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03-12-2008 Accessible Tourism Challenges and Opportunities
Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) has recently produced a new publication Accessible Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities. This is a FREE resource and can be accessed by clicking on the image of th........
01-12-2008 VisitLondon Accessible Award Winner 2008
Visit London Award Winners are recognised as the best in the capital, and benefit from all the positive exposure that comes with that accolade. This year was a record year for entries, with an outstanding amount of submi........
19-11-2008 How the guide dogs had their day
The event: The Biennial International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF), and Assistance Dogs International (ADI) conferencesThe Venue: Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel The participants: 400 delegates The Renaissance London He........
19-11-2008 Best Disabled Services – Meetings and Incentive Travel Industry Awards 2009
UK-based hotels, venues or transportation providers who pride themselves on providing accessibility for all can enter the Best Disabled Services category of the Meetings & Incentive Travel Industry Awards 2009. Furth........
04-11-2008 BS 9999 2008
After over 10 years in development, BSI British Standards has published BS 9999:2008 Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings.BS 9999 gives recommendations and guidance on the desig........
30-10-2008 Tourism South East Access for All Award Winner 2008
The Nurse’s Cottage Restaurant with Rooms was the clear winner in the Access for All category because of the continuing commitment to the provision of access for older and disabled people at the propert........
04-08-2008 HM Revenue and Customs – Accessible Tourism – Tax News
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has revised its guidance on the tax treatment of costs incurred by businesses on DDA compliance. This reflects changes in the tax system which came into force in April 2008.Details of the ........
04-08-2008 Designs on the Games
A free seminar on how to make accessible new technological systems to beused by visitors to major events such as the 2012 Games is being held atSavoy Place, London on Tuesday 7th October 2008. The seminar is for spe........
22-07-2008 RNID Sound solutions
According to a Sound solutions document from the RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People) you could be losing one in seven of your potential customers if your organisation is not equipped to communicate with deaf ........
22-07-2008 Benchmark Games – The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
With the 2008 Beijing Games on everybody's mind, it is almost 8 years since Sydney hosted the 2000 Paralympic Games.It is timely that the first book dedicated to a Paralympic Games has been published by Richard........
16-07-2008 Easy does it – New Guide from VisitBritain
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VisitBritain is pleased to announce the launch of a new brochure to help tourism businesses meet their guests' expectations. Entitled ‘Easy does it’, the 12 page brochure breaks down the........
15-07-2008 CATEYS Accessibility Award Winner 2008
For 25 years, Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine has been operating an annual awards ceremony called the CATEYS. One of these awards recognises the steps that a particular business has made in becoming acces........
19-05-2008 BS8300...Your Comments Please
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT - BS 8300 DPC Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people - Code of practiceBSI British Standards want to hear your views on this Draft for Public Comme........
06-05-2008 New Guidance for larger hotels – PAS88 2008
Guidance on accessibility of large hotel premises and hotel chains - PAS88:2008. Launched on the 3rd of April 2008, this Publicly Available Specification (PAS) has been developed by the Disability Rights Commission........
17-04-2008 £100 MILLION PREMIER INN LONDON EXPANSION
8th April 2008 £100 MILLION PREMIER INN LONDON EXPANSION Whitbread PLC, the UK's largest hotel and restaurant group, has today announced six new Premier Inn hotels in London, with 1200 rooms, to........
04-04-2008 Minister visits TFA at British Travel Trade Fair
Tourism Minister Margaret Hodge MP visited the Tourism for All stand at the British Travel Trade Fair in Birmingham on 11th March at the National Exhibition Centre. She welcomed the new guide, Easy Access Britain, co-pub........
28-02-2008 Wise Place Wins up North
In a close run competition, the Meetings and Incentive Travel Award for the Best Disabled Services Award went to The Sage, Gateshead, with runners up the Waterfront, Belfast and One Great George Street, London. The Awar........