Marsham Court joins Accessible Hospitality Alliance
Accessible Hospitality Alliance (aha) is pleased announce welcoming Marsham Court Hotel in Bournemouth to its growing community of operator members committed to a hospitality world that welcomes everyone. Marsham Court is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading hotels for accessibility and inclusion. Its long-standing commitment to accessible design, inclusive guest experience, and equitable […]
Foxhills Club & Resort Appoints Emma Foster as Access Champion
Foxhills Club & Resort has announced the appointment of Emma Foster, Assistant HR Manager at Foxhills Collection, as its Access Champion, strengthening the resort’s commitment to accessibility across its workplace culture and guest experience. The appointment follows Foxhills’ recent decision to join Accessible Hospitality Alliance (aha) membership, which enables a collaborative Access Champion network that […]
Thomas Franks Strengthens Inclusive Employment Mission With Access Champion Appointments
Thomas Franks, the UK’s leading family-owned catering partner, has announced the appointment of four access champions to lead its bid to become a destination employer for people living with disabilities. The decision to appoint access champions comes as part of an ongoing partnership with the Accessible Hospitality Alliance, an organisation working to unite the hospitality […]
France sets the standard, inviting international hoteliers the opportunity to lead on accessibility
The measures follow a formal government order issued in November 2025, which extended the terms of an industry-wide agreement originally negotiated earlier in the year to all hospitality employers. In practical terms, this means that commitments previously agreed between employer and employee representatives now carry the full force of law. For readers less familiar with […]
Chopstix Partners with Mencap to Boost Employment for People with a Learning Disability
Chopstix, the UK’s leading Chinese-inspired Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) brand, is proud to announce an exciting new national partnership with learning disability charity Mencap, reinforcing its commitment to supporting people with a learning disability and helping them live life to the full. Chopstix and Mencap began their relationship over a year ago through a Supported […]
Foxhills Club & Resort Joins Accessible Hospitality Alliance Membership
Accessible Hospitality Alliance (aha) is delighted to welcome Foxhills Club & Resort as the latest member of the Alliance. This prestigious Surrey-based country club and resort brings a vibrant new dimension of modern country hospitality to the aha community, strengthening our collective mission to elevate accessibility and inclusion across the hospitality sector. Tej Walia, Managing […]
Malta Confirmed as WTTC Global Summit location 2026
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has confirmed that its 26th Global Summit will be held in Valletta, Malta, in 2026. The announcement was made during the closing ceremony of the 25th WTTC Global Summit in Rome, which saw leaders from across the global travel and tourism industry come together. Delivered in collaboration with Malta’s […]
Accessible Hospitality: Malta Showing What Progress Looks Like
Practical, lived-experience-led training delivered by the Malta Visual Non-Visual Network (VNVN), in collaboration with the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA), is offering a clear example of how inclusive hospitality can move from intention into action. As reported by The Malta Independent, the initiative is equipping tourism and hospitality professionals with the skills and confidence needed to […]
Guarantee Laundries extends Accessible Hospitality Alliance Sponsor Partnership into 2026
Guarantee Laundries, one of the UK’s most respected independent hospitality laundry providers and a certified B Corp, has confirmed the extension of its sponsor partnership with Accessible Hospitality Alliance through 2026. The decision follows a year of increased engagement with The aha Forum, in Partnership with Thomas Franks, and growing alignment with Accessible Hospitality Alliance’s […]
Unity Works, The Felix Project and Greencore Working to Bridge the Learning Disability Employment Gap
For many people with a learning disability, securing and sustaining paid work can often appear overwhelming and out of reach. Only 4.7% of people with a learning disability, who are known to their local authority, are in work, a statistic that has only continued to decline over recent years. Now a unique partnership between The […]