Train Your Team to
Serve Every Traveler
Professional accessibility training for hotels, cruise lines, tour operators, DMOs, event planners, and travel advisors, built on 200,000+ hours of real-world accessible travel experience.
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The Sage System, Built for the Travel Industry
Accessible Travel Solutions has spent more than two decades helping the world's leading travel brands unlock the full potential of the disability travel market. The 20% of the global population who live with a disability represent one of the largest and fastest-growing traveler segments, yet most in the industry lack the training to serve them well.
The Sage System brings together Accessibility Training, Assessment, Certification, Marketing, and Consulting into a proven, end-to-end methodology. Our training programs sit at the heart of that system, giving your team the practical knowledge, role-specific skills, and recognized credentials to make real change.
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Built on Real Experience. Designed for Real Impact.
Empowering travel professionals to serve the 1-in-5 travelers who live with a disability, confidently, correctly, and competitively.
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Expertise
200,000+ Hours of Accessible Trip Planning
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Standards-Based
Grounded in 3 International & 5 National Standards
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Role-Specific
Training Designed for How Your Team Actually Works
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Certified
Earn Recognized Credentials
Why Organizations Train with Accessible Travel Solutions
Industry-Leading Authority
John Sage is the only accessible travel CEO member of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), where he served as primary author of the WTTC Inclusive and Accessible Travel Guidelines. He currently advises the US Secretary of Commerce on travel and tourism through the US Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
Measurable, Lasting Impact
Our global clients from DMOs and cruise lines to convention centers and travel associations — see real, lasting improvements in their capability and performance. Training is the foundation. Certification, assessment, and an Accessibility Master Plan complete the picture.
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DEVELOPED by JOHN SAGE
John Sage
CEO, Accessible Travel Solutions | IAAP Certified Accessibility Professional
John Sage is the creator of the Sage Accessibility Training Programs, a practical, industry-focused suite designed to help tourism, hospitality, and destination professionals deliver accessible and inclusive experiences with confidence.As CEO of Accessible Travel Solutions and Sage Traveling, the largest provider of accessible travel in Europe, John brings decades of real-world leadership into every training module.A globally recognized authority in accessible tourism, John has contributed to international standards and guidelines for organizations including the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), UN Tourism, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, and the Events Industry Council. His work supports destinations, cruise lines, airports, and tourism organizations worldwide in implementing effective, standards-based accessibility solutions.As a manual wheelchair user who has traveled to more than 50 countries, John combines lived experience with professional expertise. The result is training that is practical, realistic, and designed to drive measurable results. Organizations use these programs to improve accessibility, strengthen compliance, enhance customer experience, and reach the growing market of travelers with disabilities, seniors, and multigenerational families.
Award-Winning Expertise You Can Trust
Travel Weekly Tour Operator of the Year
2019 & 2025
One of the most prestigious recognitions in the global travel industry, awarded for excellence in accessible travel planning and commitment to exceptional customer experience.Travel Unity Inclusion Champion of the Year
2025
Recognizing John Sage's leadership and measurable contributions to inclusion and accessibility across the travel industry.Women Leading Tourism Award
2026
John Sage became the only male recipient of this award, honoring individuals who actively advance women in tourism leadership and foster a more inclusive industry.Trusted by the World's Leading Travel Organizations
From global cruise lines to DMOs, conventions, and travel associations, our clients span the full spectrum of the travel industry.
