Comments for connect culture http://connectculture.wordpress.com Connect culture is about building an inclusive world, bringing people and cultures together - in this case, specifically but not exclusively the disabled and non disabled people. We all have multiple identities and increasingly we are cosmopolitan beings, we enjoy and share different and separate cultures. Connect culture seeks to build bridges, make accessible places and information to people who needs it - which is affordable. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:58:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on accessible hotel rooms? by connectculture http://connectculture.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/accessible-hotel-rooms/#comment-73 connectculture Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:58:22 +0000 http://connectculture.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-73 I am very glad you are setting an inclusive Holiday Park in Cornwall, I wanted to go for a holiday in Cornwall but couldnt find somewhere I could go independently using public transport. I am very glad you are setting an inclusive Holiday Park in Cornwall, I wanted to go for a holiday in Cornwall but couldnt find somewhere I could go independently using public transport.

]]> Comment on accessible hotel rooms? by yourresort http://connectculture.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/accessible-hotel-rooms/#comment-72 yourresort Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:53:03 +0000 http://connectculture.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-72 Just to let you know that their is also a fully wheelchair accessible hotel in Germany, nr Berlin if you are interested. Haven't been but when i enquired i was informed that their was a 3 year waiting list. We are also in the midst of setting up our own Holiday Park here in Cornwall that will be available 52 weeks of the year and is for anyone with a disability, regardless of severity and to include family, friends, couples, groups etc. We have set a goal to be opening September 2010. Just to let you know that their is also a fully wheelchair accessible hotel in Germany, nr Berlin if you are interested. Haven’t been but when i enquired i was informed that their was a 3 year waiting list.

We are also in the midst of setting up our own Holiday Park here in Cornwall that will be available 52 weeks of the year and is for anyone with a disability, regardless of severity and to include family, friends, couples, groups etc. We have set a goal to be opening September 2010.

]]> Comment on accessible hotel rooms? by connectculture http://connectculture.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/accessible-hotel-rooms/#comment-71 connectculture Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:41:43 +0000 http://connectculture.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-71 Absolutely. I have colleagues with learning difficulties with whom I have dinners and we discuss venues - I totally agree that they are included. I have not checked out Wings on Wheels yet because I concentrate on what you can do in the cities for the moment. Would love to try it out so that I can add that to my experiences. Absolutely. I have colleagues with learning difficulties with whom I have dinners and we discuss venues – I totally agree that they are included. I have not checked out Wings on Wheels yet because I concentrate on what you can do in the cities for the moment. Would love to try it out so that I can add that to my experiences.

]]> Comment on accessible hotel rooms? by yourresort http://connectculture.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/accessible-hotel-rooms/#comment-70 yourresort Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:30:10 +0000 http://connectculture.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-70 To be inclusive you also have to include Learning Disabilities and Mental Health, not just physical. Have you checked out Wings on Wheels? To be inclusive you also have to include Learning Disabilities and Mental Health, not just physical. Have you checked out Wings on Wheels?

]]> Comment on Accessible travel or holidays for disabled people? by connectculture http://connectculture.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/accessible-travel-or-holidays-for-disabled-people/#comment-64 connectculture Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:05:05 +0000 http://connectculture.wordpress.com/?p=644#comment-64 Hi Pieter - thanks for that and thanks too for your information on Brussels which I meant to write to you! They said it was because they didnt know the agent they dealt with actually guarantees accessible rooms. I went to their head office and said I couldn't recommend any clients going to them if I could do a booking and guarantee them immediately whether they can have an accessible room. They then dealt with it themselves but I thought disabled customers should'nt need to go to head office to ensure they get accessible rooms guarantee. As a travel adviser, I prefer to give people choice - I'd like to think I offer independent advice and there is no conflict of interest. Hi Pieter – thanks for that and thanks too for your information on Brussels which I meant to write to you! They said it was because they didnt know the agent they dealt with actually guarantees accessible rooms. I went to their head office and said I couldn’t recommend any clients going to them if I could do a booking and guarantee them immediately whether they can have an accessible room. They then dealt with it themselves but I thought disabled customers should’nt need to go to head office to ensure they get accessible rooms guarantee.

As a travel adviser, I prefer to give people choice – I’d like to think I offer independent advice and there is no conflict of interest.

]]> Comment on Accessible travel or holidays for disabled people? by Pieter Ghijsels http://connectculture.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/accessible-travel-or-holidays-for-disabled-people/#comment-63 Pieter Ghijsels Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:34:10 +0000 http://connectculture.wordpress.com/?p=644#comment-63 The accessible room was not guaranteed? What else wasn't? The airplane? Any travel agent who still hopes to make a living out of selling standard packages is sadly mistaken. Because there's this new thing called the "Internate" or something. People use it to book their trip without the help of a travel agent. ;-) The only travel agent with a future is a reliable partner in planning the trip, one that matches her/his client’s personal interests (not just “needs”) with a suitable holiday accommodation. One that considers all his clients "special", who starts with asking what kind of holidays they *want* and then listens to the things that they *need*. The accessible room was not guaranteed? What else wasn’t? The airplane?
Any travel agent who still hopes to make a living out of selling standard packages is sadly mistaken. Because there’s this new thing called the “Internate” or something. People use it to book their trip without the help of a travel agent. ;-)
The only travel agent with a future is a reliable partner in planning the trip, one that matches her/his client’s personal interests (not just “needs”) with a suitable holiday accommodation. One that considers all his clients “special”, who starts with asking what kind of holidays they *want* and then listens to the things that they *need*.

]]> Comment on Accessible travel or holidays for disabled people? by connectculture http://connectculture.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/accessible-travel-or-holidays-for-disabled-people/#comment-62 connectculture Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:20:24 +0000 http://connectculture.wordpress.com/?p=644#comment-62 thanks, Maria, for your kind words! thanks, Maria, for your kind words!

]]> Comment on Accessible travel or holidays for disabled people? by connectculture http://connectculture.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/accessible-travel-or-holidays-for-disabled-people/#comment-61 connectculture Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:19:34 +0000 http://connectculture.wordpress.com/?p=644#comment-61 Hello Candy, thank you for that. I personally do not recommend somewhere if I haven't been there myself - or done enough research to know its accessibility. Did I see you in Tour Watch before? Hello Candy, thank you for that. I personally do not recommend somewhere if I haven’t been there myself – or done enough research to know its accessibility. Did I see you in Tour Watch before?

]]> Comment on Accessible travel or holidays for disabled people? by Candy Harrington http://connectculture.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/accessible-travel-or-holidays-for-disabled-people/#comment-60 Candy Harrington Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:54:44 +0000 http://connectculture.wordpress.com/?p=644#comment-60 I agree with you totally. I've been covering accessible travel for over 15 years and have found that some of the "expert Travel Agents" have never been to the destinations, but as you said, merely act as brokers. Plus your destination choice shouldn't be limited to some package tours someone else thinks is accessible. You choice should be based on your tastes and your interests. Then you find something along those lines that is accessible to you. that's why I wrote 101 Accessible Vacations; Travel Ideas for Wheelers and Slow Walkers -- to give folks ideas about what they CAN do. There's a whole big world out there, an it's getting more accessible every day!! I agree with you totally. I’ve been covering accessible travel for over 15 years and have found that some of the “expert Travel Agents” have never been to the destinations, but as you said, merely act as brokers.

Plus your destination choice shouldn’t be limited to some package tours someone else thinks is accessible. You choice should be based on your tastes and your interests. Then you find something along those lines that is accessible to you. that’s why I wrote 101 Accessible Vacations; Travel Ideas for Wheelers and Slow Walkers — to give folks ideas about what they CAN do. There’s a whole big world out there, an it’s getting more accessible every day!!

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