The popular travel website Expedia.com has recently revamped its website search options to provide more options to travelers in the United States who have disabilities. Site users with disabilities will now be able to state any specific accessibility requirements. The search engine will respond by sifting through the approximately 15,000 hotels in the country with published accessibility options. Expedia's staff then confirms the accessibility requirements with the hotel before confirming the booking. Expedia officials said that over 500 bookings are made on a weekly basis in the United States. Also, Expedia plans to expand the service to the United Kingdom later this year.
Full story: Accessibility Improvements for Travel Booking Websites, The Independent, February 18, 2010, available at
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/accessibility-improvements-for-travel-booking-websites-1903693.html
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