May 8, 2019 | Accommodation, News, Reports, Research
News By: Kelsey Fenerty, STRFinding the precarious balance between driving occupancy and driving rate can be a hostelier’s white whale. Not infrequently, markets will drop rate to drive bed sales. Edinburgh has taken a different approach: the market has increased rate...
Apr 16, 2019 | Alpha Travellers, GenZ Travellers, Higher Education, Millennial Travellers, New Horizons, News, Reports, Youth Travel
News Photography is currently the go-to asset in the travel industry’s marketing tool kit, but some companies are sketching a fresh approach that is less reliant on professional photography and instead draws on something everyone can do.Drawing: the basis of visual...
Apr 11, 2019 | Accommodation, News, Reports, Research
News By: Kelsey Fenerty LONDON – The accommodations sector is highly seasonal, with school breaks, holidays and weather dictating youth and family travel. London’s hostel industry is no different. But viewing performance seasonally can reveal holistic trends in the...
Feb 7, 2019 | Accommodation, Members, News, Reports
News WYSE Archives Mind the (rate) gap: ADR differences in London and Amsterdam By Kelsey Fenerty, STR Amsterdam and London both boast spectacular hostel occupancy rates, with both cities averaging more than eight out of 10 beds sold, on average, in 2018. The metric...
Feb 1, 2019 | Accommodation, Members, News, Reports
News Hostels in London and Amsterdam got the spotlight during a session dedicated to hostel performance metrics at this week’s STAY WYSE Hostel Business Conference, hosted by WYSE Travel Confederation in Amsterdam. “Fundamentals are strong going into 2019,” said...
Jan 25, 2019 | Advocacy, Cultural Exchange, Events, Members, New Horizons, News, Reports, Research, World Youth and Student Travel Conference, Youth Travel
News In 2018, the World Youth Student and Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation increased its global network with 100 new member organisations involved in youth and student tourism from 34 countries around the world. WYSE Travel Confederation delivered more trade...