ACCESS TOUR

Completed

Client
Research Council of Norway

Time period
01.04.2021-31.12.2025

Researchers
Karin Marie A ntonsen
Researcher II

Merete Kvamme Fa britis
Researcher III

Trond Blik is great
RESEARCHER I

The purpose of ACCESSTOUR is to increase knowledge about sustainable local communities and nature-based tourism destinations.

The project will uncover and promote the potential for value creation. A more accessible tourism can help set a new direction for tourism destinations that are struggling in the wake of Covid-19, and for destinations and local communities that want more sustainable destination development. 

Accessible tourism can help attract new target groups to the destinations they serve. Examples include seniors, people with disabilities, and families with young children. Accessible experiences can attract a greater number of guests from markets closer to the destination. Combined with a stronger focus on local, regional, national, and near-international markets, more accessible tourism can help reduce tourism's carbon footprint and improve public health, quality of life, and thus the desire to live in the area.

In the media

• The guys are betting big: – Want to be the best in Finnmark

• Per (29) and Henrik (28) had their lives turned upside down after an accident and a violent incident. Now they will give advice to make tourism in Tromsø even better.

• How can tourism become more accessible?

• With small steps, we can achieve local development that is raw, generous and inclusive. Then Helgeland will be a better place for everyone.

• How can tourism become more accessible?

• The holiday country of Norway will become more accessible

• How to achieve inclusive tourism in rural areas?

• Building on the good traditions of inclusion – will become the country's best-suited travel destination for everyone

• Lofoten hotel praised for accessibility for disabled people: – Should be the flagship of accessible tourism

• Yes to tourism for everyone – also in the districts

• Will make tourism in Vesterålen accessible to everyone - this is the plan

Partners

• SINTEF Digital

• Beitostølen Health Sports Center

• University of Southeast Norway

• ENAT - European Network for Accessible Tourism

• Visit Vesterålen

• Destination Lofoten

• Visit Telemark

• Beitostølen Development

• Trollrock (Beitostølen - Øystre Slidre municipality)

• Myhre Farm (Beitostølen - Øystre Slidre municipalities)

• Beito Husky (Beitostølen - Øystre Slidre municipality)

• Museum North (Lofoten and Vesterålen)

• Hotel Richard With (Vesterålen - Hadsel)

• Nyksund business network (Vesterålen - Øksnes)

• Nyvågar fisherman's lodge (Lofoten - Vågan)

• Reinefjorden sea house (Lofoten - Moskenes)

• Telemark food garden

• Telemark Canal Regional Park

• Tromsø Accessible Tours (Tromsø)

• Hadsel municipality

• Øystre Slidre municipality

• Nordland County Municipality

• FFO - Joint Organization of the Disabled

• Egga development (subcontractor)

• Norwegian Tourism Development (subcontractor)