When it comes to toilets, you just have to time it right. That's why we have new timings for our International Toilet Tourism Awards (ITTA). Now in their 3rd year, the awards celebrate the world’s best destination toilets by recognising their role in attracting visitors and providing vital economic support to communities. Previous winners have included Dunnies with a Difference from Queensland, Australia and the James Bond Loo in Piz Gloria, Switzerland. New dates, new partner The new date is timed to celebrate the Awards’ Partnership with … [Read more...]
The MyTravelResearch.com 2018 International Toilet Tourism Award Winners Announced!
Six toilets popular with tourists around the world have officially been crowned and are ascending their thrones for 2018. Winners include a James Bond themed loo on a mountain top, a toilet that makes you feel you’re in a forest, and an airport where guide dogs can poop indoors in comfort. It's #toilettourism time again! We are very proud to announce the six toilets in tourism destinations around the world that have won coveted titles in the 2018 International Toilet Tourism Awards. We received submissions from tourism destinations … [Read more...]
Accessible Tourism #tourism4all
As a tourism operator or destination marketing manager, it is hard to imagine what it would be like travelling with an impairment or disability. For example, medieval cobblestones at a castle ruin is a charm to many, but for a wheelchair user, Rick Steves in his John Sage accessible travel blog tells us, it can become nearly impossible to cross (and not all cobblestones are created equal). Accessible travel is perhaps the travel industry’s greatest untapped opportunity. Today, there are literally millions of people world-wide looking for … [Read more...]