NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI) has launched a programme to help businesses make the North East an accessible region for visitors.
Everybody Welcome, which is funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA), will deliver a free business support package to tourism and hospitality firms to help them support visitors with access requirements, both visible and hidden. Those who sign up to the scheme will be provided with training, access to a digital platform that enables visitors to source information relating to their specific needs and 360-degree filming for some venues which will give visitors change to plan their trips.
Sarah Green, chief executive of NGI said: "Everybody Welcome will help to drive our ambition and that of the region’s to achieve the accessibility agenda across the visitor economy, celebrating and driving quality in the tourism sector. It will help those taking part to increase their share of the UK’s £15.3bn ‘accessible tourism’ market by improving experiences for visitors across the region, also benefiting our local communities
