5 New Travel Startups Helping Hostels Compete With Hotels
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Hostel travel is a mindset more than anything else. The travel industry needs to give budget-conscious travelers more platforms to turn to for finding affordable travel.
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Hostels used to have one sole purpose: They were budget accommodations around the world where students or other cash-strapped travelers could spend the night. When these travelers got older or gained more disposable income for travel, they graduated from hostels to staying in name-brand or more upscale hotels. That generalization is no longer as strong as it once was.
Some business travelers value the hostel experience and Generator Hostels, for example, is going after this market. Hostels become meeting points for young travelers, even
