Hostel Road Trip Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Listen in as we have a conversation with Stephanie Nebhan to hear her story about how her family has owned, operated, and has success at running one of the oldest hotels and hostels in the country. Stephanie is the Manager of the Gardner Hotel & Hostel, and is constantly creating experiences to continue the amazing tradition of her property!

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to El Paso at the Gardner Hotel & Hostel in Texas.

Episode Recording Date: April, 2025

Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:

Gardner Hotel & Hostel

ITH Hostels

Hostel Management Services

To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website www.HostelRoadTrip.com

Listen in as we have a conversion with Hostel operators at the NAHA 2025 Hostel Conference in Playa del Carmen.

Join NAHA if you are a hostel operator and want to be more connected within the Hostel Industry.

Episode Recording Date: April, 2025

Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:

NAHA

ITH Hostels

Hostel Management Services

To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website www.HostelRoadTrip.com

Listen in as we have a conversation with Sara to hear the story about how Hostel Tevere focuses on creating an amazing vibe for Staff and Guests.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Mad River Valley at the Hostel Tevere

Episode Recording Date: September, 2018

Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:

Hostel Tevere

ITH Hostels

Cloudbeds

Hostel Management Services

To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website Hostel Road Trip

Listen in as we have a conversation with Sara to hear the story about how Santa Cruz Hostel focuses on creating an amazing vibe for Staff and Guests.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Santa Cruz, CA at the Santa Cruz Hostel

Episode Recording Date: June, 2024

Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:

Santa Cruz Hostel

ITH Hostels

Hostel Management Services

To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website Hostel Road Trip

Listen in as we have a conversation with Diego to hear the story about how Sin City Hostel focuses on setting the vibe right to attract hostel travelers.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sin City Hostel

Episode Recording Date: May, 2024

Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:

Sin City Hostel

ITH Hostels

Hostel Management Services

To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website Hostel Road Trip

Listen in as we sit down with Michael and Nathan from Howzit Hostels and hear the story of how they created their hostel with no experience and built a Hoscar Award Winning Hostel in the beautiful paradise of Hawaii!

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Maui and Hilo in Hawaii at the Howzit Hostels

Episode Recording Date: May, 2024

Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:

Howzit Hostels

ITH Hostels

Hostel Management Services

To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website Hostel Road Trip

Listen in as we sit down with Maria at the Gaslamp Hostel and hear the story of surviving the pandemic and what is next in 2024 for her hostel in San Diego, CA!

With more than 21 years of experience working in hostel management and now managing her own business, Maria tells us about her experience, difficulties and learnings in this market. In addition to pointing out the main differences between managing a business and owning it, it brings the main trends and expectations for 2024, the challenges faced during the pandemic and compares the current moment with social networks and greater ease in finding information about Hostels, compared to the time she started working in this market. In a light and fun conversation, this chat brings a lot of information and knowledge for those who are starting to undertake in this sector. Take advantage of all this knowledge and come with us for another episode of Hostel Road Trip.

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to San Diego, CA at the Gaslamp Hostel

Episode Recording Date: February, 2024

Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:

Gaslamp Hostel

ITH Hostels

Hostel Management Services

To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website Hostel Road Trip

Listen in as we sit down with Abimelec at the Los Muertos Hostel and hear the story of how he operates a hostel in the the beautiful paradise of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico!

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico at the Los Muertos Hostel

Episode Recording Date: February, 2024

Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:

Los Muertos Hostel

ITH Hostels

Hostel Management Services

To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website Hostel Road Trip

Listen in as we sit down with Ryan at the Lazy Tiger Hostel and hear the story of how he turned his dreams into reality by building a hostel from the ground up in Asheville, North Carolina!

Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Asheville, North Carolina at the Lazy Tiger Hostel

Episode Recording Date: March, 2024

Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:

Lazy Tiger Hostel

ITH Hostels

Hostel Management Services

To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website Hostel Road Trip

Listen in as we have a conversation with Eric Faria and Ricardo Lima to hear their story about creating Worldpackers:

"Traveling is like changing the clothes of your soul", said the poet, Mario Quintana. Being able to travel, exchange experiences and make dreams come true is the goal of Worldpackers, and together with Hostels around the world, they can help people achieve these incredible experiences in different learns and trips. In today's episode we tell you more about the 10 years of Worldpackers, after all, travel transforms people and people transform the world with Worldpackers. Come with us, end enjoy it.

Learn more about Worldpackers at www.worldpackers.com

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