WSA in the Media
PRESS & MEDIA INFO
About Andy Steves Guidebook author, founder and CEO of Weekend Student Adventures
PR KIT - Andy Steves' Europe: City-Hopping on a Budget: Download PR Kit here
AWARDS
- Winner, Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence, 2016
- Winner, Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence, 2016
- Notre Dame McCloskey Business Plan Competition Grand Prize, 2010
- Notre Dame Bootstrap Award, 2010
- Semi-Finalist, Notre Dame McCloskey Business Plan Competition, 2009
- Nominee, "Outstanding Persons in the Tourist Sector" Colombo Award, CNGA - "The most important tourism association in Italy"
PRESS
US News "Andy Steves: Travel Guidebook and Tours for a New Generation"
New Day Northwest "Exploring Europe, One Step at a Time"
Seattle Evening Magazine "Rick Steves' son Andy releases first travel book"
NPR Cleveland WCRN, The Sound of Ideas: "Making the Most of Study Abroad"
Inside Study Abroad Podcast: " Meaningful City-Hopping in Study Abroad"
Featured in:
World Traveler
PIE Professionals in International Education
UCSC-Universita Cattolica Milan online publication
Amateur Traveler
The Observer
Andy Steves - special contributor and travel writer:
GoOverseas
Huffington Post
GoAbroad
TIMELINE
2014
WSA joins Student Universe as a Featured Travel Partner.
New Welcome Week Events: WSA Team stops in Florence, Rome, London, Perugia, Madrid, Barcelona, Ireland, Prague, Paris, Edinburgh and Amsterdam
2013
International TEFL Academy and WSA collaborate to provide students with opportunities to travel abroad post graduation.
WSA and Hostelworld partner to offer a giveaway to lucky Twitter followers.
Friends of Friends Travel: partnered to create new community on the FOF site, as well as special discounts to FOF travelers.
WSA recruited as weekly contributor to GoAbroad, the leading comprehensice international education and travel resource.
Strategic partner of StudentRate.com, offering exclusive discounts and travel resources.
Krakow, Berlin, Budapest, Rome, Prague, Paris and Amsterdam added to WSA Destination Lineup
WSA Easter innaugral in Rome celebrates the holy occassion with 60 backpackers and VIP tickets to the first mass led by Pope Francis.
Celebrates first-ever St. Patty's Trip with 100 enthusiastic Irish fans
2012
Barcelona added to WSA Destination Lineup
Private mountain chalet: Check. 45 ski bunnies: Check. Family style, homemade food: Check. First run in Swiss Alps for the season. Check!
2/4/12 First-ever university provider tour launches in Paris for one of London's largest study abroad programs.
2011
Amsterdam, Italian Extravaganza, added to WSA Destination Lineup
Happy Backpackers
I went to Rome with a few of my friends. Before we got there, our tour guide, Rhianne, sent us plenty of information regarding how to arrive at the hostel, and what our Itinerary would be like. She also made it a point to meet up with people the night before if their flight got in early so students would have something to do. Having a tour guide that lived in the city was amazing. It made me not have to stress about getting lost, and provided many opportunities to eat at the best restaurants, and, most importantly, the best Gelato places. By the end of the tour, I was good friends with each of the 14 members of the tour group, including our tour guide. I definitely recommend taking a tour through WSA because the guides make you feel like they actually care about each person on the trip. I knew that I could just relax, and enjoy my trip.
Kyle Cook, Lebanon Valley College ~ Kingston University, London, Fall 2015
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