18 October, 2018

LOCATION / Alameda D.Afonso Henriques 7 A BEGINS / 09:00 am

 

HostelSkills is an international conference offering a unique and carefully crafted opportunity to learn all the specifics necessary to take your hostel business to the next level.

They get together twice a year to discuss the latest industry trends and look for ways to increase hostels’ profitability and visibility in the global travel arena, and build a strong hostel community network with the goal of future cooperation.

This event will take place in Lisbon on 18 and 19 October and will be hosted at EDIT.WORK Auditorium.

Conference Agenda

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18

09:00 – 10:00 – Registration

10:00 – 11:15 – THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT- WHAT KEEPS OTAs UP AT NIGHT AND WHY YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED TOO – by Ana Carolina Monteiro, Senior Market Manager @Cloudbeds

11:15 – 11:30 – Break

11:30 – 13:00 – USING INSTAGRAM TO INCREASE YOUR BOOKINGS & REACH MORE GUESTS – Workshop by Rosie Willan & Charlotte Hall, Co-founders @Stay the Night

13:00 – 13:15 – Break

13:15 – 14:00 – THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF HOSTELLING – by Rebecca O’Connor, Senior Partnerships Executive  @Hostelling International

14:00 – 15:30 – Lunch break

15:30 – 16:15 – REVENUE MANAGEMENT 101- by Ivan Amiguet, Hostel Revenue Management Coach @hostel.consulting

16:15 – 16:30 – Break

16:30 – 17:00 – HOSTELSKILLS :The Art of Hospitality – by Ambrose Baptista, Manager @Podstel

 

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19

10:00 – 10:45 – HOSTELSKILLS TALKS: The importance of the staff for the hospitality and quality of service – by Benedita Vasconcellos, Owner @Goodmorning Hostel, Lisbon

10:45 – 11:00  Break

11:00 – 11:45  ADVANCED TETRIS SKILLS TO HELP YOUR HOSTEL’S REVENUE – by Lior Slepkov, Head Hostel Coach and Founder @hostel.consulting

11:45 – 12:00 – Break

12:00 – 12:45  THE CONTINUING SHIFTING IN HOSTEL MARKETING AND REVENUE MANAGEMENT- by Joan      Sanz, Business Development Manager @Xotels

12:45 – 14:30  Lunch break

14:30 – 15:15  HOSTELSKILLS TALKS: Staff management – The impact of hostel environment on staff work habits and    social life – by Giovanni Quartana, General Manager @HostelOne, 14 hostels chain across 6 European cities

15:15- 15:30 – Break

15:30 – 16:15 – THE RISE OF LUXURY HOSTELS: HOW HOSTELS REINVENTED THEIR BRAND IMAGE & BECAME    COOL AGAIN – by Kash Bhattacharya, professional travel blogger @BudgetTraveller, National Geographic Traveller          Reader Awards 2016 Blogger of the Year

16:15 – 16:30 – Break

16.30 – 17.15 – HOSTELSKILLS TALKS: How architecture layout may influence of on guests behavior – by Joao Teixeira, Architect and Hostel Owner @Destination Hostels

17:30 – 19:00 – WALKING TOUR – by Wild Walkers

Click here to register now.