SA’s accessible tourism potential largely untapped
With a growing emphasis on catering for the needs of people with disabilities, South Africa is increasingly opening its arms to a previously untapped market of explorers. However, the country has yet to reach the full potential of this lucrative market.
Tarryn Tomlinson, founder of LiveABLE Access Consultants and Able2Travel, sheds light on the size and value of the accessible tourism market, what South Africa has to offer as an accessible tourism destination, and the challenges travellers with disabilities face.
Market size and value
Worldwide, more than one billion people, roughly 15% of the global population, live with disabilities.
Source: TravelNews