The $5 million investment includes to grant programs: The new Accessible Tourism Elevate Fund supports tourism operators and event organisers to enhance their accessible tourism experiences. The tourism sector has embraced the Palaszczuk Government’s Year of Accessible Tourism, however many have also stated they still need support to get the basics right. In celebration of World Tourism Day, the Palaszczuk Government yesterday launched the $5 million Accessible Tourism Elevate Fund. Travel tech startup tackles blind spot in tourism - Vacayit – the new travel platform for blind tourists Special thanks to Chris Carolyn Daniel Graeme James Kate Ce, Tomas, Lisa, Henry, Ton, Chris Remarkable Tech UQ Ventures Enterprising Girls & Women Tourism Australia Tourism Tasmania Vision Australia To see what all the fuss is about, download Vacayit here: Thank you to all the destinations dedicated to doing and being better, and to everyone who has been a part of our journey. This is an incredibly special and surreal week for our team. Now that it is finally out in the world, I recognise the responsibility that we now hold, and we will always endeavour to create the best possible experiences for our users and encourage feedback during all stages. We ranked on the charts globally and within hours received hundreds of emails of support from the people who had secretly been following our journey. The community we built only became truly evident to us when we launched on Friday. We co-designed our product with users, hired people with lived experience and encouraged people to be a tangible part of our journey. Why? Because #TourismMarketing is predominantly visual, and for people who are blind and low vision, this content is just not #Accessible.īy trying to solve this problem, we ended up creating a community. Two years ago I uprooted my life, to uproot traditional tourism marketing. Launching Vacayit, your audio guide to the world.
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