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COVID-19 cuts into summer internships
Accountancy firm Deloitte has cancelled its summer internship programme as part of its broader strategy to save on operational costs amidst the COVID-19 crisis[1]. The firm will instead offer a...
WYSE Travel Confederation calls on governments to support youth, student and educational travel organisations
Travel and tourism is one of the biggest industries in the world. It supports jobs. A lot of them. Everywhere. Actually, about 320 million jobs worldwide[1].Travel and tourism has a proven track...
Satisfaction with COVID-19 cooperation, but placement availability concerns rise
Findings from WYSE Travel Confederation’s second COVID-19 Travel Business Impact Survey[1] indicate that while top business concerns remain unchanged between March and April, there is increasing...
Staff cuts, location closures and short survival periods
Findings from WYSE Travel Confederation’s second COVID-19 Travel Business Impact Survey[1] indicate that travel businesses have moved quickly to streamline operations in the face of declining...
Q2 worse across the globe, but some source markets expecting better for the whole of 2020
Findings from WYSE Travel Confederation’s second COVID-19 Travel Business Impact Survey[1] indicate that travel and tourism businesses experienced a 60% drop in business in Q1 2020 compared to the...
Looking back in order to see ahead
Findings from WYSE Travel Confederation’s first COVID-19 Travel Business Impact Survey[1] have indicated that youth travel organisations experienced significant drops in business by the first week...
Business outlook by youth travel sector
Cautious with pockets of optimism Findings from WYSE Travel Confederation’s COVID-19 business impact survey[1] show a mixed picture across various sectors when it comes to the outlook for 2020. Some...
Youth travel anticipating 30% decrease in business for 2020
Findings from WYSE Travel Confederation’s COVID-19 business impact survey[1] indicate travel businesses are anticipating a 30% drop in business for this year. Based on this, the estimated decline in...
WYSE workshops – your quick and free source of intel on youth travel at ITB Berlin 2020
These short-format sessions that start at the top of most hours in Hall 4.1/117 offer quick and easy insights and know-how on the Gen Z and Millennial travel markets. There’s something for...
Welcome to our new member – YellowSquare
Interview with Fabio Coppola, CVO Tell us your story. How did YellowSquare get started? YellowSquare started back in 1999 as a small hostel with only 25 beds. My brother and I started it as a way to...
Welcome to our new member – Expresso Viagens
Tell us your story. How did Expresso Viagens get started? Expresso Viagens was founded in 1966 and since then has been developing solutions and providing consultancy in the travel market. Expresso...
In search of the aging backpacker
We’ve been tracking the quintessential youth traveller since 2002 – the backpacker. In 2017, data from WYSE Travel Confederation’s New Horizons Survey of the youth and student traveller indicated...
Tourism Leading Other Global Sectors in Advancing Gender Equality, New Report Shows
London, United Kingdom, 7 November 2019 – The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in collaboration with UN Women, The German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), World Bank Group and...
Sunny days and lively nights attract WYSTC delegates to the buzzing capital of Portugal for business
More than 600 representatives are convening in Lisbon for the best annual business conference for the youth and student travel industry. The World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) brings...
Welcome to our new member – American Tour Guide Association
Interview with Paula Reynolds, President Tell us your story. How did American Tour Guide Association get started? American Tour Guide Association started with a vision to create experiences rather...
Presenting the finalists of the 2019 Global Youth Travel Awards
The 2019 Global Youth Travel Awards (GYTAs) ceremony will be held on 11 October, bringing the World Youth and Student Travel Conference in Lisbon to a close. This year, we have received a...
Exports From International Tourism Hit USD 1.7 Trillion
Madrid (Spain), 6 June 2019 - Exports generated by international tourism reached USD 1.7 trillion in 2018, a 4% increase in real terms over the previous year, a new report from the World Tourism...
“With these non-negotiable factors the guests are rarely disappointed”
An interview with David O’Kelly of SANDEMANs NEW Europe Perhaps one of the most well known brands when it comes to guided tours, SANDEMANs NEW Europe is both an industry disruptor and the epitome of...
F words dominate millennial travel splurges
No need to cover your ears. It’s food and festivals that are dominating millennial travel splurging and WYSE is bringing these two F bombs to this year’s WYSE workshop programme at ITB Berlin....
What value can be placed on digital nomads?
Driven by cheap travel, freelance work, the internet, and the sharing economy, a new traveller is emerging: the digital nomad. Why should we care about digital nomads? This and other questions were...
Six millennial and gen Z travel trends we are tracking in New Horizons IV
Are millennials killing the chain restaurant industry? How can the housing market compete with millennials’ love of avocado toast? Will face-to-face communication go the way of the landline in a gen...
BridgeClimb Sydney loses right to operate tourist climbs of Sydney Harbour Bridge
After more than 20 years of taking international and domestic tourists over the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) announced on 15 June, 2018 that BridgeClimb Sydney...
European Capital of Smart Tourism will recognise innovative and inclusive tourism development
The European commission wants to recognise innovative, inclusive, culturally diverse and sustainable practices in tourism development by European cities. That's why, on the initiative of the...
Millennial and gen Z travellers spending more, experiencing life as a local
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...
Ask Us Anything: Terri Hamilton, Brigham Young University
What does study abroad look like post-COVID? Hear from Brigham Young University in this episode of Ask Us Anything.
Ask Us Anything: Clare Weston, KILROY
Hear from KILROY, the largest youth and student travel agency in northern Europe, in this episode of Ask Us Anything by WYSE Travel Confederation.
Ask Us Anything: Fabiana Martilotta, Viajeros Sin Fronteras
Find out what’s going on in the student travel market of Uruguay in this interview with Fabiana Martilotta, Director General and CEO of Viajeros Sin Fronteras.
Beds & Bars Ltd takes home Investors in People Platinum for a third time
The Investors in People award recognises high-performing companies with a strong people culture.
BYTAP Sends a Warm ‘Konnichiwa’ to Prime Minister Albanese
BYTAP welcomes the new Australian government as Prime Minister Albanese travels to Japan for Quad Summit.
AIFS Abroad named 2022 GoAbroad Innovation Awards finalist
AIFS Abroad is a top 5 finalist for the Innovation in Diversity Award in the 2022 GoAbroad Innovation Awards.
Australia budgets 30% increase in WHM visas
The announcement has been welcomed by the youth tourism sector, which has begun welcoming travellers back to Australia
Intrax acquires Center for International Career Development (CICD)
The merger improves Intrax’s capacity to serve the Work & Travel, Intern and Trainee communities and adds the J-1 Teacher and Australia/New Zealand Work & Travel Programs to its list of designations.
Euroventure’s GOAT Roadtrip assists in movement of refugees to the UK
GOAT Roadtrip’s team of volunteers will assist in the movement of refugees to the UK as part of the ‘Homes for Ukraine’ refugee scheme.
Adapting to the Live Anywhere Travel Revolution
Adaptability was the key takeaway from an executive interview with Airbnb’s Kathrin Anselm during the ITB Berlin Convention on Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
In memoriam of Erik Henny
We are saddened to hear of the unexpected death of long-standing WYSE Travel Confederation member, Erik Henny, whilst on holiday with his family.
WYSE Travel Confederation’s statement on Ukraine
WYSE Travel Confederation is deeply concerned by the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and supports calls for adherence to international law and the United Nations Charter.