Oct 24, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, Destination development, GenZ Travellers, International Students, Members, Millennial Travellers, News, Study Abroad, Volunteer Travel, Work and Travel
News WYSE Travel Confederation hosts global events for the youth travel industry. Click the logos below to learn more. Interview with Johann Besserer, PhD – Founder and Executive Director Tell us your story. How did Intercultural Outreach Initiative (IOI) get...
Sep 6, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, Destination development, Members, News, Tour Operators
News Awareness of environmental issues are all around us these days. We see it in the news where we are reminded of the issues with plastic waste, polar bears becoming extinct, our sea life is suffering in so many ways from the waste disposal issues to rising sea...
Aug 15, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, Destination development, Members, News, Tour Operators
News When Secret Paradise was formed in 2012, local tourism was at the beginning of its journey. Our co-founder, Ruth Franklin, was conscious that however the business was developed, we needed to be mindful of promoting local tourism in line with Maldivian culture and...
Jun 11, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, Destination development, Members, News, Volunteer Travel, Work and Travel
News Tiritose (meaning “we are together” in the Zimbabwean Shona language) was established with a very clear goal in mind: to promote Zimbabwe as a destination of choice and develop ethical and impactful programmes. We spoke to its founder, Wesley Maraire, about...
Apr 24, 2019 | Destination development, News
News This past Sunday Sri Lanka suffered horrific terrorist attacks where 359 people tragically lost their lives and many more were injured. Earlier this week we reached out to our member organisation based two hours south of Colombo, Shakthi Eurasia Exchange, for...
Apr 11, 2019 | Destination development, Members, News
News Turning a negative into a positive: 80 volunteers work with GROUND Asia to turn single-use plastic into something useful. A group of 80 environmentally-conscious locals gathered for an ecobrick workshiop in Hanoi on 6 April. The workshop at UP Co-working Space’s...
