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Continue reading →: Making All Travel Beyond-Bed: Introducing HandyStay
Travel is a very special thing and one that is not easily defined. In fact one could argue it ebbs and flows, evolving along our civilization. When HandyHostel set out to amplify that special part that encapsulates the magic of traveling, the mysticism of exploration, and the immersion into present…
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Continue reading →: “Music is a Universal Language” – My experience with music while traveling through hostels
In Sir Jack Allen Westrup’s Introduction to Musical History he states that music is: “not something which comes out of the blue; it is man-made. It is a conscious social phenomenon created by man to fulfill an individual and collective need. Man is considered here as a social being whose…
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Continue reading →: The Hero’s Journey and Contemporary (Hostel) Travel“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.” Joseph Campbell, The Hero With…
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Continue reading →: Backpacking is like “The Beautiful Game” – Cities are the goals and hostels are the pitch, but the real prize goes BEYOND it allCo-written by one of our team members, João Nuno Reis. Football is easily the most played and popular sport in the world. It boasts an immense fanbase of ~3.5 billion, according to World Population Review. It’s a game that transcends boundaries, creating a global village of players and passionate fans.…
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Continue reading →: Beyond-Bed Experiences to Host in Your Hostel: A list to mix up your magic sauce!
As a hostel owner/manager, you have the privilege of creating life-long memories for guests from across the globe. Your business is not just one of revenue, but one of necessity. The world needs hostels, and hostels need the world. So, thank YOU for being the space-holders of the experiences that…
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Continue reading →: How to Bring Your Hostel to the Next Level – The Experience Economy and Hostel ExpertsBehold, the experience economy is alive! Just like the way evolution works, the experience economy is built upon the establishment of the service economy. First coined in 1998, in July’s edition of Harvard Business Review – by economists B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore, in their article titled,…
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Continue reading →: All Aboard the Hippie Trail- A look at how hostels helped forge the popular routes of exploration for youth during the 1970’s. – Choo’ Choo’!
The 1970’s brought a lot to pop culture: rock and roll, disco, flared jeans and platform shoes. What a time to be alive! They also brought us the infamous, powered-by-flower… …HIPPIES! Not only did recreational drug use increase during the 70’s, but did you know this was also a booming…
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Continue reading →: Finding Friendship on the Road: Tales of Connection for Hostel TravelersAs beautiful as the world’s wonders are, every traveler knows there is nothing quite as beautiful as a stranger turned friend. Hostels don’t just provide us with an easy budget travel hack, they also give us these magical moments of novella-type human connection that, at the end of our journeys,…
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Continue reading →: HandyHostel won the “Best Startup” category at the Portugal Trade Award by Publituris
Bruno Abrantes, CEO and Founder of HandyHostel, receives the “Best Startup” prize at the Portugal Trade Award by Publituris at the Bolsa de Turismo de Lisboa 2023 event. HandyHostel won the “Best Startup” category at the Portugal Trade Award by Publituris, competing with important Portuguese startups such as LUGGit, Merytu…
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I’m Ashley!
I am the head of PR at HandyHostel, a company that’s passionate about hostels and on a mission to amplify their magic sauce, the reason we fell in love with them – their “beyond-bed experience”. This site is devoted to amplifying beyond-bed voices in the community/industry. From crazy backpacker stories to veteran hostel experts. To all the beautiful traveling souls out there, I hope you enjoy the reads!
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