Helping the travel and hospitality industry become more accessible

Assess and improve your accessibility with ease. Get GrootTravels certified and establish your business as a trustworthy accessible travel option for people with disabilities.

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A Message from GrootTravels

Welcome to GrootTravels! Our mission is to transform the travel industry by making accessible travel the norm, not the exception. We believe that everyone, regardless of their abilities, deserves to explore the world with ease and enjoyment. By partnering with us and becoming GrootTravels certified, your business will join a movement dedicated to documenting and improving accessible offers in Europe. Join us in our journey to create a more inclusive world where travel is accessible to all.

Welcome To GrootTravels

Redefining the travel industry approach to Accessible Travel

We are dedicated to revolutionizing the travel and hospitality industry by making it more accessible for everyone. With our comprehensive certification process, businesses can easily assess and enhance their accessibility, becoming leaders in inclusive travel. Here’s a brief overview of how it works.

Hotels start by completing a detailed accessibility checklist on our platform. This step involves providing comprehensive information about their accessible facilities and services. This not only showcases their dedication to documenting accessible offers in Europe but also helps build a valuable database for travelers with disabilities.

For companies looking to take their commitment a step further, we offer the option of having an accessibility expert visit the property or test the service. Our experts will conduct a thorough assessment, verify the provided information, and offer recommendations for improvement. This step enhances the credibility of the accessibility services offered and can lead to more customers.

What We Do

No Certification

This section includes hotel accessibility details sourced from online platforms. While helpful for understanding available options, these listings do not receive certification due to the unverifiable nature of online information. Direct verification is encouraged for assured accuracy and reliability.

Accessibility Bronze Standard Certification

Verified by hotels: Detailed accessibility information provided by hotels. This initial level shows your dedication to documenting accessible services, even if not yet verified by an expert.

Accessibility Silver Standard Certification

Verified by GrootTravels accessibility expert: Our accessibility experts visit your property to verify the information you’ve provided. This verification increases credibility and assures travelers of the accuracy of your accessibility features.

Accessibility Gold Standard Certification

Verified, Reviewed, and Continuously Improving: Reach the highest level of certification by consistently updating and enhancing your accessibility features, combined with positive reviews from previous guests to achieve Gold status.

About GrootTravels

Introducing The Reason For GrootTravels

Meet The Founder

My name is Sonia Groot and I am the founder of GrootTravels. We are committed to reshaping the travel industry into an inclusive space for all. We believe that travel should be a universal experience, free from barriers and limitations. By providing comprehensive accessibility information and partnering with businesses to improve their standards, we’re dedicated to ensuring that every traveler, regardless of ability, can explore the world with confidence and ease. Join us on our journey and help build a inclusive travel industry where all of us can enjoy traveling as it should be, care-free.

Why GrootTravels

Meet my incredible parents, Jeroen and Sheila. Our family vacations, once filled with excitement, turned into stressful ordeals due to limited accessibility. Frustrated with the lack of genuinely accessible options, I made it my mission to change this for my mom and all travelers seeking inclusive experiences. I believe that easy to find accessibility information is the key to solving most of the problems we have experienced and that is why GrootTravels for now is only focusing on that. Later we can work on the other problems coming up further in the customer journey. 

Why GrootTravels

Meet my incredible parents, Jeroen and Sheila. Our family vacations, once filled with excitement, turned into stressful ordeals due to limited accessibility. Frustrated with the lack of genuinely accessible options, I made it my mission to change this for my mom and all travelers seeking inclusive experiences. I believe that easy to find accessibility information is the key to solving most of the problems we have experienced and that is why GrootTravels for now is only focusing on that. Later we can work on the other problems coming up further in the customer journey. 

Our Solution

Help Build The Future Of Travel

Market Potential Europe

Get To Know
The Accessible Travel Market
In Europe

We have gathered some data from the market and industry that we would like to share with you to show what is happening now, what the problems are and where the opportunities are.

1.3

Billion people with a disability worldwide

87

Million people with disabilities in Europe

70%

Have both the financial and physical means to travel in Europe

720

Million trips taken per year by people with disabilities

9%

Companies within the travel industry with accessibility offers

394

Billion Euro Total Industry value of Accessible Travel

3

Million plus travel businesses can be made ready for accessible travel

01

Hard to find accessibility information: outdated or simply not mentioned.

02

Discrimination: hotels, airlines and other accommodations refusing the help people with disabilities.

03

Lack of accessible offers: unfortunately not every accessible offer is actually accessible due to different regulations per country and what companies understand what accessibility is.

142

Billion euro growth potential per year.

3.2

Million extra jobs within the travel industry.

X2

People with disabilities usually travel together with a partner, friends or kids.

Our Solution

Elevate Your Travel Business Now

Make An Account

We make a difference between companies and scouts, with companies we mean hotels, tour operators, apartment owners and campings. Scouts are people that have stayed at different accommodations and want to share their experiences.

Gather Information

Gathering information is very easy, you need your phone for pictures, notepad for notes and a measuring tape to measure everything.

Add Listing

Adding a listing can be done via your desktop, phone and tablet. Make sure that every question is answered to really make your listing complete.

Invite Accessibility Expert

Send us a message to arrange a visit with one of our accessibility expert and we will verify your services to make your listing more trustworthy. We only ask that one of your employees accompany us whilst we do our accessibility check for any additional questions or help.

Get in touch

For all inquiries, please feel free to reach out at: