Contiki finds currency fall fails to squash youth travel bug
Younger travellers are unlikely to change their plans to head overseas as a result of the fall in the Australian dollar because of their burning desire to travel, Contiki chief executive Casper Urhammer​ says. “Young people want to travel and they are quite...Digital disruption: Travelling Millennials are breaking the pricing rules
Agile start-ups, challenger brands and large brands that understand the need to transform are using new technologies to ensure they have the advantage. Consumers of the services and products of these industries are evolving to expect a digital entry point to their...New Zealand: Backpackers part of South Island accommodation growth
Growth in international visitors helped New Zealands South Island hotels, motels and other accommodation providers show improved guest nights in June, up from the same month a year earlier. However, on a seasonally adjusted basis the number of guests at hotel, motels,...Tourism to beat mining as Australia's largest export
Over the last decade, the resources sector has contributed a great deal to Australia’s economic growth. Though the mining boom has slowed down considerably, casting a gloom over the country’s economy, experts are of the opinion that the tourism sector is all set to...![Latest Backpacker stats from Tourism Research Australia](https://www.wysetc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2015/08/Tourism-research-australia.png)