George Dooley
October 9, 2003

Travel agents serving disabled or mobility impaired clients have a new resource in Scootaround Inc.’s new informative Web site that provides extensive information on travel for the disabled, as well as an online booking capability.

Agents can also obtain the company’s complimentary content-rich online newsletter, The ScooterNews.

Lee Meagher, president of Scootaround, views the newsletter and Web site as a point of contact for agents to reassure their clients that mobility impairments do not preclude hassle-free travel – including cruises — and to open sales opportunities in a growth market.

The ScooterNews provides invaluable information on scooter use.

Agents can sign up to receive The ScooterNews online at www.scootaround.com. The newsletter will be e-mailed.

The newsletter provides insight into how people use scooters and face mobility challenges.

"Our site -- and The ScooterNews -- can be a point of departure for travel agents to sell travel to families with an individual who needs a scooter to get around at their destination. Too often families with someone with an impairment postpone or forego travel," said Meagher, who founded the company in 1997.

Scooter Rentals
Scootaround provides reliable and affordable scooter and wheelchair rentals in the U.S., Canada and Europe, delivering the scooter to the client’s choice of hotel, resort, cruise line and airport at the chosen destination. One client was Luciano Pavarotti, the famed Italian tenor. Scootaround estimates that scooters are rented at over 200 conventions a year.

Meagher added that, as the population ages, the market for scooters will grow.

Building Awareness
Only about 15% of Scootaround’s sales now come from travel agents. However, Meagher believes that Scootaround’s travel agency sales will increase as the company builds awareness of its services. "Scooters are indispensable for many and are widely used at conventions by attendees with even a temporary impairment," she said.

"We want to work with travel agents, tour operators, industry suppliers and convention and incentive travel organizers who can benefit from our services," said Meagher.

For more information call (888) 441-7575.