4 things you can do to let the accessible travel community know they are welcome

Posted by Push Adventures
On June 3, 2024
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The accessible travel community are incredibly loyal to businesses that make them feel welcome, and they are more likely to tell their friends and families about their experience, good & bad! Read on for our tips to attract the huge spending power of this community in the first place. First up, understand that this community […]

WELCOME Framework

Posted by Push Adventures
On May 20, 2024
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Through a competitive tender process in late 2021 Push Adventures secured the opportunity to create a framework to support Australian tourism operators to make their operations more accessible and inclusive. Fast forward 2 years and we’re incredibly proud to introduce you to the Welcome Framework; Why WELCOME? Because all visitors want to feel welcome and […]

The importance of site maps and floor plans

Posted by Push Adventures
On August 4, 2022
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Maps are an integral part of supporting an accessible experience, but what details should you include help the accessible travel community be confident in participating? Here’s a few things to consider; Distances between key attractions/areas Variances in elevation Steps Lifts Difference is surfaces Seating Water fountains Toilets Paths Why are these details so important? they […]

The project is in full swing

Posted by Push Adventures
On May 20, 2022
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The Accessible Tourism Pilot Project is in full swing and has reached an exciting stage! First, let’s cover what the project set out to achieve – which is to improve the standard of tourism experiences for the accessible travel community. Which is a pretty big task! We started out by designing a framework to support the industry to really […]

We are all unique

Posted by Push Adventures
On March 25, 2022
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“We know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups.” Deborah Tannen, Professor of linguistics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C Every single one of us is unique. We are unique in our desires, abilities, looks and likes etc. So why is it that we generalise when it […]

Grasp the wealth of opportunities that is accessible tourism

Posted by Push Adventures
On December 15, 2021
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On December 9, Clair Crowley spoke with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) about accessible and inclusive tourism. This webinar will shed light on the new normative instruments and recommendations by gathering technical experts and featuring good practices in accessible and inclusive tourism. It is aimed at encouraging both public and private sector stakeholders to plan and implement their own accessibility agenda. This […]

Accessible tourism mentoring

Posted by Push Adventures
On December 3, 2021
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In celebration of International Day of People with Disability we are honoured to announce that we have been selected to deliver an Accessible Tourism Service Provision Mentoring Pilot Program, supported by Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) With support from sub-contractor, Gläshaus Executive Director, Amanda Grocock, who will be bringing her expertise in strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and communications […]

Accessing a once in a lifetime experience

Posted by Push Adventures
On October 13, 2021
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Calypso Star Charters Andrew Wright, from Claypso Star Charters shared his efforts to cater to the accessible travel market during an Accessible and Inclusive EcoTourism Presentation on 8 October 2021. Andrew has always welcomed the accessible travel community to enquire about how specific needs can be catered for on his tours, however he has recently taken his […]

The Treehouse Retreat

Posted by Push Adventures
On October 11, 2021
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Case study with Treehouse Retreats, at Diamond Waters. Owner Peter, built the Treehouse Retreats from scratch and found away to preserve the natural environment and make it accessible, despite a number of challenges along the way. Peter’s background in health, inspired him to stick to his plans and find accessible options. Our wetland walkway story […]

2021 SA Tourism Awards finalists

Posted by Push Adventures
On October 6, 2021
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We are honoured to announce that we are a Finalist in the 2021 South Australian Tourism Awards program. We started out seven years ago with the dream of making travel in Australia easier for people with a disability and their travel companions. We do this by helping tourism industry professionals better understand accessibility and find […]

You must do the NT

Posted by Push Adventures
On March 23, 2021
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What a whirlwind….The Northern Territory Tourism Conference – Towards 2030 took us to Darwin and Alice Springs, but the natural beauty, welcoming service and incredible experiences will lure us back. The highlight was taking an Outback Tour Services 3 day tour out to Uluru and then back to the start of the MacDonnell Ranges. A-m-a-z-i-n-g! […]

101 accessible adventures

Posted by Push Adventures
On February 22, 2021
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101 Awesome and Accessible Adventures Australia, you asked and we delivered! We’ve put together a showcase of some of Australia’s most awesome and accessible adventures! You’ll find some much loved experiences on the list, and some new ones too. We were so excited to share this with our community on December 3, in celebration of International Day of People […]

Eyre Borne

Posted by Push Adventures
On October 21, 2019
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Far out! What a way to recharge the batteries. It has been hectic around The Good Scout headquarters for awhile and although planning a holiday still takes a lot of effort, this one replenished the soul and reminded me about all the GOOD that can come from a well planned trip. What actually concerned us […]

From a SPARK to striking GOLD!

Posted by Push Adventures
On July 2, 2018
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In November 2017 we submitted an application for one of six spots in the SPARK program run through Hub Adelaide. Spark is a 12-month all-inclusive workspace and mentorship package supported by RenewalSA, Flinders University, and Hub Australia. We received 12 months fully sponsored use of the Hub Adelaide coworking space, plus a place on the […]

Excellence in Accessible Tourism

Posted by Push Adventures
On June 19, 2018
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This year, South Australia is the first state to introduce an ‘EXCELLENCE IN ACCESSIBLE TOURISM’ category in the state awards program, open to South Australian tourism businesses or attractions delivering tourism products or services that are welcoming for people of all abilities. Entrants must demonstrate how they have developed a tourism experience to become more […]

Destination Melbourne

Posted by Push Adventures
On May 18, 2018
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An Accessible Tourism Masterclass presented by Destination Melbourne drew me over the one of the world’s most liveable cities. It was fantastic to hear about some of their initiatives including Visitability – aiming to make Melbourne the World’s most visitable city. Visitable by all. The Masterclass also added a couple of items to my bucket […]

Wings for Life

Posted by Push Adventures
On May 4, 2018
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The Wings for Life World Run is this Sunday 6 May!!! Please join the Push Adventures team and a stack of other awesome people (Jessica Trengove, Charles Brice, Cody Gray, and Travis Boak + More) at Vic Park at 8.30pm (May 6th!) Sign up for the Adelaide App Run and ?% of your $15 registration fee goes to Spinal Cord Research. […]

MELBOURNE. RACE DAY.

Posted by Push Adventures
On January 15, 2018
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Over the weekend Scott loaded up the car in Adelaide, Melbourne bound.. with his mountain of triathlon gear, his ‘handler’ (hehe, thanks Marcus!) and a determination to race his heart out. With his eye on potential selection for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, he really gave this race his all. The Oceania Championships in […]

The Good Scout

Posted by Push Adventures
On January 15, 2018
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We started Push Adventures in 2014 to improve the tourism industry to cater for people of all physical abilities. We have been embraced by the industry and been fortunate enough to collaborate with government bodies, councils and regional bodies. During this time we have discovered some really great accessible places on our adventures over the last […]

Reflections

Posted by Push Adventures
On January 5, 2018
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Wow! What an incredible year! We are finally coming up for a breath after a huge year of working towards our goal of improving the tourism experience for people of all physical abilities. The year started off with jumping in the deep end and delivering our first ever presentation on Inclusive Tourism 101 to a […]

Block of six

Posted by Push Adventures
On July 12, 2017
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About six weeks ago the Push Adventures team spent an amazing extended weekend in the Flinders Rangers doing all sorts of good things. Prior to the weekend away, I had just finished a six week block of intense training, of what felt like ridiculous amounts of swim, bike, & pushing, so the time away was […]

Add this to your bucket list

Posted by Push Adventures
On July 12, 2017
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What an incredible weekend exploring the Limestone Coast, we had been pretty excited about this trip for a while as the appeal of visiting a wheelchair accessible cave was very high on the bucket list. And South Australia you never disappoint! The Limestone Coast is approximately 300 km South East of Adelaide it is an […]

Willunga market

Posted by Push Adventures
On July 3, 2017
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We’ve been enjoying the Winter sunshine this last week and on Saturday we headed down to the Willunga Farmers Market to check out what was on offer, the market is on every Saturday morning. South Australia has some amazing produce and the Willunga Farmers Market is a great place to sample what’s in season and […]

Accessing a nature walk

Posted by Push Adventures
On June 12, 2017
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These crisp winter days with the sun shining high are great for a some exploring. We’ve been meaning to check the Onkaparinga River Recreation Park out for a while as we’d been tipped off that it was an accessible and family friendly trail… and it was! 1.5 km in length on a combination of compacted […]

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