Facts & Figures for Proprietors
10% of the world’s population have a disability and that figure includes 17.2% of Australia’s population.
Many visitors to Australia are 45 years old or more. As people age, they experience more disability.
The 45+ age group spend a greater percentage of their discretionary income on travelling than any other market segment.
Those with disabilities tend to travel with more support companions who will have their own individual accommodation needs.
People with disabilities can be extremely technologically aware. They are well served by on-line information sites about access tourism in other countries. However, as far as we know, there is currently no one-stop shop providing this level of information about accessible accommodation
throughout Australia.
Did you know?
Some facts & figures
IMPORTANT:
Listing your accessible facilities
This site is not designed to audit or rate the accessible facilities available at your accommodation.
Its sole purpose is to provide centralised and accurate information for travellers with reduced mobility, impaired vision or impaired hearing.
To do this, we rely on the information entered in to the facilities checklist by you - the proprietor - during the process of registration.
Remember, the number of accessible facilities you provide is irrelevant - it is simply the fact that your establishment caters for the infirm or those with mobility challenges.
This information is important to users of this site, and it is your presence on this website that will enable those users to target your accommodation more easily and with a greater understanding of the accessibile facilities you provide.
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accomobility.co.nz
Yes, you’re absolutely right, Accomobility.com is yet another travel website in a sea of travel websites. But it has a fundamental difference. Included in your profile page is comprehensive information about the facilities you provide for those with mobility challenges.
Many travel websites offer little information about the precise accessible facilities provided at accommodation establishments. For example, information about the number of accessible units, the facilities within those units, and the ease of access to and from your property as well as within it.
So, what are the benefits of registering?
First and foremost, registration and listing is FREE. Regardless of which of the listing options you choose, your accommodation will receive considerable focussed exposure - not only generally but also within the disability sector - a market that is increasing but at the same time a market that is often overlooked by the tourism and hospitality sectors.
The facts and figures opposite speak for themselves. Our sister site, Accomobility.co.nz is already attracting attention from the tourism and disability sectors in New Zealand and has been favourably reviewed as a long-awaited and much-needed resource.
So why not sign up and help us repeat that success in Australia. You have nothing to lose but more exposure and more customers.
Size really doesn’t matter!
Whether you run a chain of hotels, a single motel, a self- contained apartment or a small bed and breakfast establishment with only one guest room, listing your accommodation with accomobility.com will increase traffic to your own site and enhance your profile in this important section of the market.
