Overview

Join tourism industry leaders, leading policymakers, and accessibility advocates to discuss how to make a New York City for everybody.

Join leaders from tourism, hospitality, transportation, government, and the disability community to explore how we can make New York City a more accessible destination for everyone.

If New York wants to lead the world in tourism, it must lead the world in accessibility. How can we build an inclusive tourism industry that doesn’t just welcome 66 million visitors a year – but also the nearly 29% of adults that live with some type of disability?

Join industry leaders, accessibility experts, and stakeholders from across the city’s tourism industry to answer that question at the second annual New York Accessible Travel Conference, hosted by the Queens Economic Development Corporation in partnership with Accessible Travel NYC. The conference is free to attend, but invite-only.

Last year's conference included more than 140 public and private leaders from across the industry, and was hailed as an innovative program by Skift Meetings and other publications.

Once again this year, through keynotes, panels, discussion, and networking, we’ll explore how we can collaboratively make New York the most accessible destination in the world.

  • How accessibility drives business growth, innovation, and stronger visitor experiences
  • Advancing accessibility across transportation, hospitality, and the visitor journey
  • How inclusive communication shapes trust, belonging, and the visitor experience
  • Centering the voices and lived experiences of disabled professionals across the tourism industry
  • Building partnerships across industries to create a more accessible and inclusive travel ecosystem

Event Host

Queens Economic Development Corporation
Accessible Travel NYC

Event Sponsors

Airbnb
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
Inclusive Web
LaGuardia Gateway Partners
NYC Ferry
Visit Flanders
The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel

Media Partner

NYC Tourism + Conventions

List in formation. Please contact ben@queensny.org for more info on sponsorship opportunities.

Accessibility
The Helen Marshall Cultural Center is wheelchair accessible, with lift access to the stage, accessible entrances and restrooms. Masks will be available at registration pick-up. For accommodation requests, including ASL interpretation and captioning, please reach out to info@queensny.org by October 27.

 

Photography and Video Notice

By entering the premises, you acknowledge and agree that your name, portrait, image, likeness, and voice may be recorded and used by NYC Tourism + Conventions, Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC), and LachhmanPersad & Co Inc. (owner of the Accessible Travel NYC brand), and their authorized representatives, in any and all media, worldwide, in perpetuity, for promotional, educational, archival, and marketing purposes.

This event is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice​.