2. Cha$anooga,
TN
• Popula0on:
17O,OOO
• 3M
tourists
annually
• Major
Industries
– Former
manufacturing
hub
– Tourism
– Adventure
tourism
– Insurance

3. Cha$anooga,
TN

4. Cha$anooga,
TN

5. Cha$anooga
and
hostelling
• Previously
no
hostels
• One
other
hostel
in
process
of
opening
• Excellent
walkability
and
public
transit
• Welcome
addi0on
in
tourism
heavy
city

6. The
Crash
Pad
• New
construc0on
• Opened
June,
2O11
• Super
Bunks
-­‐
$27
• Private
rooms
-­‐
$7O
• Emphasis
on
local
craRsmanship
• Seasonality
– Peak
tourism
in
the
summer
– Adventure
tourism
all
year
round

7. The
Crash
Pad
• Brief
interlude
-­‐
Audience
par0cipa0on!

8. Accommoda0ons
24
Super
Bunk
beds
6
private
rooms

9. Living
Room Outdoor
Pavilion
Kitchen Computer
Center
and
Info
Desk

10. Cha$anooga
hostelling
challenges
• No
previous
hostel
in
Cha$anooga
• Overshadowed
by
chain
hotels
• Hostelling
isn’t
on
most
Americans’
minds

11. Regula0on
&
Local
Support
• No
hostel-­‐specific
regula0on.
Classified/taxed
as
hotel.
• Local
government
support
– CVB
– Chamber

12. Ques0ons?
The
Crash
Pad
29
Johnson
Street
Cha$anooga,
TN
374O8
423-­‐648-­‐8393
max@crashpadcha$anooga.com
dan@crashpadcha$anooga.com
www.crashpadcha$anooga.com
facebook.com/TheCrashPad