natIgnite 2026 3rd place - InclusiTrip
Third place
$500 CAD seed funding
$500 CAD in-kind services
Team information
Team Name: InclusiTrip
Team Lead: Harshita Handa
Team Members:
Ipsa Manhas
Rosanna Dovganyuk
Samia Rahman
Sehajvir Gill
Problem Provider: Maria Drueco
Project summary
A platform that matches travelers with disabilities to hotels based on personalized accessibility needs and verified reviews.
Problem statement
Travellers with disabilities — mobility, sensory, and cognitive — are systematically excluded by fragmented, inaccurate, and non-standardised accessibility information across the travel industry, making trip planning stressful and unreliable.
Solution
A centralised platform that generates personalised hotel match scores from a traveller's accessibility preferences, verified reviews, hotel information, and certifications. Users filter by needs such as sensory-friendly spaces, wheelchair access, or neurocognitive requirements, save preferences to a profile, and use sensory features like white noise. Hotels pay a subscription to list. Built to WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
Key Highlights
Personalisation-first design that avoids stigmatising 'disability match' language
Serves travellers and their caregivers and families
WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility; built-in subscription revenue model
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