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Millennial and gen Z travellers spending more, experiencing life as a local

Mar 9, 2018 | New Horizons, NWW-News

Forget clubbing, couch-surfing, and selfie sticks. The 2018 ITB Berlin Youth Travel Hall (4.1) showed off what the youth travel market is really about – experiential and immersive travel for key players in tourism for development. From the Hall 4.1 Main Stage,...

Attracting Millennial and Gen Z travellers with more than just free wifi and avocado toast

Feb 9, 2018 | New Horizons, Research

News While global growth of youth travel seems certain, one factor remains critical for attracting Millennial and Z travellers to your destination – and it’s not avocado toast or free wifi. According to the New Horizons IV survey of more than 57,000 young travellers...

OTAs capture most youth traveller accommodation bookings

Jan 26, 2018 | New Horizons, Research

News Online Travel Agents (OTAs) are gaining more traction with young travellers, but there is still opportunity for hostels to win direct bookings. During the 2018 STAY WYSE Conference in Amsterdam, WYSE Travel Confederation Director General David Chapman presented...

Travel + x = Happiness and other early insights from New Horizons

Sep 20, 2017 | New Horizons, Research

News Which cities are highly rated by young travellers when it comes to friendliness or overall value? What are the biggest obstacles for youth in need of a visa for travel? WYSTC 2017 delegates will be able to find out during a preview of findings from New Horizons...

Get the most out of sharing the New Horizons survey with these insider tips

Jul 12, 2017 | Members, New Horizons

Youth travellers are tourism trailblazers. They stay longer, go farther and spend more. They are motivated by experiences, authenticity, and cultural understanding. This is a slice of what WYSE Travel Confederation found in 2012, when 34,000 travellers ages 18-35 took...

New Horizons survey respondent wins tickets to EXIT Festival

Jul 5, 2017 | New Horizons

EXIT Festival begins today in Serbia and one lucky New Horizons survey respondent, and their guest, are headed there for free. Milos was chosen in a drawing of respondents who completed the New Horizons survey and was awarded two tickets to EXIT Festival. He’s a...