Published September 2008 Profile of the Global Youth Accommodation Industry Key takeaways  

Canada attracted 20 million international arrivals in 2016 therefore it is not surprising that tourism ranks in the country’s top ten sources of export revenue.

This extract from the New Horizons IV Survey reports on findings related to work experience travel of young people. Such travel experiences may include working holidays, internships, trainee ships, and other types of work & travel programmes that combine cultural exchange with the opportunity for young people to undertake paid work while abroad.

The 2011 survey provides more detailed information than previous reports, including new questions on staffing, mobile applications and future expansion plans. The quality of the financial data has also been improved compared with previous years, and as the response rate has risen the number of operators providing detailed financial information has also increased.

The seventh annual report on youth travel accommodation trends is based on a survey of 2,231 Youth Travel Accommodation (YTA) operations across 100 countries. It includes findings across all aspects affecting the industry, from the average size and rates of properties to the social media habits and booking styles of their guests.

The 2010 survey provides more detailed information than previous reports, including new questions on accommodation type. The quality of the financial data has also been improved compared with previous years, and as the response rate has risen and the number of operators providing detailed financial information has also increased.

The survey of 2009 provides more detailed information than previous reports, including new questions on social networking and environmental issues. This edition looks at average bed rates, occupancy rates, marketing activities, booking trends and sources of revenue during 2009 and provides national data comparisons for Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany and the UK.

The third edition of the Industry Benchmark Survey looks at occupancy rates, revenue splits, bed rates, booking lead times and sources of revenue during 2008.

This study is the first comprehensive global analyses of business operations in the youth travel accommodation (YTA) sector. 510 YTA establishments in 42 countries participated in the study.