Disability is a global issue and aging people form a large part of it, with the development of human rights and anti-discrimination, attention is paid on accessibility and universal design for disabled people. As a growing niche market, accessible tourism brings more and more demands to tourism industry, whereas suppliers in tourism industry are lacking adequate facilities and services are a big challenge.

The purpose of this thesis is to introduce successful factors of accessible tourism in Oslo and to give recommendations for current and future development through data collection, legislation reviewing, analysing and case studying. Case studies of barrier-free Oslo are presented, from gateways to main attractions, to cover a large range of places. Additionally, success factors and challenges are found and summarized by observation and analyses. Disabled tourists have more chances and a better way to go for travel with promoted and adapted facilities and services.