WYSE Podcasts
Ask Us Anything is a periodic podcast by WYSE Travel Confederation.
Justine Trembicki ,Agustina Gutiérrez & Wendy Morrill
Darryl Newby &
Wendy Morrill
Greg Bows &
Wendy Morrill
Christina Beckmann &
Wendy Morril
Sascha Dimitriewicz,
Raphaela Böck &
Wendy Morrill
Wendy talks to Raphaela and Sascha of Wombat’s City Hostels about the future of youth travel and hostels.
Patricia Brunner &
Wendy Morrill
Wendy talks to Patricia of IAPA about the big shifts and game changers in cultural exchange.
Terri Hamilton &
Wendy Morrill
Wendy talks to Terri of Brigham Young University about how study abroad is looking post-COVID.
Clare Weston &
Wendy Morrill
Fabiana Martilotta &
Wendy Morrill
Philip Cabra Netherton &
Wendy Morrill
Callum Kennedy &
Wendy Morrill
Wendy talks to Callum Kennedy of Kennedy Mears Consultants about his life-long career in work & travel and cultural exchanges. September 2021.
Ann-Kristin Cohrs &
Wendy Morrill
Wendy talks to Ann-Kristin Cohrs, Managing Director at AuPairWorld about the PROYOUTH VISA campaign. July 2021.
Brian Westwood &
Wendy Morrill
Prof. Greg Richards &
Wendy Morrill
A periodic podcast by WYSE exploring topics of interest to the youth travel industry. Recorded at WYSTC 2020 Online.
WYSTC Podcast series
During the 2019 World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) hosted by WYSE Travel Confederation, Kevin O’Shaughnessy of CityHook interviewed eight movers and shakers in the youth travel sector. From the perseverance required to succeed as an entrepreneur to finding your people in the industry and raising capital, hear from representatives of some of the companies changing the face of youth travel.
WYSTC Episode 1
Gillian Morris
CEO & Founder, Hitlist
Investors said she couldn’t make money on flights for three reasons, but she went ahead and built a profitable B2C business by debunking them.
During this interview with Gillian Morris, CEO of Hitlist and keynote speaker at WYSTC 2019, Kevin O’Shaughnessy (Cityhook) explores the development, back-end workings, and magical viral coefficient of the mobile app that tells you when to fly to destinations on your travel wish list for the best price.
WYSTC Episode 2
Jack Bowcott
Co-Founder, goki
During this interview with the Co-Founder and CEO of smart hostel tech provider goki, Jack Bowcott explains the transition of the business from a ‘Tinder for tourists’ to a magical spark between hostel and backpacker. He also offers advice to startups seeking investment funding (stay away from tacos), recounts the trials and tribulations of being a door-to-door lock salesman on world tour, and reveals the one critical flaw of hostel tech that left him half naked.
WYSTC Episode 3
Janice Sousa
Co-Founder, Groupdesk
Janice Sousa, Co-Founder of Groupdesk, discusses the dark side of group travel and the tech available to service it with Kevin O’Shaughnessy of Cityhook. She also shares her opinions on NDC’s likely impact on the travel industry, and how to select the right industry events for your business goals.
WYSTC Episode 4
Michael Weiss
Co-Founder, bitemojo
Passionate foodie entrepreneur Michael Weiss discusses the unique characteristics of independent cultural discovery through culinary experiences in this very personal episode of the WYSTC 2019 podcast series. Michael shares his advice on ‘going niche’, building B2B relationships, how startups can take advantage of WYSTC, and one of the best decisions the company made last year… hint: it was joining a community called WYSE Travel Confederation.