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Knowledge is power. Accessible travel isn't just about disabilities. How to make the entire travel experience work for you - packing, planning, flights, hotels, restaurants, sightseeing, nature trails, bathrooms, driving, plus important info for travel with caregivers and companion animals. Accessible Travel articles, blogs and discussions cover industry knowledge, best barrier-free travel destinations, plus detailed, how-to travel facets of:

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Jill Browne

Apr 26, 2008

Spitfire Grill, Victoria, B.C.

In: Accessible Travel Attractions

Close to Victoria International Airport, the Spitfire Grill is an accessible and friendly place with tasty food and a great view of the runway. more...

Apr 13, 2008

Accessibility Complaint Decision

In: Accessible Transportation

Air Transat voluntarily refunded the airfare of a woman whose accessibility needs had not been properly dealt with on a flight in 2000. more...

Mar 27, 2008

Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome

In: Accessible Travel Attractions

Persons using wheelchairs may find it awkward to reach the Saddledome by C-Train, but once at the door of the 'Dome, the building is generally accessible. more...

Mar 21, 2008

Access Guide Canada

In: Disabled Travelers Services

The Access Guide Canada is an online searchable database of places and services available in Canada for persons with disabilities. Users are encouraged to add listings. more...

Mar 11, 2008

North American Travel Market Study

In: Disabled Travelers Services

The size and preferences of the accessible tourism market in North America were described in a July 2007 report from Ontario, Canada, based on U.S. and Canadian research. more...

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Apr 26, 2008

Choosing Smaller Airports

Regional airports are much less stressful than major hubs, in my opinion.
It used to be that if you were flying to Toronto, you pretty much had to fly to ... Toronto. Unless you had your own plane, of course.

Then WestJet started up. This Calgary-based airline, modelled after SouthWest Airlines in the USA, used the same strategy and began flying to underutilized regional airports. Now in addition to flying to Toronto, WestJet flies to Hamilton, London, Ottawa, and Kitchener-Waterloo, to name just a few of its Ontario destinations.

I find it so much nicer to land at the one-building kind of airport, and I enjoy walking across the tarmac, rather reminds me of Casablanca.

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