Neha Arora

Founder

Planet Abled

vienna, Austria

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Neha Arora is the founder of Planet Abled, a globally recognised travel brand promoting inclusive travel for persons with disabilities and the elderly.

About me

Neha Arora, founder of Planet Abled, pioneers inclusive travel for persons with disabilities and the elderly, inspired by her experience with her parents’ accessibility needs. Planet Abled integrates accessibility into tourism, through innovative travel design, destination consulting, training, and ecosystem building. It addresses barriers like inaccessibility and bias, aligning with Sustainable Development Goals. Recognized by Condé Nast Traveller as a visionary leader in making travel accessible worldwide, and honored with India’s prestigious National Tourism Award, Neha has received multiple global awards including the Zero Project Award She is celebrated as a global accessibility advocate, regularly speaking at international platforms like TEDx, IATA, Global Sustainable Tourism Council(GSTC) and ITB Berlin.

My organisation

Planet Abled

Planet Abled is a travel designer for disabled travellers, a destination consultant, and an ecosystem builder for the tourism industry.

Our core business is mainstreaming accessibility into the tourism frameworks, practices, and market opportunities to enable growth and scale. A customer-centric approach and have an amplified positive impact on travellers with all types of accessibility needs. While overcoming the challenges of inaccessible destinations, biased perceptions, digital inaccessibility, lack of standardization, and lack of affordability and competency.

With offices in India and Austria, Planet Abled's mission is to integrate accessibility and inclusion into the Sustainable Tourism conversation globally while mapping it to the SDGs. Thereby filling the huge gap that exists between what an establishment considers accessible and what the disabled consumer expects to experience, thus leading to a movement. Where the professionals, businesses, and tourism stakeholders are activated to do the work.

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Thursday, 22 February 2024

11:20 - 11:40

Expanding to Austria – Learn first-hand from innovative businesses in Vienna

Format:Live streamTrack:Location: Fireside Chat - First floor
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