Category: Start Up

Three accessible tourism projects make Design for All finals

Awards aim to demonstrate that the implementation of design for all/universal design in any form contributes towards improving quality of life for everyone.

Entrepreneur creates app to make the world more accessible

AccessNow is a mobile app that is using crowd sourcing to collect and share accessibility information all around the world

Airbnb and city of Florence sign tourism tax agreement

Airbnb and the Italian city have signed an agreement that will see the home sharing website pay taxes for each person that books through its website

Start-Up connects micro-entrepreneurs with tourists

People First Tourism provides an opportunity for people found at the margins of the tourism industry to obtain some extra household cash for work they enjoy

PATA announces winners of Tourism Inspire Awards 2015

Awards were in 6 categories: Branded & Independent Accommodation, Marine & Wildlife, Culture & Heritage, RT Destination, Community Based Tourism Initiative

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The Westin Washington launches a new sleep enhancing program 

The Westin Washington, D.C. Downtown announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Dr. Whitney Roban, Ph.D., a leading sleep expert, to launch a new sleep enhancing program designed to support the wellness routines of its guests, specifically those who experience “First Night Effect.”