We talked to Rocio Alba, Group Sales Agent at Beds & Bars, to find out more about her experience on the Rising Stars programme. Rocio has applied to be involved in the course twice, so is very familiar with the idea and structure of the four-week programme – but she says that nothing could have…

We sat down with Chance Fisher, Head of People at Beds and Bars, to chat about the award-winning Rising Stars course. Chance now leads the programme, having taken part as an employee when he worked as a Bar Supervisor, and has helped to develop its offering in recent years. Rising Stars takes 12 selected applicants on a four-week journey…

We reflect on the hugely successful Beds & Bars Rising Stars programme, and round up the highlights from the 2023 campaign so far.

As travellers across the world dust off their backpacks and gear up for new adventures, Hostelworld, the leading platform for hostel travel, announces St Christophers Barcelona, Spain  as a winner of the 2023 Eco-Warrior HOSCAR award

Beds & Bars has partnered with safety social network SafeUP to create a more secure, accessible environment for women in venues across Europe. Belushi’s Bars and St Christopher’s Inns hostels will become ‘Safe Places’ for women using the SafeUP app, and both customers and staff will be encouraged to join SafeUP’s growing community

The 2022 Gender Pay Gap report for Paris has been declared.

Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the loss of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away
peacefully on 8th September 2022.

PubAid and its charity partner Shelter will run its annual World’s Biggest Pub Quiz from 9-15 May 2022.

We spoke to Australian Traveller about what a summer without Australian tourists will look like for youth hostels in Europe.

St Christopher’s Inns released a ‘World Hostels Post-Covid-19 Reopening Survey’ in 2020 which was picked up by Forbes as looking positive for the future of youth travel.