During (my recent journey to Ecuador, where I shared the inspiring story of the Pelgrim family from the Netherlands who took over the Mudhouse Hostel in Mompiche), I next had the chance to visit another lifestyle hostel that was actually for sale on HostelManagement.com—Hostel Coco Loco.
After my recent trip to Ukraine, I would like to ask you a question.
We often don't like to think about these things but how could YOUR hostel serve the citizens of your country in an emergency?
Jimmy Black and Bobby Dyer interviewed Maria Argyropoulos-Minos, the CoFounder of Gaslamp Hostel in San Diego, to learn of her experiences of starting a hostel in 2020 only weeks before the pandemic turned the travel world upside down.
Sydney Ilg talks with Jimmy Black and Bobby Dyer about the creation Colorado Hostel Collective and the North American Hostel Association in this episode of Hostel Road Trip Podcast.
It has been said many times before: it is not “if” a situation arises, but “when”. How do good leaders prepare for crisis? They respond rather than react to disaster, the difference between the two is in preparation and being proactive.
This month's Member Spotlight is for subscriber Josh Lomon, an avid traveler and hostel industry enthusiast. He began traveling at 24 after 3 years of a serious career in public relations, and thought he would go away for 1 year.
