A total of 140 tourist establishments have already Euskadi Accessibility seal. This is the result Accessibility Program developed by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Trade and Tourism of the Basque Government, which is preparing to tourist guiding services to all persons taking into account five types of functional diversity: physical, visual , auditory, intellectual and organizational (People with breathing difficulties or who require special diets.)
Of those 140 institutions, 32 have come today to the assembly hall of the headquarters of the Basque Government in Vitoria, to receive the seal of the hands of the Vice Minister of Commerce and Tourism, Pilar Zorrilla, who was accompanied by Director of Tourism, Isabel Muela. Among the facilities are recognized tourist offices, hotels, tourist apartments, interpretation centers ...
Basque Accessibility Program Tourism aims to add quality to the tourism Euskadi through an advanced access model based on a concept of greater comfort everyone. Thus, the program supports tourism establishments to improve accessibility to capture a growing audience.
Since the creation of the program, piloted in 200 tourist establishments and launched the initiative to the entire sector. Previous training they receive through Euskalit, and are diagnosed with their situation in terms of accessibility. Establishments participating in the program have been able to finance the improvements that were identified.
This initiative is part of a general policy aimed at improving the quality and the seasonality and the diversification of activity Desk. Its origin came from the need to provide people with accessibility needs, both residents and tourists-and their families and friends, a tourism service quality, safety and comfort in the tourism establishments Euskadi.
The facts are clear: today, the rate of people over 65 years in Spain is 16.6% and is expected to increase to 20% by 2020 and to 36% by 2050, and the rate current disabled people in Spain is 9%, rising to 15.7% in Europe. In Europe alone, the demand for accessibility is at 127 million people. Added to this are those with temporary needs accessibility for various reasons.
Pilot
As a next step in this initiative "Tourism for All 'in Euskadi, is launching a pilot project with five destinations (the three capitals, Zarautz and Rioja Alavesa) and a travel agency company, with which you are defining specific packages for people with disabilities and is expected to be sold from next year.
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