David Lyons-Black is a veteran in the travel industry. He has a flair for connecting people with the right destinations and fulfilling lifelong dreams along the way. He’s no stranger to barriers. His clients value his experience and feel confident entrusting him with their travel plans.
In 2006, David was an active traveller, working to build his own travel agency when complications of encephalitis – an acute inflammation of the brain and spine – left him with extreme muscle weakness in his legs. Faced with the new reality of the limitations of life in a wheelchair, David briefly feared his days of flying off to exotic destinations had been permanently grounded.
Shortly after though, overcoming his fears just long enough to visit friends in Chicago, David was back in motion. Since then, he’s travelled to over 25 different destinations around the globe, including Australia, Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany, Mexico, Montreal, San Francisco, and many more that he didn’t think were possible when he first started using a chair.
Today, as a Flight Centre Independent Agent, David is a self-described “inclusivity advocate.” However, instead of just talking about changing the world, David wants to show you how to experience all it has to offer – without barriers. Clients are amazed at the attention to detail David’s trip planning includes and often comment feeling reassured by his personal experience with wheelchair accessible vacations and his knowledge of accessibility issues.
