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Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conference 2024
Did you know the accessible tourism market is worth $13.5 billion, and includes people with permanent or temporary disabilities, seniors with mobility requirements and those with young children in prams? Their access requirements may include physical/mobility, hearing, vision and/or cognitive.
If you are asking:
- What can I do to make my business or destination more accessible and inclusive?
- Who can I connect with to progress on my journey to be more accessible and inclusive?
Then the Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conference is for you!
Tue 27th Aug 2024, 8:00 am – 7:30 pm AEST
What is the Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conference?
The Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conference, often referred to as AITCAP, is an annual event that provides all tourism stakeholders (travellers, businesses, policymakers, DMOs) with an opportunity to:
LEARN how to cater to the valuable accessible & inclusive market to promote sustainable growth
CONNECT with each other to create momentum and contribute to the upgrowth of the sector all
In 2024 the Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conference is proudly supported by the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the City of Melbourne and the Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC).
What happens at the Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conference?
We will have:
- Learning sessions with experts in the field
- Networking opportunities with all our peers
- Accessibility & Business hub where organisations will showcase their products and services
Arrival from 8 AM
Start at 9 AM
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea includedTopics will include:
- Accessibility information – what should you include and how to make sure it’s accessible
- Codesigning accessibility to ensure success – the what, why and how of codesigning with people with disability
- Inclusive marketing – how best to ensure authentic disability representation in your marketing and market to this large and growing segment
- Q&A with travellers with disabilities
The day will conclude with a wrap up function, it’s the perfect opportunity to engage in conversation in a relaxed, social environment.
Around the Melbourne conference, we are planning a series of satellite events including visits to accessible & inclusive tourism businesses in the region exclusively for conference attendees. Details and tickets for those events are coming soon!
Is the event itself accessible and inclusive?
That’s our goal of course! In the process of getting your tickets, you will be able to share any access requirements you have so that we can plan to accommodate them. We will do our best to make this event as accessible as we can and showcase the work our partners are doing to deliver a truly inclusive event. Comprehensive information about the accessibility of AITCAP 2024 can be found on the Accessibility Page of our website.
If this ticketing process is not accessible to you, please send us an email to aitcap@getaboutable.com
*BF = Booking Fees, the ticket price is GST inclusive.
This event is organised by GetAboutAble, a leading Australian accessible tourism consultancy, supporting travel and leisure businesses to improve their access and inclusion.
View the event page here.
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