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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 at ITB Berlin offer quick and easy insights and know-how on the Gen Z and Millennial travel markets. There’s something for everyone.
Welcome to our new member – YellowSquare
YellowSquare is an innovative hospitality model and experience-led brand offering shared and private accommodation in central Rome, with two more planned openings for 2020.
Welcome to our new member – Expresso Viagens
Expresso Viagens, founded in the 60s, was the first travel agency to operate in Angola and offer local DMC services and business travel.
Welcome to our new member – goki
goki provides technology solutions exclusively to the hostel market, enabling guests to check-in and download their keys prior to arrival.
Our latest member interview – Eduvoyage
Eduvoyage, a sub-brand of ITL World based in the Middle East, focuses on enriching education through travel.
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 youth and student traveller indicated the trend of a long and slow decline of the backpacker travel identity.
Tourism Leading Other Global Sectors in Advancing Gender Equality, New Report Shows
The publication highlights the progress the global tourism sector has made in advancing gender equality, with key case studies and statistics gathered from around the world.
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 28th World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC).
Welcome to our new member – American Tour Guide Association
American Tour Guide Association is a USA tour operator focusing on American history, heritage and culture. Tours include space programs, immigrant history, nature, US Civil Rights, government and entertainment.
Presenting the finalists of the 2019 Global Youth Travel Awards
This year, we have received a record-breaking number of submissions for the nominated categories and votes for the consumer-voted awards.
Viajero Hostels opens its 10th hostel in Latin America
On August 13 the Latin American chain of hostels, Viajero, opened the doors of a new hostel in the city of Santa Marta, Colombia with a capacity of 170 beds and a price range of between USD 11 and USD 72.
Exports From International Tourism Hit USD 1.7 Trillion
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 Organization (UNWTO) shows.