Visit someplace friendlier
Offering a special needs friendly designation to the hospitality industry to help ALL families & individuals feel welcome when traveling.
Look for this mark
Our unique heart and hand symbol brings together the love and friendliness that families will receive when visiting a designated hotel or resort property….more
Our Difference
Be Friendlier is addressing the social responsibility of today’s society. We are bringing forth the efforts to create more awareness and more acceptance for the special needs community….more
What to expect
The hospitality industry already strives to provide the best guest experience. With Be Friendlier’s initiatives, you’ll find more that is specifically geared towards the needs of your child….more
No more worries…
Our goal is for your family to travel more!
Be Friendlier is committed to changing the hospitality industry to welcome families with developmentally disabled individuals so that they may experience the same enjoyment of vacations that other families do.
What parents are saying…
I’m not sure what all would make a difference for us, but just knowing that a place was special needs friendly would be encouraging.
Meagan Wisser Watts
/ via Facebook
I would definitely pick a place over the next if they were special needs friendly. [On the importance of social stories] Yes, we have to outline specific travel arrangements well beforehand. He has to know all the details, dates, relative time arriving and departing. Viewing the location would be very helpful.
Michelle Hamlin
/ via Facebook
Just having friendly staff that are gracious and sweet when my Angel wants to hug everybody in the room and not look at her like she has 2 heads would be well worth it!
Shelly Herring
/ via Facebook
Designated Hotels
The properties listed have completed or are in the process of completing the Be Friendlier training and implementation required to display the special needs friendly designation.
Where would you like to go Today?
Is there a destination or a property that you love and would like to see on the Be Friendlier list of designated hotels? Or maybe there’s a place you’ve always wanted to travel and would love to see added! Let us know and we’ll reach out!
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