{"id":20165,"date":"2017-10-11T19:08:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T18:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=20165"},"modified":"2017-10-11T19:08:41","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T18:08:41","slug":"thailand-launches-nine-new-routes-to-promote-universal-accessibility-and-tourism-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2017\/10\/thailand-launches-nine-new-routes-to-promote-universal-accessibility-and-tourism-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand launches nine new routes to promote universal accessibility and tourism for all"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20166\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TAT83-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"Thailand launches nine new routes to promote universal accessibility and tourism for all\" width=\"612\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TAT83-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TAT83.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>he\u00a0Tourism Authority of Thailand\u00a0(TAT) is launching new pilot routes in nine popular provinces to promote universal accessibility and \u2018Tourism for All\u2018 concepts aimed at encouraging universal design catering to disabled travellers at facilities and tourism attractions across Thailand.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The initiative is a direct result of last year\u2019s highly successful 36th World Tourism Day, which was held in Bangkok on 27 September, 2016, with a range of events under the banner of \u2018Tourism for All \u2013 Promoting Universal Accessibility\u2019. 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