Access Tourism NZ TOURISM FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS, AND AGEING BOOMERS IN NEW ZEALAND AND WORLDWIDE

A two-day international seminar on marketing Access Tourism, and Access Tourism development will be held in Hyvärilä, Nurmes, Finland on the 15th and 16^th September.  The seminar will concentrate on providing information about accessible tourism businesses to  consumers, and the use of classifications and standards as a solution to information transfer challenges will be discussed.  The programme includes a tour of North Karelian resorts which have invested in accessible tourism services, including the Lieksan Matkakaverit resort in Ruunaa, Lieksa and the gorgeous Neitikoski rapids and to the Erä-Eero wild animal observation hut in the Lieksa wilderness. Park Superintendent Kyösti Tuhkalainen will accompany the group in Ruunaa and demonstrate accessible solutions of Metsähallitus.