Industry · Travel & Hospitality

Accessibility requirements for Travel & Hospitality websites

Travel and hospitality combine consumer e-commerce risks with regulatory specifics — the EAA explicitly covers consumer transport ticketing and accommodation booking services. Airlines also fall under DOT rules in the US.

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Regulations that apply

  • EAA — transport ticketing

    Online ticketing for air, rail, sea, urban transport.

    EU
  • DOT Air Carrier Access Act rules

    Specific accessibility requirements for airline websites.

    US
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The accessibility risks specific to Travel & Hospitality

  • Date pickers and calendars without keyboard support

    Almost universal failure point.

    2.1.1, 4.1.2
  • Passenger info forms with placeholder-only labels

    Especially "passenger 2 of 3" forms.

    3.3.2
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Travel & Hospitality risks in Certvo scan data

Travel & Hospitality risks map to 2.1.1, 4.1.2, 3.3.2. Failure rates below cover all 1,569 sites in the Certvo Web Accessibility Report 2026 (not split by industry).

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A short remediation checklist

  • Audit search, results, and full booking flow
  • Test calendars with screen reader and keyboard

Scan your homepage plus one Travel & Hospitality task flow to see which of the criteria above fail on your own site.

Scan a Travel & Hospitality site now

Covers 2.1.1, 4.1.2, 3.3.2 and every other automated WCAG 2.1 AA check.