Learn from the pros, get the most out of WYSTC 2018
Now in its 27th year, the World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) attracts leaders in the youth and student travel market from around the world for three days of trading, networking, and digging into the latest industry insights. We spoke to a longtime WYSE Travel Confederation member who has headed to WYSTC nearly every year.
Everything you need to know to campaign for a consumer-voted award
In addition to recognising work in 10 nominated award categories, the 2018 Global Youth Travel Awards has opened up four consumer-voted categories. Here is how to campaign.
Five reasons to attend the 2018 World Youth and Student Travel Conference
The 27th World Youth and Student Travel Conference is being held 18-21 September 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland. If you are still not sure WYSTC is the event for you, here are five more reasons to attend.
2018 Global Youth Travel Awards features two new categories
The 2018 Global Youth Travel Awards (GYTA) are now open and this year entrants have a chance to win in two new categories. The GYTAs recognise outstanding work in 10 nominated award categories and four consumer-voted categories. The two new nominated award...
Edinburgh invests in youth travellers
Edinburgh, host city of the 2018 World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC), is aiming to reach 3.5 million youth travellers across Europe with new marketing initiatives.
Global opportunities continuing to expand for Canadian youth
Clark Goodman of International Experience Canada talks with WYSE Travel Confederation about the opportunities that the Government of Canada are developing for Canadian youth to take advantage of in more than 30 partner countries and influencing a ‘culture shift’ in Canadian youth culture.
Edinburgh named ‘most attractive’ city in the UK
Edinburgh is being recognised as the ‘most attractive’ city in the UK to live and work. “Scotland’s capital is thriving with business start-ups and more world-class international brands investing in the city than ever before, which is a testament to our success,"...
What’s hot, and what’s not, in youth travel tours
From new "experiential" offerings from OTAs such as Airbnb, to fresh techniques for optimising websites, to having a plan in place for a variety of potential dangers - companies leading tour groups for youth travellers have a lot to consider for staying relevant in...
From growth to sustainable tourism growth: Interview with Eunji Tae, UNWTO
Addressing attendees of the 26th annual World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) on World Tourism Day, Ms. Eunji Tae, Coordinator, Knowledge Network of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), emphasised the ‘right time, right plan’ and called...
2017 Global Youth Travel Awards Winners
On Thursday evening of the 2017 World Youth and Student Travel Conference delegates donned their evening attire - gala dresses, suits and ties, and, yes, even one kilt. After the initial shock wore off, emcee Nick Pound of World Nomads loosened up the Global...
Marketing to Russian speaking youth
Russia has been an independent state (but remains a founding member of the CIS alliance) for 26 years and has a population of 146m. However less than 4%, or about four million Russians, have a passport and an even smaller number speak English or another language. On a...
Keynote address tackles big data
Delegates have arrived for World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) 2017 in Montreal, Canada. Here they will discuss a range of issues affecting global youth tourism, these include visa changes to youth mobility, the changing international student landscape,...
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