May 25th, 2010
First Lady Encourages Young People to Go Global
Michelle Obama recently spoke at the commencement ceremony for George Washington University’s class of 2010. She applauded those who “have volunteered and applied to organizations like Teach for America and the Peace Corps in record numbers.” The First Lady highlighted the benefits of international education and volunteer abroad programs, urging all young people to take [...]
Apr 26th, 2010
Economy takes toll on study abroad programs
It’s your world: Explore it. That’s the message semester-abroad coordinators are sending students but students are struggling to take advantage of those programs because of the economic crisis. “My dream is to go to Rome and see all their beautiful architecture but it’s too expensive,” said Anika Chowdhury, sophomore architecture student at Virginia Commonwealth University. [...]
Apr 21st, 2010
Tom Griffiths remarks at ATEC
Evolving, elusive backpackers are becoming the experts of travel, using technology to bypass businesses according to GapYear.com founder Tom Griffiths. Speaking at the ATEC Backpacker and Youth Industry Conference in Hobart this morning, Griffiths said compared to 10 years ago, today’s backpackers have evolved through technology and are becoming travel experts, telling each other how [...]
Apr 13th, 2010
Interns Head Abroad for Work Experience
Students with few job prospects are increasingly heading overseas to add international experience to their résumés By Alison Damast In December 2008, Matthew Moughan found himself floundering in one of the worst job markets for college graduates in nearly two decades when he graduated from Marquette University (Marquette Undergraduate Business Profile). The economics major hoped [...]
Mar 16th, 2010
Website Travel purchases Backpackers World Travel
Website Travel has announced the purchase of Base Tourism Group retail arm Backpackers World Travel for an undisclosed sum (BWT). Under the agreement, Website Travel will acquire the BWT brand along with all 18 retail branches and five ‘implants’, while Base will retain all of its hostel travel desks which will continue to trade as [...]
Mar 8th, 2010
Thailand top travel destination for gappers
Thailand has once again been named one of the best places in the world to enjoy a gap year adventure. The south-east Asian nation has been named as the world’s Best Tourist Country by Swedish publication Travel News for the eighth year in a row, beating the likes of Australia, South Africa and Italy.
Jan 18th, 2010
Virtual internships: Get on by logging on
For many students, finding the time and money for an office-based placement can often be prohibitive. So are virtual internships the answer? Mira Khoury’s gain work experience while finishing her degree. Photograph: Frank Baron Mira Khoury, 20, a final-year student at Royal Holloway, University of London, is doing an internship with an international digital media [...]
Jan 18th, 2010
Young Irish flocking to Canada to escape home
Dire economic situation sees best and brightest packing their bags. USIT, the leading Irish student travel agent, says many of those applying for a 12-month Canadian work visa will not be granted one because of the “phenomenal demand” for them. There are 1,000 places available for working visas and they were filled within two days. [...]
Jan 13th, 2010
TA youth campaign launches in Germany
Tourism Australia is hitting the road to deliver working holiday visa messaging at 10 university towns in Germany from 11 to 26 January. The Aussie Van Roadshow, run in partnership with the student magazine Unicum, STA Travel and specialist working holiday companies, aims to inform students about travelling in Australia and the working holiday visa, [...]
Nov 25th, 2009
Contiki reports unprecedented pick-up of Earlybirds
Contiki Holidays has reported an unprecedented response to its 2010-11 Europe Earlybird program, reporting double digit growth compared to the same period last year. Tammy Marshall, managing director, Contiki Holidays said, “Over the past year, the resilience of young travellers was truly tested and proven when Contiki’s sales continued to flourish throughout economic uncertainty. While [...]
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