Articles tagged “hostels”

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Interview: The Creative Designer Behind the Brand Re-Inventing Hostels

Beautiful purposeful design is becoming a necessary checkpoint for travelers of all budgets and Generator is showing how to make it possible for smaller brands looking to differentiate themselves.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

StudentUniverse Buys Hostel Booking App WeHostels to Improve on Mobile

Mobile booking is the way of the future and mobile-only startups with clean designs and fast-moving teams will soon find homes at online booking behemoths that know they need to be on travelers' smartphones in order to survive moving forward.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

The Company Re-Inventing Hostels With Smart Design and Social Media

There's huge growth potential in the hybrid hostel/hotel market, luring new guest types with high-concept design and single rooms, and it's coming to America.

Greg Oates, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

The posh accommodations posing as hostels throughout Europe

Many European hostels today are nearly unrecognizable from their ancestors in design, but the culture of camaraderie remains as a wider group of tourists turn to the hostels for beds on the cheap.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Best travel ads this week: 5 colorful videos seek authenticity

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Low-end rollup continues as Hostelworld parent acquires HostelBookers

Lots of activity in the low end of the market, as technology systems are a relatively recent phenomena. WRI wants to be the scaled player in it and will continue to buy. Next it will likely look at mobile plays.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Skift Originals

Infographic: Studying abroad trends increasingly pointing east

The U.S. recession slowed study abroad programs in 2008 and since then students have become smarter by choosing cheaper destinations that are not only fun, but provide career boosting opportunities.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

NYC Mayor promotes youth hostels as a way to rid city of illegal hotels and rentals

Youth hostels would bring a separate set of vices that are different, though not necessarily better, than what's already filled the market need.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Hotels

The traditional hostel stereotype is getting turned on its head in Europe

Hostels have outperformed the hotel industry in recession-hit Europe where wealthier travelers turn to hostels for the mix of common areas, a social atmosphere, and private rooms for cheap.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Travelers can book hostels and meet dorm mates on WeHostels mobile app

Social booking apps are usually stronger on the booking than the social side, and this is no different. The app's curated options will help save time and take the stress out of picking a hostel.

Skift | 12 years ago