Youth tourism welcomes border reopen
Australia’s youth tourism industry group, BYTAP welcomed news today that New South Wales (NSW) will remove hotel quarantine for all fully vaccinated travellers through the gateway of Sydney from November 1. BYTAP spokesperson Wendi Aylward said today’s announcement is...
What’s the message 18+ months into COVID-19?
For youth and student travel organisations, uncertainty on the economic and political fronts seems as certain as their propensity to modify terms & conditions and cancellation policies during the pandemic. Both have been holding steady in the minds and actions of...
Youth and student travel 18 months into the global COVID-19 crisis
There appears to be an improved business outlook amongst travel and tourism organisations, but let’s face it – 2020 was a pretty bad year. If your business is still around after 18+ months of a global health crisis that has nearly halted international travel and...
Brexit a “huge problem” for cultural exchange
In the wake of Brexit, young people in the United Kingdom and the European Union have been left with fewer options to pursue immersive cultural exchange experiences in each other’s regions. At the end of 2020, the possibility dissolved for young people from the EU to...