Jul 18, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, Study Abroad
News There has been a surge of tourism to South Korea in the last decade, largely thanks to the “Korean Wave” that has swept over the Western world. K-pop boyband BTS had the second and third worldwide best-selling albums in 2018 and have collaborated with the likes...
Apr 4, 2019 | Higher Education, International Students, Language Travel, News, Study Abroad
News In a dynamic and informative WYSE webinar this week, Dr. Amelia Dietrich from The Forum on Education Abroad discussed what is known about connections between language learning, study abroad and career opportunities drawing on recent research on these subjects....
Mar 14, 2019 | GenZ Travellers, Higher Education, International Students, Language Travel, Study Abroad
News Amelia J Dietrich, PhD, The Forum on Education Abroad Across the United States, colleges and universities are pushing to increase participation in study abroad experiences while, at the same time, they are closing down world language programs. To the rest of the...
Mar 6, 2019 | Members, News, Research
News Stephanie Taylor-Carrillo Chief Partnerships and Communications Officer SANDEMANs NEW Europe We all know that addressing the gender imbalance across the senior levels of our industry is the right thing to do – it makes sense from both a social and a business...
Jan 10, 2019 | Educational exchange, International Students, Members, News, Study Abroad
News Interview with Vinita Nigam – Founder and Managing Director Tell us your story. How did Maestro Travel Ventures Private Limited get started? Maestro Travel Ventures was born out of the desire to bring Learning into Travel. Our Founder is a fashion designer...
Dec 6, 2018 | Accommodation, GenZ Travellers, Higher Education, International Students, Language Travel, Millennial Travellers, Study Abroad, Youth Travel
News Interview with Josep Abad – Sales Manager Tell us your story. How did Temps d’Oci Incoming get started? Temps d’Oci (Outgoing) started in 1992. 10 years later, we started the Incoming department. Since the 2000s, Barcelona had a huge demand of incoming services...
Jul 13, 2018 | Study Abroad, Youth Travel
News This week the UK released its vision for a new relationship with the European Union. The long-awaited Brexit white paper has been described as the most important document since the June 2016 referendum. The white paper says the government seeks “a principled and...
Jul 5, 2018 | Accommodation, Members
News As of May 2018, London hostels have experienced year-over-year decreases across the key performance metrics. This is according to the newly released Hostel Destination Report by STR. The global hospitality data expert recently expanded its benchmarking and...
May 31, 2018 | Study Abroad
News The European Commission has proposed more than doubling funding to the Erasmus student exchange programme. The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) plan for 2021-2027 would allocate €30 billion to the programme, which provides opportunities for...
Nov 22, 2017 | International Students, Members
News Hardline Eurosceptics in the Tory Party—think John Redwood, Owen Paterson, Jacob Rees-Mogg—are increasingly talking up the “no deal” Brexit outcome. It wouldn’t be so bad, they say. Britain could muddle through. Actually, such an exit would be disastrous. While...
Oct 11, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, Research
News Top-line data from the latest Fáilte Ireland Tourism Barometer, a survey of tourism businesses around the country, shows that overall industry confidence – while still up – has begun to soften. According to Fáilte Ireland, industry sentiment is positive overall...
Aug 2, 2017 | Higher Education, Study Abroad
Providence-owned Study Group has hired banks to handle a sale amid doubts about future UK immigration rules, according to Sky News. The largest provider of international students to Britain’s higher education institutions is preparing to kick off a £700m sale...
Jul 24, 2017 | International Students, Study Abroad
Their counterparts in many other countries would probably love to have the problems that Canadian universities are dealing with this summer. Events around the world have driven so many international postgraduate students to apply to universities in Canada that some...
Jul 17, 2017 | Au Pair
News The number of Europeans willing to work in the UK has fallen by 40-50 per cent in the past two years, according to figures collected by agencies that organise work for young people in families. The British Au Pair Agencies Association (BAPAA) has said the EU...
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Jul 4, 2017 | Youth Travel
Young Chinese travellers are spending more and travelling farther. Industry experts say the latest trend for Chinese Millennials is visiting Northern Europe. Some adventure-seekers are even posting selfies from the North Pole. First quarter data from the China Tourism...
Jun 22, 2017 | Youth Travel
The head of the British Tourism Authority (BTA) said the tourism industry must demonstrate its value to the government as Brexit talks began this week. The UK government is now operating without an overall majority after the 8 June election. Steve Ridgway took over on...
May 1, 2017 | International Students
Despite widespread support within the UK higher education sector and the general public, a proposed amendment to remove international students from UK net migration figures was turned down by the government. However, lawmakers did agree to look at the data on students...
Apr 13, 2017 | International Students
New research on international study programs at UK universities shows favorable opinions towards foreign students at universities in Great Britain. ComRes researchers surveyed more than four thousand Britons in late March 2017. Their survey found that two-thirds...
Apr 10, 2017 | International Students
International students coming to the UK to study now generate more than £25 billion for the economy and provide a significant boost to regional jobs and local businesses, according to new figures published Friday by Universities UK. The research into the economic...
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Apr 4, 2017 | International Students
I have always preferred policy to be based on facts rather than prejudice. A good example of the latter is the way the immigration figures are presented. At the moment our policy is not, alas, founded on evidence. It hurts our higher education institutions, which are...
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Mar 29, 2017 | Cultural Exchange
The UK tourism industry has, perhaps unsurprisingly, called for tourism to be top of the government’s agenda as Brexit negotiations begin. Prime minister Theresa May today officially notified the European Union of the UK’s intention to leave the club, triggering...
Mar 21, 2017 | Research
The UK Travel & Tourism sector is expected to hold up in 2017, despite continued uncertainty due to Brexit, reduced consumer spending power, and the weaker pound, says new World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Economic Impact Report 2017. With the fall in...
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Oct 12, 2016 | International Students
Amber Rudd has announced major new restrictions on overseas students, including two-tier visa rules affecting poorer quality universities and courses, a crackdown on work visas and the introduction of a £140m “controlling migration fund”. In her speech the home...
Jun 1, 2016 | Research
A vote to leave the European Union this month could cost the UK’s tourism industry as much as £4.1 billion a year in international tourist spending alone. According to new research published today by global travel deals publisher Travelzoo, a third of travellers from...
