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Motivated by Mom: Q&A with accessibleGo Founder Miriam Eljas
The article features an interview with Miriam Eljas, the founder of accessibleGO, a platform that provides bookings, reviews, resources, and community for accessible travel. The platform aims to address the lack of accurate accessibility information for people with disabilities when traveling. accessibleGO currently focuses on U.S. hotels but plans to expand its booking capabilities for car rentals and flights. The company is part of the Priceline Partner Network and has access to inventory from booking.com and agoda.com. They gather accessibility data for hotels and are on track to cover a majority of hotels in the USA within the next 2 years. The revenue primarily comes from booking commissions. The company has around 60,000 consumers in its system and differentiates itself from competitors through its extensive accessibility filters, exclusive accessibility reviews, and personalized customer service. The company plans to build demand and usage through partnerships with non-profit organizations and paid online advertising.
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https://www.jpost.com/opinion/hillels-tech-corner-accessiblego-travel-platform-for-disabled-people-617557
The article discusses accessibleGO, an Israeli company that aims to address the challenges of traveling for people with disabilities. The company offers a travel platform that provides bookings, reviews, and community for individuals with disabilities. The article highlights the major obstacles faced by people with disabilities when traveling and emphasizes the importance of accessibility in the travel industry. accessibleGO has formed a relationship with the Priceline Partner Network to access inventory for hotels, cars, and flights. The company has gathered data on over 4,000 hotels and plans to cover a majority of the 50,000 US hotels by the end of 2021. The platform has received positive feedback from users and has raised over $1 million from angel investors. accessibleGO is now ready to scale and is seeking additional funding.
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16 Easy Tips for Saving Money on Your Family Vacation
The article provides tips for families to save money on summer vacations. It suggests being flexible with travel schedules, staying outside the city center, looking for deals on social media and mobile apps, booking early or at the last minute, taking advantage of discounts for kids, considering volunteer trips, renting out or swapping homes, choosing resorts with deals, using a price tracking app, adding family trips to business travel, trying local experiences, learning about other discounts, finding accommodations with a kitchen, and shipping luggage instead of checking bags. The article emphasizes the importance of planning ahead and being resourceful to have an affordable family vacation.
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Online Travel Players Boost Accessibility for Travelers With Disabilities
The travel industry is making strides to improve accessibility for customers with sight, hearing, or mobility issues. Major companies such as Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking.com are developing technologies and acquiring startups to make their services more accessible. For example, Airbnb acquired Accomable, a startup that catalogued accessible lodging. Expedia has a team of accessibility engineers who assess products to make them more usable for travelers with sight, hearing, or mobility issues. Booking.com offered a three-week accelerator program for startups aiming to improve travel, including Wheel the World, which aims to make remote outdoor adventures accessible.
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AccessibleGOes Extra Mile to Ensure Inclusive Travel
The article discusses the challenges faced by travelers with disabilities and highlights the need for more inclusive and accessible travel experiences. It shares stories of individuals who encountered accessibility issues in hotels, emphasizing the common nature of such problems. accessibleGO, a travel platform, aims to address these issues by providing travel tips, accessible booking options, and a community for sharing reviews. The article calls for a transformation in the dialogue surrounding disability travel and advocates for positive travel experiences for everyone. The impact on accessibleGO is growth-negative as it highlights the ongoing challenges faced by the disability community in the travel industry.
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accessibleGO Gives Travelers With Disabilities A Voice
The New York Jewish Week is seeking donations to support independent Jewish journalism in New York.
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Booking.com Booster Lab di Tel Aviv, 25K per le startup che innovano il turismo
Booking.com organized the Booster Lab event in Tel Aviv to support startups with sustainable tourism proposals. Two startups, accessibleGO and bitemojo, received $25,000 each, while Questo and Knowers also received funding. accessibleGO offers a platform for disabled travelers, while bitemojo connects travelers with local producers and restaurants. The event provided opportunities for collaboration, with Questo and bitemojo discussing the possibility of combining their products. Booking.com will continue to support the growth of these startups through a dedicated mentor. The event showcased the enthusiasm and passion of the young entrepreneurs in the sustainable tourism sector.
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אלה אפליקציות התיירות שזכו בפרסים מטעם אתר בוקינג.קום
Israeli apps bitemojo and accessibleGO have won first place in the Booking.com startup program, each receiving a prize of €25,000. The program aimed to support tourism startups and provide them with professional guidance in marketing, branding, business development, sales, and more. The three-day program included mentoring sessions and a final pitch to judges. Bitemojo offers self-guided culinary tours in various destinations, while accessibleGO provides comprehensive tourism information for people with disabilities. Other winners include Questo from Romania and Knowers from Israel.
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Booking.com To Host Accelerator Lab For Travel Tech Startups In Tel Aviv
Booking.com will hold a three-day accelerator program in Tel Aviv for early-stage startups from Israel, Italy, Romania, and Greece. Nine startups, including six from Israel, will attend the program and have the opportunity to pitch their plans for grants between $12,000 and $30,000. The program aims to connect with and fund innovative startups in sustainable tourism. The participating Israeli startups are bitemojo, Knowers, FarmGuests, accessibleGO, paratek, and Trailze. Other participating startups include Questo from Romania, Citynsider from Italy, and Lightheat from Greece.
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Israeli, Italian, Romanian Startups to Participate in Tel Aviv Accelerator Program by Booking.com
Booking.com has revealed the identity of nine early-stage sustainable tourism startups selected to participate in an accelerator program called Booking Booster Lab. The program offers grants of €10,000 ($12,000) and €25,000 ($30,800). Six of the selected startups are based in Israel. The selected startups will participate in workshops and pitch their scaling plans for a chance to win grants. The program aims to support pioneers in the travel and technology field and make a meaningful impact in the global tourism industry. Booking.com, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Amsterdam, is a subsidiary of The Priceline Group and employs over 17,000 employees worldwide.
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Not So Secret Agents to Help You Plan Your Next Accessible Trip
The article discusses three travel agencies that specialize in providing services for wheelchair users. Sage Traveling, founded by John Sage, a T4 para, offers first-hand accessibility information and plans trips, cruises, and excursions for disabled travelers. Travel for All, founded by Tarita Davenock, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, has arranged over 5,000 trips globally for clients with many different disabilities. AccessibleGo, founded by Miriam Eljas Goldman, whose mother was a wheelchair user with multiple sclerosis, provides searches, reviews and bookings of accessible hotels, cruises, transports and destinations domestic and world-wide.
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http://www.jpost.com/Metro/Accessible-travel-for-the-disabled-500961
Accessiblego, an Israel-based website, provides information and booking services for accessible hotels and attractions in the United States. The company plans to expand its services to include flights, cars, travel insurance, and cruises. The website was inspired by the founders personal experiences with her mother, who had multiple sclerosis and faced accessibility challenges while traveling. Accessiblego aims to provide comprehensive information and resources for people with disabilities to plan accessible trips. The company conducted user testing and received positive feedback. Accessiblego is the first website to integrate all components of accessible travel on one platform. The founders envision it to be similar to TripAdvisor, with user-generated reviews to help travelers. The company is focused on providing a travel website that looks and feels like any other travel site, without constantly reminding users of their disabilities.
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