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Accessible Tourism Summit Calls for Global Cooperation for Inclusion of People of Determination

The Dubai Accessible Tourism International Summit which took place in Dubai on January 12, called for joint international cooperation to make service facilities such as airports, airlines, hotels, various means of transportation and communication, websites, shopping malls and other facilities and services, friendly to ‘People of Determination’ whose number is expected to double to two billion by 2050 from the current one billion, according to the statistics of the World Health Organization.

The summit, attended by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, president of Dubai Airports, supreme president and CEO of Emirates Airlines and Group, recommended 20 measures for smooth travel for travellers of determination to face challenges faced by people of determination in terms of movement, residence and travel worldwide.

The summit was held with the objective to shed light on the challenges faced by about a billion people who have a certain type of need for assistance,  during their movement as residents, visitors or tourists in the cities of the world, and the need to strengthen legislation, laws, infrastructure and services that meet their needs and aspirations and their right to discover the world easily.

The presentations given by international experts indicated that the volume of missed opportunities on the economy and global tourism, amounted to EUR142 billion annually as a result of the reluctance of millions of ‘People of Determination’ to travel due to the lack of appropriate services and facilities in many cities of the world. The summit also stressed the need to adhere to Universal Design standards to accelerate the process of preparing cities to become friendlier and respond to the needs of people of determination in mobility and decent living.