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WYSE Travel Confederation

28 episodes

3 months ago

This episode of Ask Us Anything is dedicated to WYSTC, the annual event of WYSE Travel Confederation bringing together leading brands specialised in international travel and tourism for young people. Our guest is David Chapman, Director General of WYSE Travel Confederation and 19-year veteran of WYSTC. We put David to the test with a series of rapid-fire questions about WYSTC in this episode. The result is a start-to-finish guide of tips and tricks useful for WYSTC newbies and veterans alike....

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This episode of Ask Us Anything is dedicated to WYSTC, the annual event of WYSE Travel Confederation bringing together leading brands specialised in international travel and tourism for young people. Our guest is David Chapman, Director General of WYSE Travel Confederation and 19-year veteran of WYSTC. We put David to the test with a series of rapid-fire questions about WYSTC in this episode. The result is a start-to-finish guide of tips and tricks useful for WYSTC newbies and veterans alike....

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Episodes (20/28)

Ask Us Anything

This episode of Ask Us Anything is dedicated to WYSTC, the annual event of WYSE Travel Confederation bringing together leading brands specialised in international travel and tourism for young people. Our guest is David Chapman, Director General of WYSE Travel Confederation and 19-year veteran of WYSTC. We put David to the test with a series of rapid-fire questions about WYSTC in this episode. The result is a start-to-finish guide of tips and tricks useful for WYSTC newbies and veterans alike....

3 months ago

18 minutes

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Tim Alpe of LyLo

We hear from Tim Alpe, Managing Director of Lylo, in this episode of Ask Us Anything. LyLo is a new brand of experience-led hostels operating in cities throughout New Zealand and Australia - and soon to be in London. Tim talks about LyLo’s expansion plans and new product development for 2025 and into 2026. He also discusses the LyLo brand DNA and the most useful tools and tactics for a new brand to reach an audience for growth. We also touch on the wellness trend in travel, solo travellers, p...

6 months ago

42 minutes

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Derek Mitchell of Let's Double Dutch

Our guest this episode is comedian and content creator, Derek Mitchell. Derek is known for his live comedy shows and short-form character sketches. He regularly performs on comedy and theatre stages in the Netherlands, the US and the UK, including Edinburgh Fringe Festival. You might be familiar with his stage shows titled Double Dutch and Goblin, or his ‘Lets double Dutch’ Instagram and TikTok videos which illustrate cultural differences in a humorous and entertaining way. Born and rai...

6 months ago

42 minutes

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Eduardo Heidemann of Travelmate

In this episode we meet Eduardo Heidemann, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Travelmate, a student travel agency in Brazil. Eduardo shares the origin story of Travelmate, which goes back to his college years in the mid 90s and meeting his good friend and co-founder Alex. He also talks about current student travel market demand in Brazil and some of the factors that influence Brazilian students’ motivations to travel abroad for educational and cultural experiences. Because Bridg...

7 months ago

37 minutes

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Joakim Malm of Stockholm Adventures

Joakim Malm, owner and operator of Stockholm Adventures is our guest for this episode of Ask Us Anything. Stockholm Adventures specialises in guided group tours and outdoor activities in and around the city of Stockholm. Originally started in 2007 as ICEguide and offering ice skating tours of Stockholm, Joakim has expanded the company to include a variety of outdoor activities for the entire year, including cycling, kayaking, paddle boarding, hiking, and snowshoeing, as well as city wa...

7 months ago

31 minutes

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Phakamile Hlazo of Zulu Nomad

Phakamile Hlazo, Founder of Zulu Nomad, talks about the power of authenticity, backpackers and cultural exchange for tourism in emerging destinations in this episode of Ask Us Anything. Her journey as a Rotary Ambassador, Chinese government scholarship grantee and now tourism innovator has helped other young Black South Africans to embrace their freedom to travel and power to establish their narratives of authenticity. You'll hear why Phaka is enthusiastic about digital nomads, how cultural e...

8 months ago

43 minutes

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Ari Charlestein of Competitours

In this episode we meet Ari Charlestein, Owner and “Evil Genius” of Competitours, the only company in the world to offer full-scale international team travel competition trips. Competitours trips combine travel with creative, competitive fun - and a mystery itinerary. Ari explains the unique aspects of mystery travel and the Competitours experience, not only from the consumer perspective, but from a planning and logistics point of view too. You’ll learn that mystery travel involves a n...

1 year ago

43 minutes

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WYSTC volunteer João Cortes

In this episode we talk to João Cortes, two-time volunteer of the World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC). Most likely João welcomed you to the trade hall or an educational session at a recent edition of WYSTC in Lisbon, Portugal but now he finds himself in Spain doing a seven-month internship with a major international hotel chain. João has an eye and appreciation for the opportunity to learn something from every situation and every person he encounters. This suits his aspiration ...

1 year ago

29 minutes

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Haydn Marriner of BYATA

Haydn Marriner, Chairperson of the Backpacker Youth Adventure Tourism Association (BYTA) of New Zealand discusses the country's losses in international youth arrivals in the latest episode of the WYSE Ask Us Anything podcast. You'll discover the economic value and ripple effect of the backpacker and working holiday markets for New Zealand and what BYATA is doing to recover their losses and keep the destination relevant to youth. Have a listen. Learn more about WYSE Travel Confederation, the i...

1 year ago

44 minutes

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Prof. Konstantina Zerva on dark tourism

Professor Konstantina Zerva is our guest for this episode of Ask Us Anything, she is Professor of Marketing and Market Investigation at the Faculty of Tourism, University of Girona in Spain. Professor Zerva’s research is related to niche tourism market segments, gender and mobility, social marketing and theories of social exchange. She is the coordinator of the special interest group on ‘dark tourism’ of ATLAS, the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research. ...

1 year ago

35 minutes

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Catherine Gilvarry of Hostelworld

In this episode of the WYSE Ask Us Anything podcast we hear from Catherine Gilvarry, Head of Supply at Hostelworld, an OTA specialised in serving the hostel market. As a member of Hostelworld’s ESG Steering Committee, Catherine discusses Hostelworld’s new “Stairway to Sustainability” programme, a framework for hostels to assess and communicate their sustainability initiatives. You’ll also hear about some of the social travel trends that Hostelworld is focussed on as the global hostel m...

1 year ago

44 minutes

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Kevin Morgan and Randy LeGrant of Academic Language Solutions - iTEP

Guests for this Ask Us Anything conversation are Kevin Morgan and Randy LeGrant, co-founders of Academic Language Solutions. The company specialises in English language proficiency testing, and offers a range of tests under the brand iTEP. There are iTEP tests to assess conversational or business English, as well as career-specific tests for hospitality or child care. There are also academic tests geared for university and high school admissions and tests utilised by cultural exchange p...

1 year ago

43 minutes

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Louise Garner of Kabannas

What’s one of the most important aspects of developing a new hostel brand in the post-pandemic travel space? Staffing? Tech? TikTok? And what about the bed? Comfort? Cool? Cheap? This Ask Us Anything conversation with Louise Garner, Commercial Director of Kabannas, a new hostel brand in the UK, offers some opinions and insights on the question. Louise discusses the development of tech specifically designed for hostels and around revenue management of the bed. We also touch on developin...

1 year ago

38 minutes

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Kahraman Yigit of Olive Living

CEO and Co-founder of India’s vibrant new brand Olive Living is our guest on this episode of the Ask Us Anything podcast: Kahraman Yigit. Kahraman talks about experience-driven travel and Olive Living's ambition to become the first members club for millennials and gen z. Having launched Olive just a few months before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Kahraman also reflects on some of the big learnings for hospitality that came out of the pandemic and what the must-have tech is for h...

1 year ago

28 minutes

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Justine Trembicki of Freepackers and Agustina Gutiérrez of Tingua Intercultural Experiences

In this episode of Ask Us Anything you’ll meet two outstanding female founders in international educational and volunteer travel: Justine Trembicki of Freepackers and Agustina Gutiérrez of Tingua Intercultural Experiences. Together, Justine and Agustina recently won the very first Global Youth Travel WYSTC Partnership Award. This award recognizes an outstanding collaboration between two organisations that met at the World Youth and Student Travel Conference and have since forged ...

1 year ago

39 minutes

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Darryl Newby of Welcome to Travel

Hear the origin story of Welcome to Travel from co-founder Darryl Newby in the latest episode of Ask Us Anything. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Welcome to Travel caters to the orientation needs of backpackers arriving in Australia with working holidaymaker visas. Darryl reflects on some of the product and marketing experimentations that have propelled the company’s sales and growth, what’s special about Australia as a youth travel destination and what it means to win the 2023 Global Y...

2 years ago

42 minutes

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Greg Bows of African Impact

We talk to Greg Bows of African Impact about the evolution of international volunteer travel and winning this year’s Global Youth Travel Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). You’ll hear how African Impact works with the SDGs and Greg’s personal story of how he ended up in a career in volunteer travel. Plus, Greg shares his views on the where things are headed for impact-driven travel programmes and the value of failure. Recorded October...

2 years ago

31 minutes

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Christina Beckmann of Tomorrow's Air

Meet Christina Beckmann in the latest episode of WYSE Travel Confederation's Ask Us Anything podcast. Christina is one of the creators of Tomorrow’s Air, a sustainable travel venture of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA). Tomorrow’s Air is a global collective of travel organizations investing in carbon removal technology. The collective connects travel businesses and travellers to climate action through its educational activities and accessible contribution model. ATTA...

2 years ago

34 minutes

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Sascha Dimitriewicz and Raphaela Böck, Wombat's City Hostels

In this episode of Ask Us Anything, we talk to Sascha Dimitriewicz and Raphaela Boeck, a father-daughter team at Wombat’s City Hostels, about the past and future of youth travel. Sascha is co-founder of Wombat’s and his daughter Raphaela is currently head of sales for the hostel’s four properties located in Vienna, London, Budapest and Munich. The Wombat’s philosophy is based on the belief that hostels are ideal places for cultural exchange, that travelling and bringing people together...

2 years ago

39 minutes

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Patricia Brunner, International Au Pair Association (IAPA)

In February 2023, we talked with Patricia Brunner, Managing Director of the International Au Pair Association – “IAPA”. Patricia is based in Munich, Germany and has been working in cultural exchange and travel for many years. Before taking on her current role with IAPA, she operated her own au pair agency in Munich. IAPA and WYSE Travel Confederation together host the annual Work Experience Travel Market and IAPA Annual Conference. “WETM-IAC” as it is known, will take place in Athens, G...

2 years ago

23 minutes