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Jul 17, 2013 | Members, Youth Travel
UNESCO launches a call for projects in order to identify and support 15 action projects (3 by region) which will be “certified” with the label “8th UNESCO Youth Forum” and implemented by, with and for young women and men between the 8th and the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum...
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Jul 8, 2013 | Reports, Youth Travel
Much as attracting Chinese travelers is the number one issue in all of travel worldwide, inbound international tourists into China are, surprise surprise, in decline. That is according to official numbers for the first five months of 2013, released by China National...
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Jul 5, 2013 | Youth Travel
According to the March 2013 results of the quarterly International Visitors Survey conducted by Tourism Research Australia, the average backpacker spends $69 per day on food, drink and accommodation. With contributing factors including the rising living costs and...
Jun 16, 2013 | Members, Youth Travel
Tourism New Zealand and STA Travel (STA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) worth a combined NZ$1.2 million annually, in a multi-year partnership to target the influential long-haul youth travel sector in the UK, Continental Europe and North America. The...
Jun 14, 2013 | Flights, Transportation, Youth Travel
Tourism NT says operators focused on the backpacker market have had an upsurge in business in central Australia. Chief executive Tony Mayell says tourism operators are attributing the boost in backpackers to the resumption of Tiger Airways’ flights to Alice...
