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SANDEMANs NEW Europe announces expansion to Porto
News SANDEMANs NEW Europe, a WYSE Travel Confederation member and one of the world’s largest promoters of city walking tours, has announced the upcoming launch of tours (both FIT and private) and other ground services in Porto. Famous for pioneering the FREE Tour...![Social media and visa waivers attracting young Iranian travellers abroad](https://www.wysetc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2018/02/2799555653_0280455cb5_b.jpg)
Social media and visa waivers attracting young Iranian travellers abroad
News A travel frenzy is gripping young Iranians, who are inspiring each other through social media to overcome traditional constraints and expand their horizons. The exploits of young Iranian travellers, hitchhiking and backpacking their way around the globe, have...![It’s time to elevate travel as citizen diplomacy](https://www.wysetc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2018/01/HIUSA-IOU-respect-program.jpg)
It’s time to elevate travel as citizen diplomacy
News By Russ Hedge, CEO, Hostelling International USA It’s called citizen diplomacy, and in these days of numbing public rhetoric, it’s the right time for individual Americans to actively embrace it. Citizen diplomacy means that an individual has the right,...![Can travel tour booking OTAs and tour operators work together for sustainable tourism?](https://www.wysetc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2017/12/StockSnap_A150E71AFE-1080x675.jpg)
Can travel tour booking OTAs and tour operators work together for sustainable tourism?
News Youth travellers value experiences and that’s not going unnoticed by online travel agents (OTAs). Tour booking OTAs such as GetYourGuide and Viator have experienced a growth surge in recent years which has led to rapid consolidation and acquisition within the...![Australia edu-tour company Small World Journeys awarded federal grantÂ](https://www.wysetc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2017/11/Good-boomerang-throwing-1080x675.jpg)