippsland recognises the importance and benefits of building the region as an accessible tourism destination. The Gippsland Accessible Tourism Plan is a collaborative approach between Destination Gippsland, all six Local Governments in Gippsland, Tourism Victoria and relevant partners to ensure Gippsland’s diverse tourism product can be enjoyed by all.
Accessible Tourism Accreditation Program
Build trust with travellers through verified, experience-based accessibility information. This program developed by Accessible Accommodation provides detailed, transparent insights and comprehensive FAQs, helping guests find the right fit and businesses deliver better experiences. Click here.
Accessible Accommodation also offers a Guest Experience Accessibility Consulting Service, providing tailored support to help you create or enhance accessible spaces. Click here.
Watch the webinar recording with Kerry Williams Founder of Accessible Accommodation here.
Tourism Inclusion Training
Accessible Accommodation have developed a short course designed for tourism businesses and their employees, to confidently welcome guests with disabilities, ensuring a great guest experience. Click here.
Communicating your accessible offering online
Access to information and clear communication is one way to begin your accessible journey. There are a number of guides to assist.
Following the tips and tools in this guide can help to make your content more accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities and generally more approachable. To access click here.
The WELCOME Framework
The WELCOME Framework is a guide to making tourism more accessible to all travellers. It has simple, practical tips to start your business on its accessible tourism journey.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Recite Me have listed five top tips to assist you to participate in Global Accessibility Awareness Day and to improve your accessibility offer. To access please click here.