Introduce yourself

Hello everyone.

Great site, forum, information. Thanks for doing this, guys!

I'm travelling quite a lot (for business and pleasure, mainly in Europe, UK) and I've stayed in London's hostels for about a year. Which is quite long I would say.

Not so long time ago I started to think about the idea of setting up a hostel (small, boutique-type), targeting interesting crowd, backpackers as well as flashpackers. I'm doing quite a lof of research, got a lot of ideas (I work with event management, marketing & PR) how to make it different - really not looking into opening "one more hostel".

Interested in exchanging ideas, information, networking. Also looking for partners preferably with experience in: travel blogging, hostel, property management.

Tom.

Hi everyone,

I am an enthusiastic backpacker. After my studies, I took a gap year and travelled round the world to South America, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and India. I felt I needed and deserved this break before settling into a permanent job. Needless to say, my travel and volunteering experiences where unforgettable and life-changing. The aim was to explore cultures, people and places, to enrich and open my mind and try to find some answers, particularly regarding my future. I realized that my dream is to open my own hostel. Having stayed in countless hostels all over the world, I have a pretty clear idea of how a great hostel should be.

I recently started working for an energy company. I am enjoying my job for now, but I simply know, thanks to my travels, that it is not what I would like to do for the rest of my (active) life (if my boss reads this... I'm fired!). I see my current job as a good opportunity to start accumulating the financial resources I will need for my Hostel Project (the rest will come from the sale of my family's summer house). Of course, I am thinking in the medium-long term here as I do not plan to leave the job I just started any time soon, although I realize that the more time passes the more tempted I will be to settle down with my routine life and secure job.

I plan to start my Hostel Project in South America in around 2-3 years. Some may be wondering why I am posting this so early. By interacting with people in this forum, I will always be aware and remind myself of my real life plans so that any "settle down in the current job and forget about life dreams" thoughts are kept well away. I also believe in good planning and I would like to start brainstorming, exchanging ideas and importantly, to find a great business partner.

Peace,

Marco

Hi there ,

we are looking for something new , i have being working the hotel industry for the last 20 years and monika has worked with some of the world leading it companies in administration .

We have decide to bring our knowledge and experience together to work , travel and most of all have fun

if there's a hostel that wants two very hard working and very diligent .

Between us we have experience in:
Hotel work
Bar tending
Waiting
Management
Promotions
PR
Media
Sales
Working to a strict budget
Training staff members
Working independently/autonomously

Between us we speak:
English
French
Italian
Spanish
Slovak

We are very good at:
Cooking-
Talking-
Having fun and showing people a good time
Getting up and going to work
Getting work done-
Anticipating potential problems
Solving problems
DIY
Painting and decorating
Learning new things
Running your business

All we want is a fair wage and a great experience.

Get in touch if you need a strong, reliable team to run your hostel and we will forward you CVs. We have Skype and you can add us if you'd like to meet us face to face . Any country/ type of work/ duration/ start time will be considered

Thanks and nice to Meet you all

Sean & Monika

Hello to everyone,

It is Tarik from Istanbul. I work in an insurance company and will begin studying MBA next month. My plan for opening a hostel is growing mature and will hopefully come true in mid-term break of MBA, in January and February of 2013. I want to have real training in relatively silent winter and spring months and get ready for the high season that starts in May. Before this, I need some advice and advisors..

Here and now, I want to make an invitation/offer to the experienced and helpful hostelers of this site:
-Be my guest and stay in my hostel for 1-2 weeks in the preparation and opening period this winter. Help me with your suggestions, experiences and ideas you don't mind sharing. Stay in the dorm I will allocate for this "council" during whole your visit. We can create, design, eat, drink, sleep and enjoy the hostel and the attractions of Istanbul as a team. And of course, this group will always have free accomodation and hospitality in this lively hostel!

Please advise for improving this idea and putting this organization in practice.

Good luck to everybody for all the sincere hostel plans :)