Calpe Town Council, through its Tourism Planning Department, has once again launched a series of online workshops so that local businesses and tourism agents can learn about tourist accessibility. The aim of Calpe Town Council is to continue advancing in its commitment to becoming an inclusive tourist destination.
This action is part of a broader project to consolidate inclusive tourism, as set out in the Destination Tourism Sustainability Plan (PSTD), which is supported by the Regional Ministry of Tourism of the Valencian Community - Turisme Comunitat Valenciana - and the Secretary of State for Tourism within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) financed by the European Union - Next Generation.
Six workshops have been organised: how to interact with people with disabilities if I work in accommodation, how to interact with people with disabilities if I work in a restaurant, how to interact with people with disabilities if I work in a tourist office or am a tourist guide, how to make a business accessible, communicating for everyone on social media, and keys to organising an inclusive event.
Each course consists of several sessions comprising short video lessons (between 10 and 30 minutes) in which teachers explain specific topics using real-life examples to make the content easy to understand and practical. Interested parties can enroll in the courses they wish based on their interests and can view them as many times as they like for a period of 30 days.
As part of the project to consolidate inclusive tourism set out in the Destination Tourism Sustainability Plan, other actions are planned, such as awareness campaigns aimed at the general public on the importance of the town being an accessible tourist destination adapted to people with all types of functional diversity. In addition, publicity campaigns will be launched to promote the town as an accessible holiday destination.