Israel Hosts World Hostel Conference

From: http://www.goisrael.com/Tourism_Eng/Pages/home.aspx

The World Hostel Conference (WHC), organized by GoMio.com, is designed to bring together hostel owners and managers from around the world to discuss relevant and important topics related to the budget accommodation industry. This year’s WHC will be held in Jerusalem, Israel from 5-7 November, 2012.  

 The World Hostel Conference (WHC), organized by GoMio.com, is designed to bring together hostel owners and managers from around the world to discuss relevant and important topics related to the budget accommodation industry. This year’s WHC will be held in Jerusalem, Israel from 5-7 November, 2012. This is the first time the World Hostel Conference will take place outside of Europe or North America.
“This year’s conference is particularly important“, said Michael Tumminia, CEO of GoMio.com. “There is a growing influx of backpackers discovering Israel and the Middle East, and this is a great opportunity for major players in the industry to learn from one another. We are very excited to bring the conference to this part of the world for the first time.”

Hostel owners, managers, trade associations, software providers, and social media organizations from around the world will have the opportunity to network and discuss interesting and relevant matters related to the hostel industry. Presentations will include discussions on innovative technologies and how to best leverage them, hostel events & activities as means of increasing income for your hostel, engaging responsible tourism in hostels, “Next generation” hostels: Rebranding the hostel industry, best practices to improve hostel operations, trends in online travel and how they impact the hostel industry, updates on the hostel scene from around the world from various hostel owners and managers, and the status of regulatory oversight of hostels.

For further information on the conference, see the conference website at
www.WorldHostelConference.com