Youth Travel Archives - Page 30 of 39 - WYSE Travel Confederation

HI USA CEO Russ Hedge talks about sleeping with strangers, and other ways air travel might be changing us today

May 22, 2015 | Members, Millennial Travellers, Youth Travel

Several weeks ago I awoke from a fitful sleep to a stranger’s eyes gazing into mine. She and I wearily looked at each other, and then we turned away without another thought. Welcome to United Airlines #950, an overnight flight from Washington DC to Brussels. As a...

Will new Australian budget changes send backpackers elsewhere?

May 21, 2015 | Work and Travel, Youth Travel

In a desperate bid to tackle Australia’s estimated budget deficit of AUD 29.8 billion, the new federal budget as announced by Treasurer Joe Hockey seeks to charge travellers working in the country at 32.5% to every dollar they earn from July 2016. Currently,...

KAYAK.co.uk partners with StudentUniverse UK to integrate discounted student airline tickets

May 20, 2015 | Flights, Members, Transportation, Youth Travel

StudentUniverse, a leading resource for student travel discounts and WYSE Travel Confederation member, today announced that it has extended a successful US partnership with discount airfare aggregator KAYAK into the UK. Through this agreement, KAYAK.co.uk will now...

Contiki partners with PADI to offer millennials one-of-a-kind travel experiences that explore the underwater world

May 11, 2015 | Members, Millennial Travellers, Youth Travel

Millennials taking time away from their careers, family and friends to travel the world in a quest for once-in-a-lifetime experiences can add scuba diving to the top of their bucket list. WYSE Travel Confederation member Contiki – the world’s number one...

Language and visa barriers more likely to affect Chinese millennial travellers than other millennial travellers

Apr 23, 2015 | Millennial Travellers, Research

Language and visa barriers Last week saw the launch of WYSE Travel Confederation’s Chinese Millennial Traveller report which highlighted significant differences between the experiences, behaviours, and attitudes of Chinese and non-Chinese youth travellers. Around 20%...

The local is the new authentic in the travel experience for millennials – a WYSE webinar review

Apr 17, 2015 | Millennial Travellers, Webinars, Youth Travel

On Tuesday, 14 April WYSE Travel Confederation’s Greg Richards discussed the importance millennial travellers place on interacting with the local community during their travels, as well as their concern about the economy, reflected in a shift away from purely leisure...