Hostel Road Trip Podcast

Intimate Chat with Owner of Pacific Tradewinds Hostel and Creator of Hostels.com

In this episode, we interview Darren Overby, the creator of Hostelmanagement.com, Hostels.com and Pacific Tradewinds Hostel in San Francisco.

Tahoe's First Hostel is the Base Camp of the Future

In this episode, our crew went to the the beautiful Lake Tahoe and talked about the challenges of having an onsite team.

Bon Paul & Sharky's Hostel on Challenges of Expanding. From 1 to 3 Hostels in 5 years

In this episode, Joe Gill, the founder of Bon Paul & Sharky's Hostel shares with us how he got into the hostel industry and the challenges of expanding the initial operation to 3 different location.

Cream City Hostel: After years of struggle, Milwaukee is finally getting a Hostel!

Cream City Hostel is Milwaukee's first hostel! Co-founder Carolyn Weber first dreamed of opening a hostel in 2011. A travel enthusiast, she was inspired by her own positive experiences staying in hostels, and in 2013, she jumped into business planning with both feet with the guidance of Juli Kaufmann. A few years later, fellow community organizer Wendy Mesich joined the team.

An inspiring chat with Author of "Inside an American Hostel"

In this episode, Vikki Matsis, the founder and organizer of the American Hostel Conference and the manager of the Notso Hostel shares with us her amazing journey in the hostel industry. She is the author of Inside An American Hostel, a guidebook for manager and aspiring owners and is a former freelance writer with over 150 publications.