David's Triangle

You can find hotels with massive potential because of their location, but they need to be managed better. The owners will likely talk with you about a potential sale.

Workations with kids

The pandemic changed everything as single nomads now have own families. There is a niche market for many hospitality concepts in this area.

Fractional ownership of vacation rentals

Who never dreamed of a vacation home near the beach or mountains? A “stopper” for most people is the price and hassle of maintaining such a property. Startups like Pacaso are trying to solve this with fractional ownership.

Unbundling Airbnb

There are only two ways to make money in business: One is to bundle; the other is to unbundle. So the idea behind unbundling of Airbnb is simple: Pick a niche use case with passionate but unsatisfied guests and then build a business around it.

Buying a House in Amsterdam

The housing market in Amsterdam is crazy and buying a flat is extremely challenging. This is an article I’d have like to read when I started my journey. There will be many insights shared but no recommendations of specific services. No promotional bullshit.

The ultimate guide to starting a coliving business

I started a coliving business in 2013. We scaled it to 3 spaces in Spain, California, and Portugal. Then we pivoted, and changed the company into a completely different business (company retreats) while still keeping the brand.

Building a coworking cabin

I never planned to build a cabin.‍‍‍ First, I wanted to rent one, then I wanted to buy one. ‍‍It was only with desperation after having no luck with these first two attempts, that I decided to build one.

Hospitality Nerd in Amsterdam (Travel Guide)

All these places on this list are in some (often weird) way inspiring for me. So I thought this compilation might be useful for another hospitality nerd.

Buying a mountain lodge in Central Europe

At the beginning of this year, I wanted to buy a mountain lodge. It was an old A-frame hotel in one of Slovakia's less popular ski resorts. With 11 rooms and a price tag of 500.000€, it seemed to be a good opportunity.

Unbundling park4night

I assume that they might be making about 2M Eur revenue a year - nice for a small indie project with a few contractors and a huge margin. With some niches, you can build a business much bigger than park4night.

Remote work and business opportunities in hospitality

Remote work is here to stay and it opens plenty of opportunities for hospitality. The hospitality industry has been very reactive when it comes to new trends which presents an opportunity for those capable of predicting the near future (not rocket science, actually). It's time to build 💪

How to start a glamping business with prefab houses

I'm absolutely passionate about the glamping business and the opportunities that prefab houses open. There is a huge disproportion between the price of prefab houses and how much you can charge for them on Airbnb.

How to prepare your hotel for hosting company offsites

We have been hosting 100’s of retreats in dozens of properties all around the world over the last 4 years. My job for a while was to qualify these partners and I’d like to share some insights from this process. 

Why Portuguese coastal municipalities should tax camper vans

Camper vans have always been tolerated by the local authorities even if it’s not legal to stay overnight on the beach. But it's no surprise that the current situation has escalated to the point that police have started to fine the campers.

9 tricks for vacation rentals to get more bookings in the low season

It’s one of the biggest headaches for property owners; getting bookings in mid and low seasons. I’ve been partly involved in the property business for a few years now, and these are just some of the tricks that I’ve learned along the way to boost bookings.

How can your independent hotel get more group bookings?

Almost all hotels want to attract groups but very few actually figure out how to do it. I’m going to share some tactics and knowledge I’ve learned over the years to get them in this article.

Building a marketplace for prefab houses using “no code” tools

In the past, when you wanted to build a web app or tool, coding skills were a necessity. Today, however, there are plenty of options available for those of us with more limited coding knowledge to find success.

How to organize a Coworking Day event

Being an organizer of a coworking day is a great opportunity to connect with the local community. I found it as a fantastic “hack” when you move to a new city and want to quickly create connections with like-minded people.

Gran Canaria for digital nomads and expats: The ultimate guide for Las Palmas

My first touch with Gran Canaria was about 10 years ago when I purchased a cheap Ryanair flight and escaped a cold, European winter for 10 days. Since then I fell in love with this beautiful island.

Calculating Lisbon's tourism density score: how many tourists are too many?

But how do we define some locations on a map as touristy and others not? Can we measure the level of “touristy-ness”? What would be the formula? ‍

Survey: Where expats and digital nomads live in Lisbon

My goal was to create the best piece of information on the internet about Lisbon's neighbourhoods.

The rise of free coworking

Individuals don’t want to pay for a coworking desk.