Welcome to

Accessible travel

INTRODUCTION

Selling Travel is campaigning for Travel for Every Body, by championing and raising awareness of the importance of accessible travel. Our new Accessible Travel hub will be updated regularly with first-hand accounts from travel agents with disabilities and additional needs, updates on accessibility initiatives and in-depth features on how agents can better serve clients with accessibility needs.

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Accessible travel

Report highlights travel websites’ accessibility issues

Digital exclusion still widespread one year after the European Accessibility Act came into effect...

Spain is Travel For Every Body Gold sponsor

Jesús Ruiz from Turespaña also joins as a judge for this year's awards...

Travel for Every Body Awards: What last year’s winners can teach 2026 entrants

With just under a month to go until this year's Travel for Every Body Awards deadline, we have compiled insight...

Eurostar sees 15% rise in accessibility assistance requests

On Global Accessibility Awareness Day today, the train operator reveals that uptake and awareness of accessibility services is increasing...

Foursight: Booking travel for those with access needs

Agents were asked, "What are the challenges when booking travel for those with access needs? What more could suppliers be...

Is the travel industry making disabled people invisible?

Travel marketers need to do more to represent and cater to the disabled community, says Jon Fletcher, CEO of The...

Virgin Atlantic introduces autism awareness training

All cabin crew will now undertake training to help identify sensory sensitivities and signs of distress...

Travel For Every Body Awards entries open

Selling Travel's accessibility awards will continue to champion inclusive travel...

Many travel sites failing disabled users –here’s how to optimise yours

Analysis has revealed significant barriers for disabled customers booking holidays...

ASUK’s new electric mobility aids

Trade association aims to both help passengers with mobility aids and improve airline support...

Ask the experts: What Disabled Travellers really want

Accessibility writer Carrie-Ann Lightley asks disabled travellers from across the UK for tips to pass on to travel agents...

How can agents champion travel for wheelchair users?

Wheelchair users are being shortchanged by many travel itineraries – here's how agents can help...

National disabled holidays charity, Revitalise, reports that thousands of disabled people and carers are longing for a break but find suitable, stress-free holidays hard to find.