From April 2016, Youth tour operator Topdeck Travel will operate itineraries in Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Laos and Cambodia. The move is part of a “bigger growth plan” to cater to the demands of the youth travel market and is in line...
Ministers of Tourism and private sector leaders meeting at the 9th UNWTO & World Travel Market (WTM) Ministers’ Summit agreed that destination branding and the way tourism marketing organizations operate need to be adapted to the changes brought in by social...
International tourist arrivals grew by 4.3% in the first eight months of 2015 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, fuelled by strong results in Europe and consolidating the trend of recent years. International tourists (overnight visitors) travelling...
The Millennial generation is a population of young adults who have more access to the world than ever before. These consumers between the age of 18 and 34 are not conforming to the digital and physical boundaries set around them instead they are breaking out and...
Catering to South Africa’s middle-class “millennial” traveller — people aged 18-35 — requires awareness of the nuances of their lives, says Protea Hotels revenue, sales and marketing director Danny Bryer. South Africa’s population is “heavily...
The German Youth Council, DNK, and the European Youth Forum have called on Germany to allow young volunteers and pupils to be part of new proposed EU visa rules. The organisations are making this call, along with other German civil society and youth organisations, in...
