Accessible Tour Companies: What They Do Differently and How to Pick One
A group of adults, including a woman in a wheelchair, smiles and talks while touring ancient ruins in a European city. An accessible van is parked nearby.

Accessible Tour Companies: What They Do Differently and How to Pick One

For decades, travelers with mobility devices, chronic conditions, or stamina limits faced a choice between mainstream group tours that merely tolerated them and staying home, and the tour industry's standard…

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The Accessibility Questions to Ask a Hotel Before You Book
A woman in a wheelchair is being pushed by a man into an accessible hotel room, while a hotel staff member gestures toward an open, accessible bathroom door.

The Accessibility Questions to Ask a Hotel Before You Book

Every experienced accessible traveler has the same scar story, a hotel that promised accessible and delivered a single grab bar beside a tub, or an elevator that existed but stopped…

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Traveling With Low Vision: How to Get Around Airports, Museums, and New Cities
An older woman with a cane is assisted by an airport staff member in a yellow vest as they walk through a bright, modern terminal.

Traveling With Low Vision: How to Get Around Airports, Museums, and New Cities

Vision changes come for most of us eventually, from macular degeneration and glaucoma to the ordinary dimming that makes unfamiliar environments harder to read, and the travelers navigating traveling with…

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How to Fly Comfortably With Arthritis, Back Pain, or Limited Mobility
Older woman sits comfortably in an airplane seat with a neck pillow and blanket, smiling and looking out the window. A navy backpack is under the seat in front of her. The cabin is well-lit and mostly empty.

How to Fly Comfortably With Arthritis, Back Pain, or Limited Mobility

Aircraft seats were engineered for an average body holding still, which is precisely what arthritic joints and temperamental backs handle worst, and anyone researching flying with arthritis knows the dread…

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The Most Accessible National Parks, and the Best Ways to See Them
A park ranger points toward the Grand Canyon as a diverse group, including two people using mobility devices, enjoys the scenic view on an accessible paved path. Others walk in the background.

The Most Accessible National Parks, and the Best Ways to See Them

The national parks were built on a democratic idea, that the country's grandest landscapes belong to everyone, and the park service has spent recent decades making the promise physical, which…

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Accessible Beach Vacations: Where to Go and How to Plan
Two smiling seniors walk arm-in-arm on a blue mat at the beach, with a young woman pushing another young woman in a wheelchair behind them. The sea and sky are bright and clear in the background.

Accessible Beach Vacations: Where to Go and How to Plan

For anyone who navigates the world on wheels, with a rollator, or on joints that treat soft sand as an adversary, the beach has long been travel's most frustrating paradox,…

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How to Request Airport Assistance, and Why You Should
A woman stands at an airport check-in counter holding a boarding pass, speaking to an airline staff member. A wheelchair is positioned next to her. The background shows airport activity and other passengers.

How to Request Airport Assistance, and Why You Should

There's a quiet standoff that plays out before thousands of trips: a traveler who could use help through the airport, and a reluctance to ask for it, tangled up in…

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Europe’s Best Accessible Cities for Wheelchair Travelers
An elderly woman rides a mobility scooter past two classic red British telephone boxes near the Thames River in London, one of the best accessible cities in Europe, with the London Eye and city buildings in the background.

Europe’s Best Accessible Cities for Wheelchair Travelers

If you use a wheelchair, you already know travel can feel both exciting and overwhelming. Planning every detail is part of the adventure, but it can also be frustrating when…

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