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 expa...

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, includ...

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 g...

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 activit...

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 sch...

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 - ...

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, Portug...

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 th...

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 rela...

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 dis...

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, a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ho...

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)...

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 cur...

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 h...

What does study abroad look like post-COVID? Hear about some of the changes in this episode of Ask Us Anything by WYSE Travel Confederation.In this conversation, you’ll hear Terri Hamilton of Brigham...

Hear from the largest youth and student travel agency in northern Europe in this episode of Ask Us Anything by WYSE Travel Confederation.In this conversation, you’ll hear from Clare Weston, long-time...

Find out what’s going on in the student travel market of Uruguay in this interview with Fabiana Martilotta, Director General and CEO of Viajeros Sin Fronteras. Fabiana discusses the most popular experiences and destinations for high school and ...

In this episode of WYSE Travel Confederation's Ask Us Anything, hear from Philip Cabra Netherton of Euroventure, GOAT Roadtrip and now Refugee Travel about pivoting a small business amidst crisis and puttin...

In this episode of WYSE Travel Confederation's Ask Us Anything, we talk to Callum Kennedy of Kennedy Mears Consultants about his life-long career in work & travel and cultural exchanges. Re...

In this episode of WYSE Travel Confederation's Ask Us Anything podcast, Wendy talks to Ann-Kristin Cohrs, Managing Director at AuPairWorld about the PROYOUTH VISA campaign. Recorded July 2021.