Expedia Group Partners With French Government To Enhance Accessible Travel for Paris 2024
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Expedia Group has partnered with the French Government and Acceslibre to enhance accessible travel for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The initiative aims to provide detailed accessibility data for hotels and vacation rentals listed on Expedia's brands, including Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo. This pilot program addresses the growing needs of travelers with disabilities, expected to reach over 33 million in the US by 2028.
The partnership will offer information on features such as braille signage, visual alarms, and wheelchair accessible parking, enabling travelers to make informed decisions based on their specific accessibility requirements. This collaboration is a step towards creating more inclusive travel experiences and sets an example for the industry to improve accessibility in tourism.
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- Partnership with French Government and Acceslibre to enhance accessible travel for Paris 2024
- Providing detailed accessibility data for hotels and vacation rentals on Expedia's brands
- Addressing the needs of a growing market of travelers with disabilities
- Improving user experience by offering comprehensive accessibility information for informed booking decisions
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 1, 2024 / Expedia Group
At Expedia Group, we're always working to provide and improve equitable, inclusive, and accessible travel experiences. An important and growing sector is people traveling with disabilities, expected to grow to over 33 million travelers by 2028 in the US alone. They travel at nearly the same frequency as non-disabled travelers, and yet
To improve the experience for those with disabilities traveling to Paris for the biggest event of the summer, we recently launched a pilot with the French Government and Acceslibre to provide detailed accessibility data on hotels and vacation rentals listed on our brands, including Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo. In providing the correct and complete information needed to make informed booking decisions, such as the availability of braille and raised signage, visual alarms in hallways and wheelchair accessible parking, travelers have the details needed to determine if a property is the right fit based on their unique accessibility needs.
Thank you to the French government (Ministère Écologie Territoires) and ACCESLIBRE, which lists over 460,000 facilities in France, for the partnership. This is one example of how to build more inclusive experiences for travelers, and it's just a start. As an industry, we can all do better. If you are interested in learning more, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/company/gouvernementfr/, part of the French Government.
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