Projects Abroad gets top honours at travel conference.

Projects Abroad has been presented with the coveted Extraordinary Experience Award at this year's Global Youth Travel Awards.

“The award is such an honour and really showcases the outstanding work going on overseas,” says Anna McCarthy director of Projects Abroad Ireland. “The award serves to showcase our excellent service when it comes to facilitating meaningful travel experiences for the youth. We're thrilled to be honoured with this achievement.”

The Global Youth Travel Awards is the culmination of a four day conference hosted by World Youth Student and Educational Travel Confederation (WYSE), an international travel organisation endorsed by UNESCO, with over 500 members from around the world. The awards celebrate outstanding performers who work in the youth education and travel industry.

“The calibre of nominations this year, across all 12 award categories, has been truly outstanding. As youth travel blossoms into the tourism industry's fastest growing segment, it's important to acknowledge the wealth of talent and innovation from the companies as well as individuals driving this growth,” says David Chapman, Director General of WYSE.

The award is given in recognition of an extraordinary travel experience. In the case of Projects Abroad, the experience was that of the Dunshaughlin school group from Ireland, who spent two weeks volunteering at community projects in Ghana. During their trip, they assisted with caring for children at an orphanage, as well as working at a community farm (for more on what they did, watch this video) “Nominees are judged on their inspiration, originality and engagement with the culture they visit, so for us at Projects Abroad, it's a confirmation of the outstanding work we do in all 29 of our destinations,” says McCarthy.

For more information on this Projects Abroad, please visit: http://www.projects-abroad.co.uk/about-us/