Accessible tourism day
The international trade event on accessible tourism will take place on Wednesday, 05.03.2024, from 10:30 to approx. 16:00 at Messe Berlin, CityCube, Hall A5 as part of ITB (hybrid event).
The thirteenth edition of the “Accessible Tourism Day” will take place as an in-person event on March 5, 2025 from 10:30 a.m. to approx. 4 p.m. at the Messe Berlin exhibition grounds in the City Cube, Hall 5. Interested parties also have the opportunity to take part online (hybrid event).
The GNTB 2025 will focus on the following topics with keynote speeches, presentations and panel discussions:
- Barrier-free destination development
- Target group-specific offer design
- Barrier-free travel for children and young people
- Legal framework conditions (European disability act etc.)
- Digital innovations and AI
- Outlook. Where should accessible tourism be in 10 years' time?
The event will be opened by the Federal Government Commissioner for Tourism, Dieter Janecek, MP, as well as the Federal Government Commissioner for the Interests of People with Disabilities, Jürgen Dusel, and André Nowak, spokesperson for the Tourism Working Group at the German Disability Council.
The “Barrier-free Tourism Day” is sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection.
It is implemented with the support of the state working group “Tourism for All”, the working group “Easier Travel - Barrier-free Holiday Destinations in Germany” and the Tourism Working Group of the German Disability Council (DBR).
The event will be held in German and English (with simultaneous translation).
Sign language, simultaneous and written interpreters will also be available.
The event is accessible without steps (partly via elevators) via the entrances “Messedamm”, “Jafféstraße”, the inner area of the exhibition grounds and a passage from Hall 7.