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Brand USA & STA Travel sign $4m promotional partnership

Jul 11, 2013 | Members

Brand USA, the official tourism marketing agency for the US, and youth tour operator STA Travel has announced agreement of a $4m deal to promote the USA over the next two years. The campaign has launched in the UK, northern and central Europe, Asia, Australasia and...

Hostelling International's Annual Report 2012

Jul 10, 2013 | Accommodation, Members

Hostelling International’s Annual Review of 2012 is now available to view and download online here: http://www.mouse-trap.co.uk/HIAnnualReport2012/ The report will provide you with an insight into the Hostelling International organisation and the most important...

How MasterCard challenges consumers to live cashfree

Jul 3, 2013 | Members

Europeans want to enjoy cashfree holidays, this is one of the key conclusions of a new study MasterCard conducted together with InSites Consulting. The results of our survey show how people across Europe prefer having their cards on hand on holiday, more than the rest...

Tourism New Zealand and STA Travel Join Forces To Boost Youth Travel With $1.2m MOU

Jun 16, 2013 | Members, Youth Travel

Tourism New Zealand and STA Travel (STA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) worth a combined NZ$1.2 million annually, in a multi-year partnership to target the influential long-haul youth travel sector in the UK, Continental Europe and North America. The...

The Gap in the Travel Industry StudentUniverse Set Flight to Fill

Jun 15, 2013 | Members, Transportation

When StudentUniverse first surfaced in 2000, travel agencies were clinging to their brick-and-mortar roots and booking trips online seemed as foreign to people as the destinations themselves. With students stuck inside their dorm rooms, however, credit card-less and...

Hostelworld acquires HostelBookers

Jun 15, 2013 | Members

Web Reservations International (WRI), the online accommodation booking company behind Hostelworld, has announced its acquisition of HostelBookers.com. The all paper deal will require regulatory clearance but will be a welcome addition to the company which already owns...