Nov 26, 2018 | Accommodation, Members
News Press Release COAST TO COAST, Canada – HI Canada announces a new winter video capturing the magic of Canadian winters. The short film officially launches the winter season at over 50 HI hostels across Canada on November 14. The promotional video was inspired by a...
Oct 10, 2018 | Accommodation, New Horizons, Reports, Research, Student Accommodation, Youth Travel
News The purpose of a trip, length of stay, and types of activities in the destination all factor into the level of happiness young people find in travelling and so does the type of accommodation used. Hostels are doing pretty well on the happiness front, from what...
Aug 16, 2018 | New Horizons, Research, Youth Travel
News Young travellers are seeking more activities and experiences while travelling, according to findings of WYSE Travel Confederation’s global New Horizons IV Survey of travellers under the age of 35. The New Horizons IV Survey indicates that the desire for...
Jul 30, 2018 | NWW- Press release
MEDIA RELEASE 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 Z world? There is no shortage of speculation,...
May 15, 2018 | Millennial Travellers, New Horizons, Youth Travel
News The catchphrase ‘sun, sex, and sea’ doesn’t appear to be catching as many bookings for the once famous, and sometimes infamous, Club 18-30. Thomas Cook, the brand’s owner for the past 20 years, has announced it is reviewing the brand and exploring options to...
Mar 9, 2018 | New Horizons, NWW-News
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 players in tourism for development. From the Hall 4.1 Main Stage,...
Mar 9, 2018 | 2018, NWW-News, Press release, Press releases categories, Research
Millennial and GenZ travellers spending more, experiencing life as a local MEDIA RELEASE Millennial and GenZ travellers spending more, experiencing life as a local Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 9 March 2018 Forget clubbing, couch-surfing, and selfie sticks. The 2018...
Mar 6, 2018 | 2018, Press release, Press releases categories, Research
MEDIA RELEASE Attracting Millennials and Gen Z with more than just free wifi and avocado toast Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6 March 2018 While global growth of youth travel seems certain, one factor remains critical for attracting more members of the Millennial and Z...
Feb 2, 2018 | Cultural Exchange, Millennial Travellers, Research
News A travel frenzy is gripping young Iranians, who are inspiring each other through social media to overcome traditional constraints and expand their horizons. The exploits of young Iranian travellers, hitchhiking and backpacking their way around the globe, have...
Sep 20, 2017 | New Horizons, Research
News Which cities are highly rated by young travellers when it comes to friendliness or overall value? What are the biggest obstacles for youth in need of a visa for travel? WYSTC 2017 delegates will be able to find out during a preview of findings from New Horizons...
Aug 19, 2017 | Millennial Travellers, Youth Travel
News It is no secret that Millennials are quickly transforming the workforce with their hyphenated working style. Co-working, digital-nomadism, remote working, location-independent are just a few of the compounded labels we now associate with a diverse and expanding...
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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...
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Jun 27, 2017 | Millennial Travellers
One of the fastest growing sectors of the tourism market is Muslim travellers. These visitors are spending USD 220 billion annually and it is expected their travel spend will hit USD 300 billion by 2026. In recent years Singapore has kept a strong hold on the market...
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Jun 16, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, Youth Travel
In late June 2015, Giancarlo Sopo got off a plane in Havana, Cuba, where his cousins waited for him in a 1980s-era Lada. He wasn’t sure what they looked like, but was immediately embraced by his relatives, who recognized him from photos. He stayed for ten days in...
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Jun 15, 2017 | Millennial Travellers
Over the next three years, Millennials will come to represent half of the global workforce. They’re bringing their unique values, interests, and preferences to the office environment, and, by extension, to the business travel sector. According to the 2015 GBTA...
May 26, 2017 | Travel Safety
Two in five millennial travellers are travelling abroad without insurance, according to the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA). The organisation said this number has risen since 2016, from 31% uninsured to 40%. The research from ABTA also showed that, of...
May 17, 2017 | Millennial Travellers
News Outrage over avocado toast has been making the rounds of the internet. Specifically, the anger is directed at statements made by 35-year-old real estate mogul Tim Gurner in an interview with Australia’s “60 Minutes.” Turner alleged that Millennials should stop...
May 11, 2017 | Millennial Travellers
More than half of Chinese millennials see travel as a new form of social currency. This is according to a new study from travel technology company Sabre which aimed to understand the major trends shaping China’s booming travel trade. The research found these digital...
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Mar 31, 2017 | Millennial Travellers
The Online Travel Market is estimated to garner $1,091 billion by 2022, registering a CAGR of 11.1% during the forecast period 2016‐2022, according to a report published by Allied Market Research. The online travel market is driven by technology, which provides quick...
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Mar 23, 2017 | GenZ Travellers
Generation Z makes up a quarter of the population, they have abandoned Facebook and have an eight second attention span. Sally White ponders the likely impact of travel’s next big thing. In a timely January heads-up call on the speed of change in online travel...
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Mar 16, 2017 | ITB Berlin
ITB Berlin’s Youth Hall reached a rite of passage this year. Mature, but not old, sophisticated, but certainly not boring – it’s clear the youth travel industry of ITB Berlin’s Hall 4.1 has some collective experience under its belt. More importantly, youth...
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May 6, 2016 | Flights, Millennial Travellers, UNWTO
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has recently commented on the Australian government’s proposed introduction of the infamous “backpacker tax”. Extending his support to the proposal, he says “Each country has its own vision and plans, and each country is also free to...
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Jan 13, 2016 | Youth Travel
Savvy, socially connected young Brits are setting their sights high when it comes to holidaying in 2016, with many expected to put creature comforts at the top of their travel necessities. Contiki, has released insights from its 2015 booking data which shows that...
Dec 9, 2013 | Millennial Travellers
Did you know that 7 out of 10 Millennials consult, react to or post about products, brands and companies on social media? Find out all about the power of conversations in part 2 of our infographic series: Millennials & Social Media! Discover which information...
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Nov 25, 2013 | Accommodation, Millennial Travellers
Hotels cater to elite members of their loyalty programs because they bring in lots of revenue. But even the elite aren’t overly loyal to a particular brand. With brand loyalty ebbing as the age of the average guest skews younger, winning a hotel booking is...
Oct 15, 2013 | Millennial Travellers
Did you know that an average GenYer joins 2.5 social networks or that about 80% of GenYers log on to social media every single day? Find out all about Millennials and their use of social media in the brand new Generation Y infographic. Discover the main drivers for...
Oct 3, 2013 | Millennial Travellers
Did you know that an average GenYer joins 2.5 social networks or that about 80% of GenYers log on to social media every single day? Find out all about Millennials and their use of social media in this brand new Generation Y infographic by InSites Consulting. Discover...
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Jul 15, 2013 | Higher Education
The US has some 18 million college students—tech-savvy trendsetters who spend more time together than any other social or professional group. To put that further into perspective, Generation Y (those born between 1977 and 1994) is now estimated to be the largest...
