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Personal recommendations are still the most important planning source for travellers

Mar 27, 2014 | Reports, Research, Youth Travel

In Europe, personal recommendations rule when it come to getting travel advice. While the internet has risen to be the second biggest source of trip planning, more traditional sources such as travel agents, guidebooks and traditional media (TV, radio, newspapers, and...

New WYSE Travel Confederation research launched: Youth and Student Travel Market Industry Review #4 – Marketing

Mar 26, 2014 | Reports, Research, Youth Travel

We are pleased to launch our latest research, which provides marketing insights across the five major sectors of the youth travel industry. As the first report to examine worldwide marketing trends in the youth and student travel industry, the benchmark Youth and...

10 things you might not know about the youth travel market

Feb 25, 2014 | NWW-News, Reports, Research, UNWTO, Youth Travel

According to Diego Saez-Gil, Founder of WeHostels and VP at StudentUniverse, even after several years working in the youth travel market he doesn’t stop getting surprised by how fascinating this sector is. Also what keeps surprising him is how many people from...

Student Visa System Fraud Exposed in BBC Investigation

Feb 10, 2014 | Reports, Youth Travel

The British Home Office has suspended English language tests run by a major firm after BBC Panorama uncovered systematic fraud in the student visa system. Secret filming of government-approved exams needed for a visa shows candidates having tests faked for them. The...

Mobile Is Beginning To Define The Multitrillion Dollar Global Travel Industry

Feb 5, 2014 | Reports

KEY POINTS Mobile devices are ideal companions for travellers, allowing them to access information, services and booking while en route. PhoCusWright estimates that by 2015, mobile will account for one-quarter of U.S. online travel sales, driving $US40 billion in...

International Tourist Arrivals Reach Record 1.087 Billion in 2013

Jan 22, 2014 | Reports, UNWTO

International tourist arrivals grew by 5% in 2013, reaching a record 1,087 million arrivals, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Despite global economic challenges, international tourism results were well above expectations, with an additional 52...