Barrier-free travel in Goslar: World Heritage Information Center awarded!

Barrier-free travel in Goslar: World Heritage Information Center awarded!

In a significant step to promote accessibility in tourism, the World Heritage Information Center and the Tourist Information Center in the Historic Town Hall of Goslar were awarded the “Travel for All” certificate in the summer of 2025. This ambitious initiative aims to improve accessibility for people with disabilities, thereby enabling a more inclusive travel experience. The award is valid for three years and is the result of a careful investigation by specially trained inspectors who documented the access and usage conditions on site. This information offers reliable guidance for people with different needs, according to regionalheute.de reports.

The certification certifies that both the World Heritage Information Center and the Tourist Information are fully barrier-free for wheelchair users and people with walking disabilities. There are also partially barrier-free conditions for people with visual impairments. These measures are important not only to make access to historical sites in the Harz easier, but also to strengthen the region as a barrier-free travel region. GOSLAR marketing gmbh sees the certification as an important safety guarantee for guests and as part of tourism development.

The importance of barrier-free tourism

Barrier-free tourism is not only a benefit for people with disabilities - it also has great economic potential. According to estimates, around 10 million people with disabilities live in Germany. For about 10 percent of them, accessibility is essential, while 40 percent find it helpful and 100 percent can benefit from such accessibility. Information about accessible options is crucial for these people's travel decisions. As reisen-fuer-alle.de explains, detailed and verified information for guests is essential in order to increase transparency and thus make travel planning easier.

Barrier-free tourism also offers numerous economic benefits, both for travelers and for providers. People with disabilities spend almost 100 billion euros on travel every year and often travel with several companions. Taking their needs into account can result in holiday destinations being well utilized outside of high season, which is beneficial for the entire industry.

Diverse offers in the Harz

The World Heritage Site in the Harz already has a number of barrier-free offerings. Adapted routes, special educational offers in museums and supportive formats for people with visual impairments are already on offer. Particularly worth mentioning is the “World Heritage in the Harz” app, which offers audio guides, tour planning and interactive functions for barrier-free access to information. There is also a barrier-free World Heritage discovery trail in Sankt Andreasberg, which is equipped with easy paths and hands-on stations.

Inclusive tourism can not only break down barriers, but also promote social participation. It helps ensure that people with disabilities, as well as other population groups such as older people and families with strollers, can participate equally in social life. The accessibility measures are therefore an investment in the future of tourism and strengthen the region as a whole, according to tourism-watch.de.

For further information on the existing offers in the Harz, those interested can visit the website welterbeimharz.de visit.