13 Jul 2018
Travel With Special Needs launches today, designed to assist families and carers of passengers with special needs in researching, planning and booking travel.
Travel With Special Needs launches today with four bespoke travel offers that have been reviewed by Julie herself, to ensure that the package is relevant for prospective customers. The packages available at launch include cruise offers, a deal to tropical north queensland and a Blue Mountains escape. The site will be updated with at least one new package each week.
Prospective clients are invited to call Travel With Special Needs on 1300 404 100 where they can speak directly to a team of certified travel consultants (including a Certified Autism Travel Professional). The Travel With Special Needs team will provide additional detail on the packages available, or alternatively assist prospective travellers find a package or accommodation provider that would best suit their specific travel needs.
In addition to custom packages, offers and travel consultancy, Travel With Special Needs has regular editorial content published to the website, providing tips and insights into how travel can be made easier for people with special needs. Covering information from concessions and carer rates to recommendations for travelling with children with autism, Travel With Special Needs draws on the expertise of a board of contributors who each specialise in a unique area of special needs.
'We are excited to be forging into another under-represented segment of the travel industry to bring it the attention and focus in deserves,” said Janeece Keller, Founder & CEO, Bound Round. “When you consider the number of people directly impacted by disabilities, it's baffling how little information there is available, and how hard it is to find appropriate travel options. We are proud to be bringing much needed advice and products to the community and look forward to seeing the response we receive.”
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About Bound Round
Bound Round started as a kids travel app and over six years has evolved to become the parent company of the largest, integrated, editorial family travel brand in Asia Pacific, Family Travel.
Julie Jones is the creator of the website Have Wheelchair Will Travel where she combines her experiences working in the travel industry with her life travelling with her family, including her son Braeden who lives with cerebral palsy and her teenage daughter Amelia. Julie also works as a freelance writer and is passionate about seeing more travel opportunities for people travelling with a disability or additional needs.
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