Kahraman Yigit of Olive Living

12/07/23 • 28 min

CEO and Co-founder of India’s vibrant new brand Olive Living is our guest on this episode of the Ask Us Anything podcast: Kahraman Yigit.
Kahraman talks about experience-driven travel and Olive Living's ambition to become the first members club for millennials and gen z. Having launched Olive just a few months before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Kahraman also reflects on some of the big learnings for hospitality that came out of the pandemic and what the must-have tech is for hospitality and providing the ultimate guest experience in 2024. Have a listen.
Recorded December 2023.

Learn more about WYSE Travel Confederation, the international travel trade association for organisations specialised in youth, student and educational travel.

Learn more about WYSE Travel Confederation, the international travel trade association for organisations specialised in youth, student and educational travel.

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Justine Trembicki of Freepackers and Agustina Gutiérrez of Tingua Intercultural Experiences

In this episode of Ask Us Anything you’ll meet two outstanding female founders in international educational and volunteer travel: Justine Trembicki of Freepackers and Agustina Gutiérrez of Tingua Intercultural Experiences.
Together, Justine and Agustina recently won the very first Global Youth Travel WYSTC Partnership Award. This award recognizes an outstanding collaboration between two organisations that met at the World Youth and Student Travel Conference and have since forged a creative, innovative and sustainable partnership with impact on youth and student travel.

The two reveal how the two met at WYSTC 2018 and what makes their international partnership work. We also discuss how young people are now approaching volunteer experiences abroad and what they’re working on for 2024.
Recorded October 2023.

Learn more about WYSE Travel Confederation, the international travel trade association for organisations specialised in youth, student and educational travel.

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Louise Garner of Kabannas

What’s one of the most important aspects of developing a new hostel brand in the post-pandemic travel space? Staffing? Tech? TikTok? And what about the bed? Comfort? Cool? Cheap?
This Ask Us Anything conversation with Louise Garner, Commercial Director of Kabannas, a new hostel brand in the UK, offers some opinions and insights on the question. Louise discusses the development of tech specifically designed for hostels and around revenue management of the bed. We also touch on developing a social media strategy alongside the development of your guest experience. And of course, something that’s been a challenge for most in hospitality coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic - staffing. Strategic partners have been key to the launch of Kabannas, and as you’ll hear Louise say, 2024 will be a ‘big year’ for the brand, especially when it comes to expansion plans... have a listen.

Learn more about WYSE Travel Confederation, the international travel trade association for organisations specialised in youth, student and educational travel.