September 2023
Travel Massive “What’s Hot In Travel” Report unearthed 12 trends that are transforming travel. Trend #1 is The year of Accessible Travel!
GetAboutAble was selected along with other travel startups, apps, organizations and projects created by the Travel Massive community that showcase what’s possible when we think differently.
–> Discover the full selection – What’s Hot In Travel 2023 Report
July 2023
“Look at us as one in five travellers. Across the entire spectrum, it’s 20% of the market most businesses are completely missing because they don’t even think about it, much less work to cater to it.” – Yasmine Gray
Catch Yasmine as she chats with Adelaine Ng on the Upon Arrival – Events & Incentives podcast about accessible & inclusive tourism.
The podcast can be found on the links below:
July 2023
Yasmine Gray, founder of GetAboutAble, works to advocate and raise awareness for accessibility in tourism. She shares her experiences as a traveller with multiple sclerosis, the untapped economic potential of the disability travel market, and the need for more inclusivity and accessibility in travel and tourism sectors worldwide.
June 2023
The Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Conference (AITCAP) held its inaugural in person event on the Gold Coast in May at Sea World Resort’s Conference Centre. CIM spoke with Julia Svaganovic, AITCAP’s Coordinator, about how the conference encouraged its delegates to start thinking of people with disabilities as assets to their business or organisation.
–> Read the interview on CIM Business Events
–> Watch our AITCAP Conversation Webinar about Events for EveryBODY
May 2022
Yasmine and Manon were interviewed by Timo Lorenzo for an episode of the TIME podcast. An opportunity to chat about GetAboutAble, The Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conference, Access, Inclusion, Real life experience and so much more…
–> Watch the recorded podcast here
March 2022
GetAboutAble was honoured to have the opportunity to speak at the 2022 ITB Berlin Convention on 9 March as part of the Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism. Our Founder and Director Yasmine Gray gave a winners presentation alongside Grizelda LaCock from Khwela Womxn who won the Growth Track.
–> Watch our recorded presentation here
February 2022
GetAboutAble is proud to share that we were recognised with a commendation at the Canberra Region Tourism awards in the Tourism Marketing and Campaigns category for our work with the “Canberra More Than Inclusive, More Than Accessible Campaign! Discover it here.
–> Watch the full Awards Ceremony here or read this blog post to learn more!
September 2021
Australia’s own GetAboutAble placed 2nd in the growth category of the Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism awarded by a 9-person jury, including experts from the UNWTO, ITB Berlin and TUI Care Foundation. This competition is in its third year, and is the first and only worldwide competition focusing on social innovation and entrepreneurship in tourism and hospitality […]
–> Read more details on this blog post.
September 2021
GetAboutAble promotes Australia’s capital through an amazing campaign. Australia’s capital offers myriad attractions whatever your age, ability or needs.
As the city’s architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin envisaged, Canberra is built for the people, incorporating oodles of open space to balance the corridors of power. Whether you love flowers, forests or wide open spaces, like to take it slowly or up the thrill factor, Canberra has you covered […]
–> Read the full article in Travel Without Limits magazine or on this blog post.
May 2021
The Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Conference in the Asia Pacific has been on the front cover of Travel Daily and in the Canberra Times. Let’s keep the conversation going #AITCAP21 and together we can make accessible and inclusive travel trending as the norm!
–> Travel Daily April 27th issue
–> Canberra Times May 9th issue
7 December 2020
Getaboutable is very proud to be among the successful applicants for the Tourism Cooperative Marketing Fund grant. With our many tourism sector partners, GetAboutAble will launch a marketing campaign to showcase Canberra accessible and inclusive tourism options. One of our exciting projects for 2021!
More info is available at https://getaboutable.com/canberra-tcmf/
3 December 2020
Founding Director Yasmine Gray was interviewed by Paula Kruger on ABC Radio Canberra to talk about getaboutable.com as an innovative business, as well as accessible and inclusive travel & leisure more broadly.
December 2019
Co-Founder Yasmine Gray was interviewed by Win News Canberra as part of the Territory’s very first wheelchair friendly barbie has been unveiled, helping all Canberrans cook up a storm.
September 2019
Dr Yasmine Gray, Andrew Vassili and Steven Diep, the co-founders of Getaboutable.com and the winners of our AI for Accessibility Challenge recently caught up with the Microsoft Australia Managing Director Steven Worrall
April 2019
Article originally published on 5 April 2019 in Microsoft News Center
December 2019
31 July 2018
25-26 August 2016
The team has been a recipient of a number of awards that recognises getaboutable’s contribution to make a difference in the community by promoting accessibility and inclusive businesses.