Millennials, that burgeoning category of young people who currently clock in between the ages of 17 and 35, are probably the most overanalysed and overhyped generation in American history. Jeff Yang writes this from the eye-rolling vantage point of a gen Xer — a...
With ‘millennials’ very much front of mind for all those involved in the youth travel business, this year’s seminar on how to keep these young consumers close proved an invaluable session for WYSTC delegates. We caught up with Carl Michel, Executive Chairman of...
The winners of the Global Youth Travel Awards 2014 – sponsored by Else Globe – were announced last night during the concluding event of the 23rd World Youth Student and Educational (WYSE) Travel Conference. Over 500 industry professionals gathered on at...
Anecdotal evidence suggests that agencies investing in attracting young recruits reap a twofold benefit: a younger workforce that, in turn, attracts a younger clientele. But Jay Johnson, president of Coastline Travel Advisors, a Virtuoso agency in Garden Grove,...
The World Youth Student and Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) have formed a strategic partnership to further support and advance the youth, student and educational travel market, worth USD 182 billion in...
This month WYSE Travel Confederation’s Director General, David Chapman was invited by trade e-magazine Travel Daily UK to give his thoughts on the importance of the youth travel. In his guest column he discusses how a sector that generates over US$200 billion...
