The finalists for Selling Travel‘s Travel For Every Body Awards 2026 have been announced.
The second annual awards scheme recognises the people and organisations driving accessible and inclusive travel forward.
“We have had an even greater number of entries than in our inaugural year and the standard was, once again, so high,” said Charlotte Flach, Selling Travel’s Editor.
“Our judges bring both their industry knowledge and lived experiences to a tough selection process. Anyone who made this year’s list of finalists should be very proud of the work they are doing.”
The awards form part of Selling Travel‘s wider commitment to accessible travel, building on the Travel For Every Body campaign which has been running since 2023.
Industry partners — including agents, tour operators and destinations — were invited to share what they are doing, and planning to do, to put accessibility at the top of the travel industry’s agenda.
The 2026 finalists are:
Accommodation
Amilla Maldives
Center Parcs Nordborg Resort
Maison des Landes
Marsham Court Hotel
Sandton Hotel
Airline
Air Canada
Virgin Atlantic
Airport
Cardiff Airport
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Manchester Airport
Orlando International Airport
Victoria International Airport
Cruise
Royal Caribbean
Virgin Voyages
Destination
Experience Grand Rapids
New York State
Spanish Tourist Office
Tenerife
Tourism Authority of Thailand
Travel Oregon
Visit Austin
Visit County Durham
Visit Düsseldorf
VisitEngland
Digital Innovation
Experience Grand Rapids
Eyes Japan
FlightPath3D
tabifolk
Turkish Technology
Ground Transport
Avanti West Coast
Eurostar
Open Road Access
Marketing Campaign
Safer Tourism Foundation
Spanish Tourist Office (and LOTUS)
TUI
VisitEngland
Outstanding Achievement – Tour Operator
AccessibleOz
Altogether Travel
Audley Travel
Enable Holidays
Go Beyond Holidays
Latin America For All
TUI
Vumbua Africa
Outstanding Achievement – Travel Agency/Agent
Clive Wratten, Business Travel Association
Deanne Moses-Wright, Wheelie on the Waves with Premier Travel
Jasmine West, World Accessible Holidays
Kimberley Swales, The Accessible Traveler
Louise Newton, Iglu Ski
Sheila Stamp, Travel Counsellors
Outstanding Contribution
Harry Wales, Travelosophers
Julie Jones, Travel Without Limits
María Hernández, TUR4all Travel Agency
Phoenyx Powell, Phoenyx Travels
Yousif Nur, Journeyease
Training Programme
Business Travel Association
InteleTravel
Virgin Atlantic
Travel Accessibility Champion
Allie Mason, Steppes Travel
Carrie-Ann Lightley
Harriet Denton, Hays Travel
Harry Wales, Travelosophers
Julie Jones, Travel Without Limits
Lucie Dumbleton, Travel By Lucie
Marina Snellenberg, TUI
Phoenyx Powell, Phoenyx Travels
Steve Longman, Motability Foundation
The judging panel for this year is: accessible travel journalist and TV personality Sophie Morgan; Jonathan Fletcher, Founder of Wheelie Good Travel; disability charity specialist and author Dr Amo Raju; Lady Tina Reading, Editor at Lube Media; Emma Partlow CEO at the National Centre for Accessible Transport; Paula Hansen, Founder of World Accessible Holidays; Yousif Nur, Founder of Journeyease; and Jesús Ruiz of the Spanish Tourist Office.
The winners of the Travel For Every Body Awards 2026 will be announced at a ceremony on October 1 at voco Manchester.
