Membership of WYSE Travel Confederation is open to organisations engaged in providing youth and student travel products and services.
If you are involved in providing products and services to the youth and student travel industry, there is a Confederation membership type to fit your organisation. Please see below for an overview of our current membership fees. To become a member simply fill in our membership application form.
| Student | Starter | Associate | Buyer | Full member | Elite Member | Service | NTB/OTO | Association | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing structure | € 75 ISIC card holders € 100 non-ISIC | € 400 | € 600 | € 800 | € 1.550 | € 6.500 | € 2.000 | € 750 | Please contact us |
| Restrictions | Proof of university email | Max 5 FTE employees | Available only to a single site operator | Available to solely buying organisations | Additional offices of the same brand name allowed | Subsidiaries included | Additional offices of the same brand name allowed | Additional offices of the same brand name allowed | N/A |
| Additional brands under group ownership | N/A | N/A | N/A | € 200 | €200 per brand | Included | €200 per brand | €200 per brand | N/A |
| Membership term | Not rolling membership | Upgrade after 2 years to Associate | Continuous membership | Continuous membership | Continuous membership | Continuous membership | Continuous membership | Continuous membership | Continuous membership |
| Voting rights | No | No | No | 1 vote | 1 vote | 1 vote | 1 vote | No | No |
| Board member nomination | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Discounts on WYSE events (excluding WYSTC) | No | up to 10% | up to 15% | up to 25% | up to 25% | up to 35% | up to 25% | up to 25% | up to 15% |
| WYSTC registration discount (per delegate) | € 0 | € 100 | € 300 | One hosted buyer registration | € 600 | € 1.000 | € 700 | € 300 | € 300 |
| WYSTC booth discount | € 0 | € 0 | € 100 | € 0 | € 400 | 1 medium booth included | € 400 | € 400 | € 100 |
| Full page advert WYSTC Trade Catalogue | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Access to ITB booth space | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes – 25% discount | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free access to WYSE research reports | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free access to WYSE webinars | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Use of WYSE Travel Confederation logo | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Letter of support | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Research sponsor | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Webinar sponsor | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Comments | Must not receive youth travellers | Must be sender or receiver or both | For insurance, IT, marketing, finance, consultants | For cities, regions and governments | Only applies to an associations staff, not its members |
*Membership details are subject to annual changes.
*Event booths and delegate registrations are subject to availability
If you are not sure which WYSE Travel Confederation membership category your organisation belongs to, please view the description below.
Elite Members
Is suitable for organisations who wish to have the highest profile within WYSE Travel Confederation and who are active attendees of WYSE conferences and events. Elite membership provides with the highest possible returns in relation to networking, promotion and trading. An Elite member and its subsidiaries have full access to the benefits of WYSE Travel Confederation including being able to stand for board roles and can influence on decision-making with 1 vote.
Full Members
Those specialising in youth travel, student travel and/or international education services may apply to become Full Members. This membership type applies to almost all organisations, except those with extremely low or high levels of activity in the industry. Full members have full access to the benefits and services across all industry panels. Each Full Member shall have the right to vote at the Annual General Meeting of the WYSE Travel Confederation and to stand for WYSE Travel Confederation board positions.
Buyer Members
Organisations who solely send youth & student travellers abroad can apply to become a Buyer member. Each Buyer Member shall have the right to vote at the Annual General Meeting of WYSE Travel Confederation and to stand for WYSE Travel Confederation board positions. Approved Buyer Members will receive one hosted buyer registration to WYSTC, attendees will have to abide by the WYSTC Buyer Terms and Conditions.
Associate Members
Is available to small organisations which provide a youth, student or educational travel experience, single site operators with no other brands under their ownership. An Associate member has no rights to vote and can’t stand for WYSE Travel Confederation board positions.
Starter Members
Is available to new or small sized organisations which provide a youth, student or educational travel experience, single site operators with up to 5 full-time employees. A Starter member has no rights to vote and can’t stand for WYSE Travel Confederation board positions.
Service Members
Commercial organisations that are not specialists in the field of international education, youth and student travel, but are active in providing ancillary student and youth travel and/or international education products or services. This category could include insurance companies, airlines and other pertinent suppliers to our industry. Service members are voting and can stand for WYSE Travel Confederation board positions.
Association Members
Is available to membership organisations and associations. Benefits apply to an association staff only and not to its members. An Association member has no rights to vote and can’t stand for WYSE Travel Confederation board positions.
NTB/OTO Members
The following types of organisations may apply to become NTB/OTO members:
- NTB Members (National Tourism Boards): i.e. governmental authority responsible for the development of tourism in a specific country.
- OTO Members (Official Tourism Organisation): i.e. organisations with official sanction to operate on behalf of government authority (NTA) at any level i.e. local, regional or national.
NTB and OTO Members are non-voting members.
Student Members
This is one year membership and Is only available to students currently enrolled at a University programme. This membership category will give students free access to our research publications. In order to qualify for the Student membership, students will need to provide proof of their University enrolment. To become a member simply fill in our Student membership application form.
Alternatively, you can also contact our membership services department who will be happy to assist you further and answer your questions:
E-mail: membership@wysetc.org
Phone: +31 20 421 2800