HostelSkills Conference Lisbon
18 October, 2018
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.