WYSE Travel Confederation

STAY WYSE, the association for the accommodation sector of youth and educational travel sector worldwide, is seeking participants for an exciting new industry benchmarking tool.

The International Au Pair Association will announce its "Au Pair of the Year" at next week's Work Experience Travel Market and IAPA Annual Conference in Brussels.

WYSE Work Abroad is now accepting entries for its annual video contest

WYSE Work Abroad has launched its Partnership of the Year contest - showcasing how businesses involved in work travel programmes can generate new markets and new business together.

ISTC and STAY WYSE recently wrapped up a very successful Skills Exchange program, with great results for the youth travel accommodation industry.

The World Youth & Student Travel Conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain from 20-23 September 2011.

The World Youth & Student Travel Conference has added Michael Palmer as the Conference Director for its annual event, being held this year in Barcelona, Spain from 20-23 September.

The first-ever skills exchange program for youth travel operators begins on Monday, January 24th. The ISTC Skills Exchange brings together an existing STAY WYSE member and a hostel in a country with a less-developed youth travel infrastructure.

Tourism board representatives from around the world met at WYSTC to begin plans for a unified strategy that addresses the needs of the global youth and student travel industry, which is valued at US $136 billion per year.

When over 550 leaders from over 350 international youth and educational travel companies gather for the World Youth & Student Travel Conference each year, it provides the ideal platform for companies to launch new initiatives.