Galicia and Way of Saint James Accessible Tourism Plan

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Analysis of the current situation

Demand

Positive evolution of the number of tourists arrived to Galicia in the period 2012-2014.

Potential market of 138 million people with needs of access in the

European Union a

Growth interanual of 1,2% in the EU until 2020

b

High propensity to the trip of the people with needs of access

c

The people with needs of access realizar an average of 7,15 trips to the

year d

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Tourism sector tools to improve accessibility

Mission Tourism for all Vision

Objectives

Improve degree of accessibility of the offer and inclusion of the community of people with disability 1.

Position to Galicia like destination of accessible tourism in national and international market 2.

Establish mechanisms for the management of the accessible tourism by all the agents involved 5.

Provide new opportunities of business to the Galician tourist companies 4.

Create initiatives that achieve to form and sensitise to the population on universal accessibility 3.

Strategy for the Accessibility of Galicia destination

Way of Saint James Accessible Tourism Plan

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Tools Improve the accessibility of infrastructures and services

Mission Real inclusion of the people with disability

Vision

Objectives

Improve the degree of accessibility of the Way of Saint James 1.

Generate a strategy of global management of the accessibility that facilitate the execution of the improvements

2.

Consolidate the cultural importance and patrimonial of the Way of Saint James 5.

Provide new opportunities of business to the tourist companies of the Way of Saint James 4.

Training and sensitise to professionals of the sector and the general public in matter of accessibility 3.

Way of Saint James Accessible Tourism Plan

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Professionalization 1

Accessible tourist signalling 2

Improvements in accommodations 3

Promotion of Plan 7

Way of Saint James Accessible Tourism Plan

Strategic lines

Improvements in points of tourist interest 4

Technology applied to the accessibility 6

Improvements in stages of the Way 5

Promotion of facilities in accessible

tourism

Innovation and intelligence of

market

Improvement of accessibility of the tourist

offer

New approach of the

management of the destination

Plan of tourist Accessibility of Galicia

1

3

2

4

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Way of Saint James Accessible Tourism Plan

Current situation – Way (55 stages analysed)

91%

9%

Grado de accesibilidad de las etapas por tramos

No apto Practicable

51%

21%

28%

C. Horizontal

2%

32%

66%

Pavimento

47%

22%

31%

Señalización

4% 10%

86%

Seguridad

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55%

31%

14%

Acceso

80%

14%6%

Itin. horizontal

5%

4%

91%

Itin. vertical

37%

50%

13%

Aseo común

64%

26%

10%

Dormitorio

42%

41%

17%

Baño

8

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Current situation – Accommodations (192 hostels analysed)

9%1%

44%

46%

Clasificación parcial analizados

Accesible Practicable Dudoso No adaptado

9%1%

90%

Clasificación general analizados

Accesible Practicable No adaptado

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51%21%

28%

Acceso

72%

19%

9%

Itin. Horizontal

18%

17%

65%

Itin. Vertical

42%

49%

9%

Aseo

5%

17%

78%

Info. y comunicación

30%

29%

41%

Sendero exterior

9

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Current situation – PDIT (80 points of tourist interest analysed)

25%

26%

49%

Clasificación total de los puntos de interés turístico

Accesible Practicable No accesible