Wheel the World has made a global impact on the travel industry and the disability community. Moreover, through these press releases and press appearances, people all over the world have learned about us!
From scaling Machu Picchu to ziplining in Costa Rica, Wheel the World is making adventure accessible to everyone…. See More
Millions of people flock to Machu Picchu every year—but the first person in a wheelchair only visited the ancient Inca site last month. Now, dozens more are due to follow thanks to the travel company Wheel the… See More
Chilean travellers Álvaro Silberstein and Isabel Aguirre recently traversed an 11-kilometre section of the Inca Trail, becoming the first quadriplegic and paraplegic travellers to make the journey in wheelchairs… See More
It’s hard to believe the time has already come to announce this year’s Booking Booster grant winners. While we expected great things, the pitches absolutely blew us and the guests (who packed in to Tobacco… See More
People who want to select a non-smoking room are shown options at most booking sites. The industry needs to be just as helpful for travelers with specific needs for mobility, hearing, or visual challenges… See More
Seed, the acceleration program for startups who want to expand from Chile to the world, will have a new generation of global entrepreneurs. The winners get an equity free fund of 25 million pesos, a… See More
After six hours of hiking in the rain and mud through the Patagonia, Matias Silberstein was ready to hunker down for the night. But his cousin, Berkeley MBA student Alvaro Silberstein — who was making… See More
UC Berkeley student Álvaro Silberstein sets out in a wheelchair with help from friends to trek three wild regions in Chile’s Torres del Paine park… See More
What are you doing over break? Alvaro Silberstein, MBA ’17, will attempt the first-known trek of iconic Patagonia routes — in a wheelchair… See More
En un nuevo episodio de Conciencia Inclusiva conoceremos la historia de Álvaro Silbersteiny su proyecto Wheel the world, que crea aventuras para personas con discapacidad, de forma tal que… See More
Habilitar el mundo para que toda persona en situación de discapacidad pueda recorrerlo, es el sueño que tiene un chileno. Por eso lo acompañamos a San Pedro de Atacama y recorrimos lugares donde nunca… See More
Rodrigo Guendelman conversó con Álvaro Silberstein sobre el accidente que hace más de una década lo dejó en silla de ruedas y cómo desde esa realidad se ha transformado en un pionero del turismo para… See More
Un año después de recorrer el Parque Nacional Torres del Paine en una silla de ruedas ayudado por sus amigos, Álvaro Silberstein, un ingeniero civil de 32 años que tras un accidente en auto quedó tetrapléjico… See More
Polo Ramírez conversó con el fundador de este proyecto, Álvaro Silberstein, quien quedó tetrapléjico producto de un accidente y quiso desarrollar experiencias turísticas inclusivas, como la W de las Torres del… See More
