Tourism for All workshop generated great interest in Slovenia / Mr Ivor Ambrose, CETA project coordinator
CETA kick-off successful
Project "Competitiveness for European Tourism for All - CETA" will show how applying accessibility principles in smaller and medium-sized tourism enterprises can improve the quality of the visitor experience, enhance competitive advantage in the market and contribute to a more sustainable business.
Mr. Ivor Ambrose, Coordinator of the CETA initiative, comments, "We welcome this chance to work closely with tourism SMEs on the accessibility front. With extra resources and a dedicated trans-national team, we aim to help businesses become confident about access."
Mr. Ambrose adds: "SMEs are specialists when it comes to giving a flexible and personal customer service. Some are beginning to realise that their business can benefit by catering for visitors who are disabled, elderly or have other access requirements. And besides this, some EU Member States now have laws which demand 'reasonable accommodation' for customers with disabilities. This network will focus on raising awareness and giving SMEs the tools to take the first steps towards making their business accessible".
The Commission will finance 50% of the CETA project's 200,000 Euro budget over the 18-month period January 2009 - June 2010. | 
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