More Barrier-Free Travel Destinations to Welcome Wheelchair Users
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- South Korea will recruit metropolitan and local governments for its 2027 accessible tourism environment program.
- The initiative aims to make travel easier for people with disabilities, older adults and pregnant women.
- The Korea Tourism Organization has developed barrier-free “open tourist destinations” nationwide since 2015.
South Korea is seeking local governments to join its 2027 program for creating more accessible tourism environments. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization will accept applications from the 7th through the 30th.
The program targets travel destinations that people can enjoy without physical restrictions, including people with disabilities, older adults and pregnant women. Its examples include activities such as boarding a canoe from a wheelchair.
The Korea Tourism Organization has worked since 2015 to establish “open tourist destinations” across the country and gradually remove physical barriers to travel.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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