Page 16 - StudyTravel Magazine September/October 2021 Issue

France

agency survey

The UK remained the top destination for French
language students last year, with Ireland in
second place, as French students mainly looked
to their European neighbours last year.

Key pOInts
Guillaume Avond 2020
from GAMA Study
talks to us... Top destinations for 434
language students
"So far, summer 2021 has been total number of students placed
a really bad one. With Malta's UK overseas by the 12 agencies in
last-minute closure, quarantine 36% our 2020 survey
in UK and Irish schools still being
closed, we got almost no bookings
for English-speaking countries in 115
Europe. Thankfully, destinations Ireland 18%
like Germany and Spain worked total number of students placed
better and allowed us to send a Spain 9% on online courses in 2020
couple of students in July and Malta 8%
August. Regarding Fall 2021, we Germany 6%
have a lot of long-term bookings Australia 6% 91%
for Canada. Let’s hope restrictions France 5%
in Europe will ease soon." Canada 4% average business decline
Italy 3% between 2019 and 2020

2018
Dorian Maillet 2
from LEA Séjours Top destinations for
Linguistiques language students agencies sent no students
talks to us... overseas in 2020
UK
“We do have short-term bookings 42%
from mid-September, especially to 25%
European Union countries. Since
April we have received a fair amount average commission agencies
of requests, even some bookings, received from language schools
but it did not get us anywhere. It USA 26%
seems that students are looking
for longer stays. Canada is still 80%
very popular and the USA is back in Ireland 16%
the game. We have faith that our Spain 4% of respondents said that
business will kick off again at the Malta 3% commission rates stayed
end of 2021 for group bookings, and Canada 2% the same between 2019
from April 2022 for individuals.” Germany 1% and 2020

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