Youth mobility “has been and always will be very important” to the UK, it has been said by the chair of the British Educational Travel Association.

English Path has launched a brand-new campus in Malta, its second international branch after opening a location in Dubai in 2021.

Stakeholders across the language travel sector are continuing to predict a stable rebound, but a quarterly survey from ALTO has indicated recovery is slower than previously expected.

Language travel participants from Germany dropped by some 85% in 2020, figures from the country's tour operator association FDSV have revealed.

Language travel providers have "consistently reduced" booking expectations since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, indicating that the sector "hasn’t turned the corner yet".

Study travel agents are overwhelmingly in support of a student fee protection solution, a FELCA survey has shown, with the agent association now exploring options to boost confidence and trust in the sector.

A survey of agencies and schools in major language learning destinations has revealed that over the summer 2020 period, both were expecting less than a fifth of business when compared with last year.

Bridge Education Group and IH Torquay have both joined a growing number of organisations that are offering free versions of their courses to support the sector during the crisis.