Ban Ki-moon: 'Tourism for all – promoting universal accessibility'
NEW YORK, NY - With almost 1.2 billion people traveling abroad each
year, tourism has become a powerful economic sector, a passport to
prosperity and peace, and a transformative force improving millions of
lives.
eTN Global News reports:
Everyone has the right to access leisure and tourism services on an
equal basis. Yet 1 billion people around the world living with
disability, along with young children, seniors and persons with other
access requirements, still face obstacles in accessing fundamentals of
travel such as clear and reliable information, efficient transportation
and public services, and a physical environment that is easy to
navigate. Even with modern technologies, those with visual, hearing,
mobility or cognitive impairments are being left behind in many tourism
destinations.
Accessibility is both an important market opportunity and central to responsible and sustainable tourism policies and business development strategies. I encourage policy makers, destination planners and companies working with people with special needs to work together to remove all barriers, mental and physical, to travel. On this World Tourism Day, let us recognize that all people can and should be able to participate in tourism and enjoy unforgettable travel experiences.
eTN Global News reports:
Accessibility is both an important market opportunity and central to responsible and sustainable tourism policies and business development strategies. I encourage policy makers, destination planners and companies working with people with special needs to work together to remove all barriers, mental and physical, to travel. On this World Tourism Day, let us recognize that all people can and should be able to participate in tourism and enjoy unforgettable travel experiences.
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