Press Releases

August 9, 2023

TravelAbility EMS Summit 2023: Exploring the Convergence of Accessibility and Travel

The upcoming TravelAbility Emerging Market Summit, scheduled to be held in Savannah, GA from August 18-20, 2023, signifies a crucial moment for the accessible travel industry. Gathering over 60 presenters across 42 dynamic sessions, the Summit presents a prime opportunity to analyze and discuss the challenges and potential in the fields of accessible travel, disability travel, and disability tourism.

Jake Steinman, founder of TravelAbility, identifies the pressing nature of the issue: “The travel industry is at a crossroads. We have an opportunity to make travel more accessible for everyone, while also making it more inclusive and welcoming. The Summit will bring together a community of thought leaders to change the perception of travelers with disabilities as well as how they will be treated in the future.”

August 9, 2023

TravelAbility EMS Summit 2023: Paving the Way for Accessible and Inclusive Travel

The TravelAbility Emerging Market Summit, the leading event for the accessible travel industry, will be held in Savannah, GA from August 18-20, 2023. Uniting over 60 presenters across 42 riveting sessions, the Summit marks a significant juncture in the industries of #accessibletravel, #disabilitytravel, and #disabilitytourism.

June 10, 2020

Reinventing TravelAbility Summit: Humanizing the Virtual Conference Experience. 

While some travel industry conferences and events are adapting and embracing virtual attendance, many are scaling back, canceling or rescheduling to 2021. As the industry’s only disability-focused conference, the TravelAbility Summit team, supporters and advisory board believe that the destination and disability-focused education, insights and networking that takes place at this event is essential for the tourism industry and that the conference will go on.

January 23, 2020

Today TravelAbility is releasing its predictions about accessible travel–from 100 experts in the fields of tech, disability and accessibility issues–for 2020

SAUSALITO, Calif., Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Change is imminent in the travel industry: 56 million potential travelers have a disability—and 2020 is the year to begin showing them they are important to you. “A generation of Baby Boomers who refuse to accept age as a barrier will create a new category of products, disrupt the transportation industry and more,” says Jake Steinman, founder and CEO of TravelAbility Summit. “If we’re accessible for people who are disabled today, we’ll all be accessible for the 75 million Baby Boomers who will be aging into a disability tomorrow.”

November 25, 2019

Look Who’s Talking: Seven Attendees Comment on TravelAbility Summit – San Francisco

Here are comments from those who attended the inaugural TravelAbility Summit in San Francisco on November 12-14, 2020. “As I leave San Francisco I am reminded of the amazing week I’ve had here at the first ever TravelAbility Summit. So many awesome speakers companies and presentations! Congratulations to to the TravelAbility team for a great conference.” Ron Petit, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

September 24, 2019

TravelAbility Summit Introduces “LaunchPad’ to Showcase Superstar Innovators of New Assistive Technology and Products

SAUSALITO, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Tourism marketing organizations would feel more confident proposing or expanding accessibility initiatives if they had greater knowledge of the latest product innovations and how they can be valuable to them. To address this opportunity, TravelAbility Summit created LaunchPad, a pre-conference workshop the afternoon of November 11, 2019 in San Francisco.

January 22, 2019

TravelAbility Summit First Event To Improve Travel Experiences For Disabled Travelers

SAUSALITO, Calif., Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — TravelAbility Summit, the inaugural gathering of industry professionals dedicated to improving travel experiences for individuals with physical, behavioral, and cognitive disabilities will take place on November 12^th and 13^th, 2019 in San Francisco. The conference is produced by North American Journeys, a tourism media and marketing company that has been organizing specialized conferences for the tour and travel industry for over 20 years.

August 11, 2020

TravelAbility Summit: Advancing Accessibility One Destination at a Time…

 The recent surge in Covid-19 infections has resulted in on-again-off-again restrictions that have reduced summer travel to areas within an easy driving distance making people wonder–is near the new far? It is becoming increasing evident that normal travel for people with disabilities will not return until a vaccine becomes available. The goal for TravelAbility’s first year was to build more accessible infrastructure by connecting disability travel thought leaders to travel industry suppliers and DMO’s for a better understanding of what was needed.

June 10, 2020

Reinventing TravelAbility Summit: Humanizing the Virtual Conference Experience. 

While some travel industry conferences and events are adapting and embracing virtual attendance, many are scaling back, canceling or rescheduling to 2021. As the industry’s only disability-focused conference, the TravelAbility Summit team, supporters and advisory board believe that the destination and disability-focused education, insights and networking that takes place at this event is essential for the tourism industry and that the conference will go on.

January 23, 2020

Today TravelAbility is releasing its predictions about accessible travel–from 100 experts in the fields of tech, disability and accessibility issues–for 2020

SAUSALITO, Calif., Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Change is imminent in the travel industry: 56 million potential travelers have a disability—and 2020 is the year to begin showing them they are important to you. “A generation of Baby Boomers who refuse to accept age as a barrier will create a new category of products, disrupt the transportation industry and more,” says Jake Steinman, founder and CEO of TravelAbility Summit. “If we’re accessible for people who are disabled today, we’ll all be accessible for the 75 million Baby Boomers who will be aging into a disability tomorrow.”

November 25, 2019

Look Who’s Talking: Seven Attendees Comment on TravelAbility Summit – San Francisco

Here are comments from those who attended the inaugural TravelAbility Summit in San Francisco on November 12-14, 2020. “As I leave San Francisco I am reminded of the amazing week I’ve had here at the first ever TravelAbility Summit. So many awesome speakers companies and presentations! Congratulations to to the TravelAbility team for a great conference.” Ron Petit, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

September 24, 2019

TravelAbility Summit Introduces “LaunchPad’ to Showcase Superstar Innovators of New Assistive Technology and Products

SAUSALITO, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Tourism marketing organizations would feel more confident proposing or expanding accessibility initiatives if they had greater knowledge of the latest product innovations and how they can be valuable to them. To address this opportunity, TravelAbility Summit created LaunchPad, a pre-conference workshop the afternoon of November 11, 2019 in San Francisco.

January 22, 2019

TravelAbility Summit First Event To Improve Travel Experiences For Disabled Travelers

SAUSALITO, Calif., Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — TravelAbility Summit, the inaugural gathering of industry professionals dedicated to improving travel experiences for individuals with physical, behavioral, and cognitive disabilities will take place on November 12^th and 13^th, 2019 in San Francisco. The conference is produced by North American Journeys, a tourism media and marketing company that has been organizing specialized conferences for the tour and travel industry for over 20 years.