GREECE MAKES ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL TRAVELERS A PRIORITY
Greece took one more step towards ensuring destinations are fully accessible to residents and travellers after Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias signed a protocol of cooperation with the National Confederation of Persons with Disabilities (ESAmeA).
Kikilias met with ESAmeA President Ioannis Vardakastanis to lay out the framework of cooperation on shared actions towards accessibility, including the provision of comprehensive accessibility information, the inclusion of relevant curriculum at tourism schools on all levels, the development of education and training programs for people with disabilities in tourism professions and support actions for their employment and inclusion in the labour market. The two sides also agreed to jointly organize an annual accessible tourism forum to be held at a different destination each year.
Kikilias said establishing a national strategy that would “ensure accessible tourism for all was a government priority”, to make Greece accessible to all its visitors.