In this episode of the Hostel Road Trip Podcast Pandemic Mini-Series, David Cook from the Barn Door Hostel is going to tell us about opening a climbing hostel and having COVID-19 hit is the first year.
We are starting to hear from a few hostel owners and managers who are stating they are struggling to figure out what they should be doing while their hostel is shutdown. Their hostels are painted and the showers are grouted but what now?
Hostel Road Trip Hosts James Black and Bobby Dyer are back. This time they are interviewing Jason Ordiway from Sin City Hostel in Las Vegas. The governor of Nevada declared dormitories to be an essential business. Jason shares what he's done to keep his hostel open and his guests safe.
Is your hostel closed because of COVID-19 or some other calamity that may be facing you in the future? Are you sitting closed and not sure how you're going to pay the bills.
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak that's sweeping through the planet, everyone must take on a certain amount of social responsibility in order to keep our communities and ourselves safe.
If you are lucky enough to be able to stay open during this time, or if you are trapped at home with housemates or your family, you and everyone you are trapped with are probably starting to get a little stir crazy.
March is already low season for many hostels, but we think it’s safe to say most hostel owners are experiencing a lower season than normal due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak.
Bed bugs are absolutely dreadful. They are also bad for business. However, most hostel owners will have to deal with them at some point in their careers.
Cryptocurrency seems to be a rabbit-hole of a subject, what with the seemingly endless new coins being created and new tech jargon juggling around the internet. Reading all the bitcoin websites about just getting started can seem like more work than it is worth for your 50-bed hostel.
