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		<title>How to Find a Summer Job at a Hostel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hostels for backpackers, students and budget travelers (often called &#8220;youth hostels&#8221; although they seldom have any age limits) exist all over the world. These are cheap, no-frills places to stay that often need temporary workers, but be warned that the pay may be just a free room and a small stipend. &#160; 1 Decide where you want to go. Do an Internet search for your desired location plus the word &#8220;hostel.&#8221; 2 Research the hostels in the area you&#8217;ve chosen. Some may have employment information on their Web sites. All should have contact information listed-call or email them to ask about jobs. 3 Find out what working at a hostel entails. It may involve housework, cleaning, manning the reception desk or similar chores. Ask the hostel managers about job requirements, pay and policies. 4 Apply to the hostel with a résumé and cover letter (although not all hostels will require this). 5 Go to the hostel. If you have your heart set on a particular location, the best idea is simply to go there and get to know the people running the hostel. Hostels usually have high employee turnover and the hiring process often is casual. It&#8217;s not unusual for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Manage a Hostel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Managing a hostel is not as involved or complicated as running a five-star hotel, but there are some things you need to know in order to manage its day-to-day operations. Follow these steps before you consider managing a hostel on your own. &#160; 1 Choose a prime location for your hostel that will draw tourists throughout the year. If your hostel is tucked away on a side street in a small, deserted town, you may not get as many travelers looking to plop their backpack for the night than if it were situated in a popular ski resort area, for example. 2 Check on your guests in the evening to make sure they&#8217;re comfortable and have everything they need. You can manage a hostel part-time, and can even hold down another full-time job while running a hostel, provided you employ extra help to take care of the day-to-day operations. Being there as a manager all day every day is not required. 3 Advertise through the American Youth Hostels and pay a one-time start-up fee and then an annual fee. It will help you to advertise internationally and create more exposure for your hostel business. 4 Have several rooms with at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Open a Hostel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hostels are like a glistening Mecca for broke, often young travelers. These budget-friendly, no-frill accommodations provide a bed and camaraderie for adventurous travelers wishing to spend no more than $50 on lodging. Opening a hostel, however, requires more than enforcing curfew and placing bunk beds in a few rooms. &#160; 1 Find a piece of property for the hostel. Running a hostel is not cheap, especially when the most enticing hostels to travelers are located in the heart of the city where real estate costs are the highest: anticipate spending thousands per month on rent for a decent 4-bedroom, 3-bath space. Or, write a business plan and get a bank loan to purchase a piece of property. A cost-saving solution is to look for already-established hostels for sale, or fixer uppers. Jim Kennett, owner of Portland Hostel-NW bought a piece of condemned property and saved money by performing the renovations with the help of travelers. During renovations, consider starting a work-exchange program to get free labor in exchange for lodging and meals. 2 Go through your business plan. Based on the size of the space, estimate how many beds you can place in the space. Add up all anticipated fixed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to monitor your brand name on social media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[7 Social Media Monitoring Tools Reviewed http://www.voxy.co.nz/technology/7-s...wed/1242/20104 As a Social Media Community Manager for a Web 2.0 company, naturally I want to find out whats going on around our brands, our competitors and the industry in general... 7 monitoring tools reviewed. Here is a summary, with the free ones at the bottom of the list: Radian6 - 7/10 - expensive at $500 - $1500 per month TechrigySM2 - 6/10 - $600+ per month Scoutlabs - 7/10 - $99/month and up (Editor's Choice) Sysomos - n/a - $500/month Trackur - 6/10 - starts at $18/month Social Mention - 8/10 - FREE TweetReach - 4/10 - FREE Try one of the free tools by going here and typing in your company name: Social Mention]]></description>
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		<title>What features would an &#8220;ideal hostel&#8221; have?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What kinds of features and qualities make up an ideal hostel? What are some common problems that could be avoided? I'll start the list. These are just personal opinions from traveling and working at hostels for many years. I would be interested to hear others' comments. A partial list of features that an "ideal" hostel would have: SECURITY LOCKERS: There would be security lockers in every room. They would be large enough for a laptop and a camera. Backpackers are increasingly traveling with high-tech gear. This is more of a problem in city hostels. I mention it because I am on the road right now, staying at a city hostel that advertises security lockers, but that does not have them. There is only a small safety deposit box behind the front desk. They offered to put my laptop behind the front desk, but I've been to a couple of city hostels where theft by employees was a problem, so I don't feel comfortable with doing that. All city hostels should have at least one locker for each guest. There is a good example of a way to put lockers in dorm rooms on this page: http://www.palmerslodge.co.uk/sleep.htm COMMON KITCHEN: Many backpackers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sixth Sense Spas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PAs will receive a complimentary treatment from award-winning Six Senses Spas when booking a private jet charter through Chapman Freeborn, the World largest aircraft charter broker. Once Chapman Freeborn charter experts have arranged the boss executive flight itinerary, PAs will be invited to choose from a wide range of complimentary treatments and Asian-influenced therapies at one of Six Senses Spas. The treatments will be redeemable at locations across Europe, the Middle East and Asia as well as the luxury spa at Pan Peninsula in Canary Wharf, regarded by many PAs working in the city as an urban sanctuary. Chinese art, and in particular, Chinese painting is greatly treasured around the globe. Chinese painting can be retraced to as far back as six thousand years ago in the Neolithic Age when the Chinese have started using brushes in their paintings. Chinese art dates back even sooner than that. Calligraphic scripts The Kufic script is the first of those calligraphic scripts to gain popularit. It was angular, made of square and short horizontal strokes, long verticals, and bold, compact circles. For three centuries, this script had been mainly used to copy the Quran. The cursive Naskh script was more often used for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offering Healthy and Amazing SPECIALS for Guests.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GUESTS can now SAVE $1500 to $2200 all summer long during ANY WEEK when you bring a friend! Week of May 30 June 6, 2009 through week of August 29 September 5, 2009 Summer is a wonderful season at Resort &#038; Spa. Now all guests staying one week or longer (Saturday to Saturday) can bring a friend at 50% off. We have extended our limited time offer for you. In no particular order of importance these were &#8211; sculptress Rebecca Warren who was the fancied hot favourite with many bookies, &#8220;billboard artist&#8221; Mark Titchner &#8211; and finally film maker Phil Collins&#8230;(No not him of Genesis fame!). When the judges cast their votes however it was Tomma Abts who came out on top. She won twenty five thousand british pounds and of course the Turner Prize itself. I am sure the money will come in handy &#8211; however its the exposure that Tomma will get from winning thats the really important thing here. What does Tomma Abts do? Well she actually paints abstract art; usually in oils or acrylics. &#8211; something of a novelty for the Turner Prize &#8211; some would say! Tomma Abts was originally selected for her solo art [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why hotel design directly affects the prices you can charge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Martin Soler told me something that caught my attention In my opinion, hotel design is worth at least 40 percent of a propertys marketing value. As he is someone who manages the marketing for some of the trendiest hotels in Europe, I value his opinion. In this guest article, Martin explains how he came to this conclusion. While the world pays respectful tribute to Rembrandt Van Ryn the artist, it has been compelled to wait until comparatively recent years for some small measure of reliable information concerning Rembrandt Van Ryn the man. Rembrandt Van Ryn was born in the pleasant city of Leyden, but it is not easy to name the precise year. Somewhere between 1604 and 1607 he started his troubled journey through life, and of his childhood the records are scanty. Doubtless, his youthful imagination was stirred by the sights of the city, the barges moving slowly along the canals, the windmills that were never at rest, the changing chiaroscuro of the flooded, dyke-seamed land. Perhaps he saw these things with the large eye of the artist, for he could not have turned to any point of the compass without finding a picture lying ready for treatment. His [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take advantage of our Spa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You are invited to take advantage of Hotel Spa, and feel the goodness &#8211; discover yourself. Have that special massage and feel special. Contemporary art paintings are the true representatives of the modern art. Contemporary artists are creating the contemporary oil paintings of the high quality. A great number of contemporary oil paintings are available in the contemporary art gallery. Contemporary art is of great artistic importance. Contemporary abstract paintings make the most of contemporary art. Still life Contemporary paintings are also very much appreciated. There are many museums of modern paintings all over the world. The modern paintings of the modern artists are exhibited in these museums. These museums of modern art have been successful in flourishing the contemporary art. Modern artists exhibit their modern paintings creations in the museum of contemporary art. Museum of modern art New york, Contemporary art museum Houston, museum of modern art paris, art museum of Fort worth are the famous museums of contemporary art. Contemporary art work can be seen in these modern art museums.These museums exhibit the popular contemporary paintings of the famous modern artists. Modern Abstract Art There are great number of painters of modern life. They have created the modern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soothe While You Shine with These Lip Balm/Lip Gloss Hybrids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the weather warms up and we are slowly but surely getting enticed to brave the sunny outdoors for summery activities, it is always important to make sure to be adequately protected from the sun. And while it may be easy to remember slathering on SPF for all your vital exposed skin, its also important to give proper attention to. Selecting art for your home can be an exciting adventure and a source of enjoyment for years to come. Keys to success are figuring out what kind of art you like, how it will fit in with the rest of your interior design plans, and how to exhibit the art to the best effect in your home. What kind of art do you like? There are many opportunities to browse art within your community at local exhibitions, art fairs and galleries. Even small towns usually have a not-for-profit gallery space, or cafes and restaurant that exhibit local artists. In larger cities, galleries often get together for monthly or periodic &#8220;gallery nights&#8221; where all the galleries hold open house receptions on the same evening. Its a great way to see a lot of art in a short time. Today the internet [...]]]></description>
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