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,...
Partnership announced at WYSTC to boost remote work and travel
We Roam co-founder Sean Harvey encapsulated the Millennial mentality with these few words, “A lot of us would sacrifice money for experiences.” It is this mentality which propelled him to launch his business which he describes as, in its simplest form, a logistics...
Record number of new WYSTC delegates arrive in Montreal
More than 500 youth, student and educational travel industry delegates from around the world have descended on Montreal, Canada for the 2017 World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC). This year's conference attracted a record number of first-time attendees...
World Youth and Student Travel Conference delegates help one of Canada’s largest food banks
Today, 43 delegates visiting Montreal for the 2017 World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC), a three-day global travel trade event, assisted Moisson Montreal, a food bank providing food aid to over 137,000 people in the Montreal area each month, nearly 45,000...
Schwartz’s Deli – a Montreal deli dining institution
Hundreds of youth and student travel industry professionals from around the world will gather in Montreal for the 2017 World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) on 26-29 September. While the three-day conference is a packed programme of trading, networking,...
Experience Montréal like a local with tips from WYSTC speakers
Montréal has a little something for everyone. Nature lovers, shoppers, and foodies will all find plenty of spots around this 375 year old city to check off all their sightseeing must-do's. This September, more than 600 World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC)...
The hidden gem of the WYSTC trade hall: WYSTC workshops
If you need a break between business appointments, there’s a great way to recharge productively – listen to a WYSTC workshop. Taking place at WYSE Travel Confederation’s base camp in the WYSTC trade hall, WYSTC workshops are short, informal peer-to-peer presentations...
Tips from the pros for taking your WYSTC success to the next level
Now in its 26th 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...
Recent Comments