STAY (Safe Travel Accommodation for Youth) WYSE Association is the only global forum and trade association for organisations involved in youth travel accommodation. The Association's mission is to provide safe, affordable and clean accommodation within a communal atmosphere that encourages youth mobility and cultural understanding. By bringing together the diverse segments of this significant $34 billion/year industry, STAY WYSE provides much needed support and representation for one of the … Read more...
The study establishes crucial business metrics and identifies trends in this dynamic sector. This year’s survey looks at average bed rates, occupancy rates, marketing activities, employment information, booking trends and sources of revenue during 2011. The full version of this report is available to members of STAY WYSE. The STAY WYSE survey has rapidly become the most comprehensive study of the Youth Travel Accommodation Industry worldwide, and it is the only consistent source of … Read more...
STAY WYSE has reviewed the global business operations of the Youth Travel Accommodation Sector around the world. We can give national data breakdowns for average bed rates, occupancy rates, marketing activities, environmental sustainability initiatives, booking trends and sources of revenue during 2010 in a range of countries and cities around the world. This data is free to STAY WYSE members and charged at EUR 249 to non-members. To buy a copy please contact mailbox@staywyse.org. Read … Read more...
On October 30th 1995, President Bill Clinton gave a speech at the White House that should have been the seminal defining moment for the travel industry in America, cementing the rise of U.S. as the pre-eminent destination, once and for all. This was the White House Conference on Travel and Tourism, the first ever event in U.S. history that was meant to elevate travel business and the business of promoting America as a destination to the federal level. The White House invited 1,700 leaders of … Read more...
The World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) is the essential global youth travel industry event for organisations that serve today’s young people who travel to study, work and grow. It provides a singular opportunity for attendees to pursue innovative partnerships, develop creative marketing and distribution channels and access new markets. If your organisation offers products or services to teenagers or travellers in their 20s or early 30s – or if you want to tap into this … Read more...
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6th Annual Youth Travel Accommodation Industry Survey Establishes crucial business metrics and identifies trends in this dynamic sector. This year’s survey looks at average bed rates, occupancy rates, marketing activities, employment information, booking trends and sources of revenue
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HostelBookers reveal their sexiest new design accommodation
If you think that 'Standard' and 'Dorms Only' are the most common words associated with contemporary Hostels, you may want to think again! Taking it from Cheap Chic to Budget Boutique, HostelBookers the budget accommodation specialists show off the latest additions to their expanding Design … [Read More...]
The 1995 Clinton speech that should have changed the U.S. travel industry, but didn’t
On October 30th 1995, President Bill Clinton gave a speech at the White House that should have been the seminal defining moment for the travel industry in America, cementing the rise of U.S. as the pre-eminent destination, once and for all. This was the White House Conference on Travel and … [Read More...]
Hostels getting swankier for cost-conscious travelers
The summer travel season is here, and like many people, you may be planning a getaway. According to a survey released in May by Orbitz, the travel search engine, 77 percent of people expect to take a summer vacation this year. For anyone who is young and on a tight budget, one traditional way … [Read More...]
New study: Global Youth 2013
It is impossible to ignore the roars of the young around the world, as unemployment rates spin out of control and economical, environmental and political crises deepen. According to the ILO, an estimated 73.4 million young people worldwide (12.6%) are expected to be out of work in 2013. In Kairos … [Read More...]
Dutch conversion of office buildings to student accommodation attracting real estate investors
Investors in the Netherland are increasingly refurbishing vacant office buildings to turn them into student accommodation, simultaneously addressing the country’s current office oversupply and a shortage of student housing. With growing demand for student accommodation in the Netherlands … [Read More...]
