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Visit Britain
VisitBritain is Britain's national tourism office, with responsibility for promoting Britain as a destination to visitors from overseas and for promoting England as a destination to domestic visitors. VisitBritain is committed to improving the information which is available to consumers on the accessibility of tourism product and operates the National Accessible Scheme (NAS) to help to achieve this improvement. In addition, from 2008 a condition of accreditation under the National Quality Assessment Scheme (NQAS) will be the provision of an Access Statement, which will be available to users of VisitBritain's websites.
www.visitbritain.com
Visit Wales
Visit Wales, the tourism department of the Welsh Assembly Government,requires establishments to provide an Access Statement as a condition of participating in its grading schemes. It is currently developing a web based search facility to enable enquirers to find the
most appropriate Access Statement for their particular needs.
www.visitwales.co.uk
Vitalise
Vitalise is a national charity offering a wide range of accessible breaks for disabled adults, children and carers. The essence of all our breaks is freedom and choice.
More information about Vitalise
Intercontinental Hotels Group
The InterContinental Hotels Group understands that every customer has different needs and we aim to make our hotel facilities available and accessible to all of our guests equally.
More information about Intercontinental Hotels Group
Accor Hotels
Accor is the European leader and a major global group in hotels, offering its clients over 40 years of expertise. The Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, all seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and Motel 6 brands represent more than 4,000 hotels and nearly 500,000 rooms in 90 countries.
www.accorhotels.com
East Midlands Tourism
East Midlands Tourism was set up by the regional development agency in 2004 to grow the visitor economy for the six counties of the East Midlands. Quality and the visitor experience is a key priority with a focus on supporting businesses to improve accessibility for visitors.
For more details on our think access q-book
www.q-bookeastmidlandstourism.co.uk
South West Regional Development Agency
VisitScotland
VisitScotland, the national tourist board, encourages tourist accommodation and visitor attractions to provide access for visitors with mobility impairments.
Premier Inn
Premier Inn is the UK's biggest and fastest growing hotel chain across the UK and Ireland. We have over 500 hotels across the UK and Ireland, making it easier for you to stay away from home. At every Premier Inn, you'll receive a warm welcome, and find spotlessly clean, spacious and comfortable rooms, plus a great value restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. And because we know you want your stay with us to be easy and hassle-free, so we offer all our guests a Good Night Guaranteed or your money back!
The London Development Agency
The London Development Agency works to deliver the Mayor's vision for London to be a sustainable world city, with strong economic growth, social inclusion and environmental improvement. They invest in both people and infrastructure to improve the welcome to all visitors, and sponsor VisitLondon, the official tourism body for London.
Tourism South East
Tourism South East, the regional tourist board for the south east of England, is committed to making the region an accessible destination for all. We are pleased to be working with Tourism for All in a range of ways to bring this about e.g. destination audits, premises audits, specialist DDA advice, workshops and training, and we fully support the aims of Tourism for All.
Our business facing website is:
www.industry.visitsoutheastengland.com
MS Society
The Multiple Sclerosis Society is the UK's largest charity dedicated to supporting everyone whose life is affected by MS. We invest heavily in research with the hope of finding more effective treatments and, eventually, a cure. We provide respite care and a freephone Helpline, a website of useful information and forums where people living with MS can get in touch with each other, and we publish a range of booklets. We also give grants, for example for home adaptions, and we help fund a network of MS specialist nurses.
(Last Updated: 07-11-2008)