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STR Amsterdam hostel snapshot
In this monthly report STR’s data on Amsterdam hostels shows how city regulatory planning is having an effect on bed occupancy in the Dutch capital.
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Welcome to our newest member – bitemojo
Bitemojo takes travellers and locals on adventurer itineraries that include authentic food and drink representing the local DNA, along with hyper-local content in the form of tasks, missions, and quizzes that turn the city into a lifetime experience.
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a&o to open its first building in Hungary’s capital Budapest in 2019
With around 108 rooms and 412 beds, “this building will be a very exciting addition to our portfolio,” says a&o’s Chief Investment Officer, Henri Wilmes.
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Welcome to our newest member – Temps d’Oci Incoming
For over 15 years TEMPS D’OCI INCOMING has been a trusted provider of youth group travel services. They specialise in affordable quality travel programmes throughout Spain, Portugal, France and other countries in Europe including Morocco.
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Selina unveils plans for NYC project, targets growth in U.S.
Hospitality brand Selina has revealed its first New York City property, continuing the rapid global expansion that has the Latin American start-up planning 100 global locations by 2020, including 15 in the U.S. Slated to open by summer 2019.
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What is work experience travel?
For the work experience traveller the average trip length is long and the spend fairly high, making working holidaymakers and work experience programme participants ‘temporary locals’.
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The accommodation mixology of work experience travellers
New Horizons IV discovered that 13% of youth travellers undertook a work experience trip in 2017. Roughly half of these travellers took part in formally organised work abroad programmes.
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CMS Hospitality acquisition announcement
As of November 30 2018, CMS Hospitality has been acquired by a Montreal-based company, Valsoft Corporation Inc. CMS will continue to provide its customers with fantastic service and innovative products, now backed by Valsoft’s expertise in the acquisition and operation of vertical market software.
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Welcome to our newest member – Stayokay
Stayokay is a non-profit organisation that is committed to the community. Sustainable enterprising is known territory; it is intertwined in our organisation and is visible in all our hostels.
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New Horizons IV: Work Experience Travel
This extract from the New Horizons IV Survey reports on findings related to work experience travel of young people.
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Could this be the year of Camp Canada?
WYSE Travel Confederation member, Smaller Earth, sees record number of people interested in growing summer camp programme. Younger people are becoming more interested in Canada, with heavy promotion from tourism within Canada, there is more encouragement for people to go and visit.
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MEININGER Hotels announces plans for its first hotel in the United States in Washington, D.C.
MEININGER Hotels has signed a long-term lease agreement with Altus Realty, the project owner and developer, for a hotel in Washington, D.C. The new hotel is scheduled to open at the end of 2020 and will feature 154 rooms and 616 beds.
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