08/12/2026
A traveler may find an accessible hotel room and still run into problems with transportation, booking technology, communication, assumptions from staff, or simply not having reliable information before a trip.
JourneyWoman: Solo Travel + Women Over 50 Travel, Since 1994's new piece looks at those challenges specifically through the experiences of older women with disabilities, including both visible and non-visible disabilities.
We're glad to see multiple people from the Travel Unity community represented in the piece, including Alex Stratikis of Autism Adventures Abroad, Mike Walsh of Blind Travel Foundation, and our ED, Roni Weiss.
It's a useful look at what travelers are actually navigating, and where the industry still has work to do.
“The travel industry is often much better at marketing that something is welcoming than operationalizing it, let alone holding itself accountable for the actual traveller experience,” Weiss says. “Many organizations are willing to say that everyone is welcome. Far fewer have examined whether that promise is dependably in their policies, facilities, communications, technology, workforce, partnerships, and customer service.”
Read the piece here:
https://journeywoman.com/type-of-travel/accessible-travel/navigating-travel-with-a-disability-unique-challenges-for-older-women/
More than 1.3 billion people have visible and invisible disabilities, with older women facing unique challenges navigating mobility.
