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Barrier Free Tourism website has been developed to create an environment for people with special needs. You can find all the information here to guide yourself for a comfortable and reliable holiday all over the world. If you require further information you can check our forums or contact us directly from the contact page through the website menu.
We have gathered a special team who are all voluntarily working for this project. Our aim is to find and locate all the related people in this specific matter. bare in mind that we are non-profit organization who is trying to create a better lifestyle.
Over the course of the last century tourism has become a primary social need. Not only is it an extraordinarily important economic factor, but it is also a means to increase knowledge and personal development. For all these reasons today it is essential to grant access to tourist experiences to all citizens, regardless their personal, social, economic and any other condition, that could limit such experiences. The committee “for the promotion and the encouragement of Accessible Tourism” was created in response to the demand of focusing the whole tourism system on each person and his needs.
Accessible tourism is the highest expression of such a civilized goal, as well as being an undeniable - modern and fashionable - attractive to revamp the image of the world. Accessibility, i.e. the absence of all architectural, cultural and sensory barriers, is the essential requirement to allow everyone to enjoy heritage. The principle promoted by the Committee’s action is simple and very clear: individuals in their entirety and with their needs, are citizens and customers having the right to experience tourist offers completely and autonomously, receiving suitable services according to the price they pay. This inspiring principle must be extended to the whole - national and local - tourism network, from the transport system to accomodations, from restaurants to culture, sports, leisure time, etc…
The Committee consists of representatives of organizations, institutions and associations protecting disabled people and people with special needs, and of representatives of the tourism entrepreneurs: the ideal mix to be able to discuss and agree a common route which will finally open all doors to these customers.
