Oct 17, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, Members, News, Student Accommodation, Work and Travel
News Interview with Kathy O’Dwyer, Owner Tell us your story. How did Career Training Internships get started? Career Training Internships nurtures emerging talent through learning English and training in the world of work. A woman-led business founded by Kathy...
Oct 16, 2019 | Alpha Travellers, GYTA winners, News, Student Accommodation, WYSTC
News Press releaseBarcelona, Spain – 16 October 2019The Global Youth Travel Awards reward the best youth tourism initiatives in the world. This year, Barcelona Pere Tarrés Youth Hostel has been awarded in the category of the Best Social Responsibility...
Aug 13, 2019 | Accommodation, Cultural Exchange, GenZ Travellers, Millennial Travellers, News, Student Accommodation, Work and Travel, Youth Travel
News Portugal is a popular holiday destination for trips with family and friends, but data from WYSE Travel Confederation’s New Horizons Survey suggest a few other characteristics when it comes to youth and student travel and a couple of changes over time.Between 2012...
May 1, 2019 | Accommodation, Members, News, Student Accommodation
News Interview with Oliver Lewis – Owner CheapSleep HelsinkiTell us your story. How did CheapSleep Helsinki get started? I was attending the University of Helsinki studying Development Studies so starting a hostel seemed a logical career move! That’s the short...
Dec 12, 2018 | Accommodation, Alpha Travellers, GenZ Travellers, Millennial Travellers, News, Student Accommodation, Youth Travel
News Europe’s largest hostel company a&o to open its first building in Hungary’s capital Budapest in 2019: Centrally located in the trendy Erzsébetváros district, the first building in Hungary’s capital Budapest will be opening in the third quarter of 2019. The...
Oct 10, 2018 | Accommodation, New Horizons, Reports, Research, Student Accommodation, Youth Travel
News The purpose of a trip, length of stay, and types of activities in the destination all factor into the level of happiness young people find in travelling and so does the type of accommodation used. Hostels are doing pretty well on the happiness front, from what...