January 2008
67 posts
Best Hostel Web Sites? →
Jan 31st
Mobile Phone Spam →
Jan 31st
Hostel Jobs in Czech Republic →
Jan 30th
Do you give your workers a fair deal? →
Jan 29th
new start →
Jan 28th
1000 Posts - another milestone →
Jan 28th
Hello →
Jan 28th
M&J Place Hostel in Rome is hiring →
Jan 27th
Finding the right premises →
Jan 27th
How front desk software should look like →
Jan 25th
Hostels and Google Local Search →
Jan 24th
Dresden Hostels →
Jan 24th
Web 2.0 marketing for hostels, Twitter, Tumblr,... →
Jan 24th
Work @ the Flying Pig Beach Hostel, Holland →
Jan 23rd
Buenas Tardes, Good Afternoon →
Jan 23rd
Buenas Tardes, Good Afternoon →
Jan 23rd
Buenas Tardes, Good Afternoon →
Jan 22nd
Buenas Tardes, Good Afternoon →
Jan 22nd
Nago's Sakura Festival (Japan cherry blossoms) →
Jan 21st
Hostelworld - A Case Study →
Jan 20th
China's Cancer Villages →
Jan 19th
UFO Sighted in Texas, USA →
Jan 19th
British Airways Crash 18 January 2008 - Travel... →
Lucky people here: Story on CNN here. “LONDON, Jan. 17, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — More than two hundred flights have been cancelled at London’s Heathrow airport after a British Airways Boeing (NYSE:BA) 777 jet landed short of the airport’s southern runway early this afternoon, causing minor injuries to three passengers. Services are running on a...
Jan 18th
British Airways Crash 18 January 2008 - Travel... →
Jan 18th
Custom Hostel Front Desk Software →
This is a thread about bbdezine23’s custom front desk software. For more background information, please see the original hostel front desk software thread. I haven’t seen the software personally so this is not an endorsement one way or the other — I am just posting the screenshots that were emailed to me:
Jan 18th
attracting investment →
i guess this is the big question for those of us looking to start our own hostel. the money. now, obviously the amount needed is going to vary from hostel to hostel, place to place but at the end of the day somebody’s gotta pay for the whole operation and i was wondering how people went about convincing the bank, or investors (or something else) to hand over the dough? i know its a farily...
Jan 16th
Bluefish Hostels →
Has anyone heard of Bluefish Hostels? Their press releases say that they have 5 hostels in North America, but I can’t find them online. This is from a press release that was uploaded in November: “Bluefish Hostels has launched their new website bluefish.com Visitors to the site can learn more about locations and amenities, reserve beds and even explore new cities. Bluefish.com was...
Jan 15th
Lonely Planet Haystack Becomes Lonely Planet... →
Has anyone noticed that http://haystack.lonelyplanet.com/ now redirects to http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/ ? The main header on the page says “Search & Book Hotels” (not hostels). Here is a screenshot showing how their links all point to hotel listings (not hostels): Here is the text from their featured hotels — doesn’t seem to be focused on hostels: What do...
Jan 15th
Free Marketing Services →
HostelManagement.com is starting to offer several free services for hostels. These services are offered on a limited first-come, first-served basis. Free Hostel Web Site Development I’ve noticed that some of the hostels that join the hostel directory don’t have a Web site, or they are just using a service like Blogspot to host their Web site. HostelManagement.com is offering free...
Jan 15th
Very Watchable Video Thread →
Jan 13th
Will Alcohol Ruin the Hostel Experience? →
A recent news story in the Guardian wonders if alcohol will ruin the hostel experience. I haven’t been to UK hostels, so can’t comment on it, but what do people think? Here is the story: “The YHA has just been given the go-ahead to serve alcohol 24 hours a day in its hostels. But most walkers head for the hills to escape this sort of thing, says Kevin Rushby Hang on a second....
Jan 13th
Property Search →
hi all I have a couple of threads on here already but i am wandering if anybody has any idea of the best ways to search for a property. You can find alot of websites on property but do you think it is best to just go out and visit the places your interested in?…. Or does anybody know of any good websites or estate agents? I am looking at Spain but information on this subject will be...
Jan 13th
Requirements for an Access Software →
Hi everybody! I would like to find out about the requirements for a youth hostel internet access system. I have written a program for the youth hostel in Plakias, Crete, which I would like to make available more widely to youth hostels elsewhere and would like to know whether the system as it stands fulfills more general requirements or what I would need to change. The system I wrote for...
Jan 13th
European Backpacking hotspots......Includeing the... →
Hi everyone I am looking for advice on Where people go backpacking in europe?….. Also if anyone has any ideas of the new up & coming places would be of real interest……. Thanks
Jan 12th
5 Worst Travel Destinations →
Continuing on the theme of the last thread, Top 5 Travel Destinations Wishlist, what are the 5 worst places that you have ever visited? (Or at least the cities/regions that you liked the least?)
Jan 12th
Welcoming hostels in Brazil, Serbia, and Buenos... →
HostelManagement.com welcomes three new hostels in the hostel directory: Ô de Casa, in São Paulo, Brazil Hostel Nis in Serbia Hostel Plaza, Buenos Aires If you haven’t added your hostel yet, it’s free and creates direct links to your hostel’s Web site…
Jan 12th
Ô de Casa, São Paulo →
Small hostel in São Paulo. We used to be a students house, and we all decided to open the place as a hostel. Our former home is now home for travelers.
Jan 12th
Top 5 Travel Destination Wishlist →
Where are the top 5 places that you want to travel to that you haven’t been to yet? It is difficult to narrow down, but my list is: The rest of Japan (I’ve only seen Okinawa) Brazil Taiwan Thailand Tahiti
Jan 12th
Most Expensive Hostels in the World →
Hostels are getting more expensive. What are the most expensive hostels in the world? The most expensive one that I’ve seen is a hostel called Clair Tappaan Lodge in Lake Tahoe, California, with dorm beds currently starting at USD $60/night on Hostelbookers: http://www.sierraclub.org/outings/lodges/ctl/ Here is a photo of one of the dorm rooms:...
Jan 11th
Most Expensive Hostels in the World →
Hostels are getting more expensive. What are the most expensive hostels in the world? The most expensive one that I’ve seen is a hostel called Clair Tappaan Lodge in Lake Tahoe, California, with dorm beds currently starting at USD $60/night on Hostelbookers: http://www.sierraclub.org/outings/lodges/ctl/ Here is a photo of one of the dorm rooms:...
Jan 11th
Software Upgrade →
I’ve just made an upgrade to the forum software. Everything should be working fine, but if you notice any problems (like “page not found” errors) please let me know and I’ll look into it. Thanks
Jan 11th
www.minihostels.com →
Anyone interested on exchanging banner/links? Michael www.minihostels.com
Jan 11th
www.minihostels.com →
Anyone interested on exchanging banner/links? Michael www.minihostels.com
Jan 11th
Hostel in Spain.....But Where????? →
Hi everyone….. I am looking for some advice on where in spain a good place would be to open up a backpackers i was thinking of seville….obviously Barcelona is one of the main places but also very expensive. Do many backpackers/travellers go to the coast of spain,which areas? Also do you have any advice on any other european countries that would be a good possibility. thankyou
Jan 11th
Hi Everyone →
Hi guys im new to this site,looks realy cool by the way. been looking for a site like this for ages as im wanting to start up my own backpackers….hopefully in spain but not sure where just yet. anyway hope to get some help on my quest….thanks
Jan 11th
Hi Everyone →
Hi guys im new to this site,looks realy cool by the way. been looking for a site like this for ages as im wanting to start up my own backpackers….hopefully in spain but not sure where just yet. anyway hope to get some help on my quest….thanks
Jan 11th
Hostel in Spain.....But Where????? →
Hi everyone….. I am looking for some advice on where in spain a good place would be to open up a backpackers i was thinking of seville….obviously Barcelona is one of the main places but also very expensive. Do many backpackers/travellers go to the coast of spain,which areas? Also do you have any advice on any other european countries that would be a good possibility. thankyou
Jan 10th
Hostel Videos →
I’m interested in listing examples of hostels that are using online video to promote themselves. Anyone using video to promote their hostel(s) online? The best example I’ve seen is from Wombats Hostels (but the videos appear to be temporarily offline). Here is an example of a hostel chain (Equity Point) using YouTube to showcase their properties: Happy Hostel in Belgrade:
Jan 10th
Hostel Videos →
I’m interested in listing examples of hostels that are using online video to promote themselves. Anyone using video to promote their hostel(s) online? The best example I’ve seen is from Wombats Hostels (but the videos appear to be temporarily offline). Here is an example of a hostel chain (Equity Point) using YouTube to showcase their properties: Happy Hostel in Belgrade:
Jan 10th
GOMIO European Hostel Meeting, March 2008 →
Anyone going to the European Hostel Meeting in Barcelona? Full details here.
Jan 10th