Overview of the World Youth and Student Travel Conference WYSTC 2009

WYSTC history Event founded in 1992 Originally a joint conference of the Federation of International Youth Travel Organisations (FIYTO) and the International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC) Now the signature event of the WYSE Travel Confederation

WYSTC host cities over the years 1992 Rio de Janeiro1999 Cancun 1993 Vienna2000 Dusseldorf 1994 Vancouver2002 Rhodes 1995 Sitges, Spain2003 Pattaya 1996 Gold Coast2004 Madrid 1997 Paris2005 Toronto 1998 Miami2006 Melbourne 1999 Bangkok2007 Istanbul 2008 Brooklyn 2009 Manchester, UK

why we do it MISSION WYSTC’s mission is to provide the youth, student and educational travel industry with a global event where specialist organisations gather to exchange knowledge, experience and expertise - and to trade with trusted partners.

3 and ½ day annual global event September – 1000 delegates 450+ organisations from 85+ countries 25-30% first-time attendees pre-booked business appointments 160+ exhibitors 20 industry-focused seminars Held on 5 different continents event facts & figures

Seminars Association Meetings Trade Fair & Business Appointment Workshop Networking

Who attends? Language Travel/Study abroad/Int. Ed. – 27% Gap year/Work experience – 14% Cultural exchange – 9% Student travel – 14% Accomodation/Hostels – 11% Adventure travel – 3% OTO’s – 5% Tour operators – 6% Providers, buyers & distributers of: Language travel, cultural exchange, study abroad, higher education, work and travel, gap year, volunteer, insurance, hostels, support industries

...who will I meet? 83% of WYSTC attendees hold top-level positions 32% manager 28% director 20% owner/partner 3% chairman

Key conference benefits World class expertise Trusted trading partners with proven products Establish and maintain business relationships New partners - new solutions

Pursue innovative cross-sector partnerships Tap into emerging markets Take advantage of the latest industry know-how Develop creative marketing and distribution channels Why attend Build your business -- person to person

UK facts & figures (WYSTC 2009 host) # 1 destination for Language Travel***#1 gap year sender - 300,000 travellers/year* London top 2 cities of choice for young people** (Paris #1) 28% of backpackers to Australia from UK****** 80% of agents polled say UK most important destination*** Top destinations for young Brits - Asia, South America, Australia and NYC**** 40% of all inbound visitors to the UK – young people *100,000 higher ed. students in Manchester***** Gap year outbound market worth 2.2 – 2.5 GBP billion (50% of the world gap year market)* 400,000 higher ed. students just outside of Manchester***** *Mintel (2005), Gap Year Travel International **Lonely Planet Travellers Pulse report ***Global Directions Survey of agents and schools published by ALTO **** Peter Liney, CEO at STA Travel ******Visit Manchester ******Victoria University

What attendees are saying FANTASTIC! If you choose one show to go to, this is it, all the others are debatable. WYSTC is non-negotiable, Deborah Kleyhans, Backpacking South Africa Very intense! WYSTC has been a great help and opportunity to expand our business in the USA, Sherry Xu, United Education and Cultural Exchange As a first-timer, WYSTC has been very helpful for our business. Today at my business appointments, I travelled around the world, Debra Moody, Life Adventures WYSTC is the best value because it delivers so many different types of organisations and opportunities, Alison Armitage, Generator Hostels Dollar for dollar WYSTC is the best value in a conference in our field. You meet more people, develop more partnerships and discover providers in the most efficient and effective setting, Troy Peden, GoAbroad.com WYSTC is truly a global event, where the entire industry - its various segments, comes together, Anders Åhlund, EF International Language Schools I have attended every single WYSTC since 1997 and will be at every future conference, Thomas Kiechle, American Institute for Foreign Study, Inc

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