News Yes, we’ve made it! After first launching in Hossegor in 2017, JO&JOE opened its doors on April 6, 2019 just a stone’s throw from the Cité Internationale Universitaire, in the south of Paris. Only 2 minutes from the RER B line, 20 minutes from the Arc de...
News Interview with Oliver Lewis – Owner CheapSleep HelsinkiTell us your story. How did CheapSleep Helsinki get started? I was attending the University of Helsinki studying Development Studies so starting a hostel seemed a logical career move! That’s the short...
News By: Kelsey Fenerty LONDON – The accommodations sector is highly seasonal, with school breaks, holidays and weather dictating youth and family travel. London’s hostel industry is no different. But viewing performance seasonally can reveal holistic trends in the...
News By Kelsey Fenerty, STR AMSTERDAM – From a revenue perspective, one of the biggest differences in the hostel and comparable hotel operating models is the relative contribution of ancillary revenue sources (or “Other Revenue” in STR jargon) to total revenue. While...
News Youth Work Ireland, Ireland’s largest youth organisation, today announced that is has officially partnered with An Óige – Irish Youth Hostel Association, the largest association of youth hostels in Ireland. The partnership will see Youth Work Ireland and An Óige...
News By Kelsey Fenerty, STR Amsterdam and London both boast spectacular hostel occupancy rates, with both cities averaging more than eight out of 10 beds sold, on average, in 2018. The metric dipped below 70% only three times in the past 24 months. Seasonal patterns...
