The essential global youth travel industry event
Sydney Harbour YHA, a finalist in the STAY WYSE Green Initiative Awards, has just received a UNESCO award, on top of 20 other awards already won in the fields of tourism, development, heritage and education. During WYSTC, YHA is celebrating … Read
Nomads and Website Travel have announced the relaunch of the Nomads Affiliate Hostel Business for Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. This joint venture brings together the retail travel brands of Peter Pans, Backpackers World Travel, Adventure Travel Bugs and Student Uni Travel, … Read
WAYN, the largest travel and lifestyle dedicated social platform in the world, has announced the signing of a three year, multi-million dollar advertising deal with South African Tourism. Under the terms of the deal, WAYN will promote South Africa to … Read
Australia’s trade and tourism agencies are making a renewed push to boost the number of Japanese visiting the country to study English or vocational courses and for work experience. The number of Japanese visitors to Australia has dwindled in recent … Read
The new face of Australian tourism is from Beijing, not Birmingham, and prefers designer handbags to well-worn rucksacks. As the numbers of sunburnt British backpackers arriving on shoestring budgets begins to wane, cashed-up Chinese tourists with long shopping lists are … Read
The French government is seeking to attract more foreign students, especially those from developing countries with “high potential,” and to increase the proportion of postgraduates from abroad. Alain Juppé, Foreign Affairs Minister, and Valérie Pécresse, Minister for Higher Education and … Read
China has the largest number of overseas students in the world, with a record 1.27 million studying abroad at the end of 2010, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Education, the official China Daily reports. It added … Read
Tourism Australia is getting behind the youth travel market – a good model for any country Read
A new survey has found that the social networking site Facebook has a powerful influence over people’s holiday plans, with over half of users saying that photos on the site inspire them to travel. Conducted by the travel website Skyscanner, … Read
Introducing PEAK Adventures, the new brainchild of TUI Travel PLC and adventure specialist Intrepid Travel. The new operation will be 60% owned by TUI Travel PLC and 40% owned by Intrepid Travel’s private shareholders, and will be consolidated by TUI … Read
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