Poshpacker is a curated booking-site featuring the world's most creative and affordable hoteliers. We provide the leading directory of poshtels, affordable design hotels, eco-cabanas, urban resorts, tubo hotels, chic bed and breakfasts, apart-hotels, and others stylish lodging establishments. All vetted and curated though our P's Philosophy of Presence, Perks, Privacy, People, and Price.

1. HOTELIER
PRESENTATION
Design-driven Hoteliers
Tania Cruz Morales, Co-Founder COO
picks@theposhpacker.com

2. OUR STORY
BOOKING SITE
MEMBERS
BENEFITS
PHILOSOPHY
TABLE OF CONTENTS Let us introduce you to the new
wave in hospitality and travel.
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POSHPACKER
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Poshpacker is a curated booking
site designed for a new generation
of travelers.
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We provide the leading directory of
creative and design-driven hoteliers
that are affordable, and the renown
industry guide covering
contemporary travel trends for the
millennial lifestyle.
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Poshpacker, poshpacking and
poshpackers encompass a new
travel attitude and movement that is
both aspirational yet affordable.
CONCEPT

3. POSHPACKER
CONCEPT
Poshpacking is for the discerning traveler looking to
submerse themselves in unique and authentic
environments.
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It is about being social, meeting new people and
being inspired when you are away on your travels;
leaving away with a great experience and story to
share.
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Poshpacker, poshpacking and poshpackers
encompass a new travel attitude and movement that
is both aspirational yet affordable.
The term Poshpacker is derived from the concept of an “upscale-backpacker”, where “posh” refers to style
and sophistication; and “packer” a backpacker mentality. Or as Wikipedia defines it, “Poshpacking: a
portmanteau of posh and backpacking, refers to backpacking with more style and money.”
Pena Place, Sintra, Portugal
Travelers in Freehand Miami Hostel

4. P’S PHILOSOPHY
We developed Poshpacker’s signature
P’s Philosophy based on the most
important factors today’s
contemporary traveler takes into
consideration before booking their
accommodation.
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When selecting a hotelier to be
featured on Poshpacker, our team looks
into their presence, perks, privacy,
people, and finally price. There are
many great hoteliers, but the price is an
important factor for today travelers.
They are traveling more often and for a
longer periods of time, making price a
decisive aspect for them. We look into
what is the most affordable in each
destination. Most of our Poshpacker
Picks are priced at less than USD $100
per person, per night.
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Today’s hospitality leaders should
cater to these elements in a holistic
way. At Poshpacker we hand select
hoteliers who make an effort to embody
each of the P’s characteristics.
PRESENCE:
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Cool factors,
architecture, design
materials, interior
decor, atmosphere
& vibe
PRIVACY:
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At least one private
room, dorms pod
style, suites,
capsules, tubo
hotels
PERKS
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Out of the ordinary
amenities like: free
wifi, breakfast,
tours, DJ’s,
swimming pool
PEOPLE
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Social atmosphere,
on-site staff, local
insights, communal
areas, like-minded
people

5. OUR STORY
Barcelona, Spain
Founders, Tania Cruz Morales (Chief Operations Officer)
and Anna Maria Kojzar (Chief Executive Officer), were
inspired to start Poshpacker while traveling to Europe in
2010. While planning travels to a few cities, and looking for
a place to stay, there where frustrated with the large
amount of inventory presented on the OTA’s (online travel
agents), the horrible design, and the lack of reliable
information about the properties. Since they were traveling
on a budget (Anna was an MBA student, and Tania worked
at a restaurant) finding the right place to stay was a hit or
miss, always having to guess if the place was going to be
nice and safe.
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The magic happened when planning their trip to Gran
Canary Island. After researching for a while, Tania and
Anna found a lovely and affordable apart-hotel online, just
one block from Playa del Ingles and the sand dunes. They
booked Judoca Colors hopping for the best. Once they
arrived to the place, they couldn't believe the beautiful
interior decor, the cleanness, and the price (50 euros for
two people). It also had a swimming pool. They started
thinking that there had to be more places like Judoca
Colors, but they wished it could be easier to find. Anna
came out with the idea of Poshpacker and made it her
Master Thesis, presenting the concept in Barcelona,
Taiwan, and San Francisco.
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On November 2012, the founders were living in San
Francisco, California. Tania was doing an MBA in Design
and together they decided to bring Anna’s master plan into
a reality. In July 2013, founders moved to Washington, DC
and incorporated as Poshpacker Inc.
http://www.theposhpacker.com/pick/judoca-colors
Judoca Colors
Sand Dunes, Playa del Ingles, Gran Canary

6. MEDIA PRESS
Poshpacker has been featured in important media sites like The Guardian UK, Los Angeles Times,
Washington Post, TechCrunch, Skift Travel News, Tnooz, TechCocktail, TrendHunter, and many more.
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We have been covered in publications in many languages worldwide: English, Spanish, Portuguese,
Thai, Chinese, Norwegian, German, and Hebrew.
http://skift.com/2014/05/20/the-booking-site-capitalizing-on-upscale-hybrid-hostels/#2http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/12/looking-for-a-niche-cheap-hotel-try-the-poshpacker/http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/sep/25/top-travel-websites-generator-theposhpacker

7. POSHPACKER
CURATED
BOOKING-SITE
Poshpacker features the world’s most creative and affordable hoteliers. Travelers can DISCOVER unique
properties worldwide, BOOK them and get instant confirmation, and nominate and SHARE hoteliers they have
experienced and recommend them to become a Member of the Poshpacker. Hoteliers are also welcome to
apply to be featured on Poshpacker.

8. We help you select the best photos for your
Poshpacker Hotelier’s page. Hoteliers can
have up to 15 photos on their page.
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On the right, we show a brief description on
each of our P’s Philosophy about your
property.
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Travelers can check availability and
instantly book your property in three clicks.
Poshpacker is the pioneer for using
Instagram geo-location photo feeds.
Everytime a guest at your property upload a
photo into Instagram and check-in with the
name of your property location, the photo
will stream directly into your Poshpacker
Page. We invented this system for travelers
to see what’s happening at your property at
any moment, giving an unbiased look into
your place.
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On the right side, you can see a video of the
property, and on the bottom an interactive
map to see where’s your property exactly
located.
HOTELIER’S PAGE

9. RESERVATIONS
With Poshpacker travelers know
their reservation is secure and
protected. Instant confirmation and
availability is always shown. There is
no waiting for a response or
messaging back and forth. Our
reservation system is backed by
Booking.com. Our users never have
to show up and wait around for a key
or someone to let them in. There is
always a reception desk or staff to
welcome the guest.
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As soon as travelers completed
their booking process, a
confirmation page will appear. This
page shows all of their reservation
details, including the booking
number and PIN code, so they can
access their confirmation online at
my booking.com. We’ll also send
guest a confirmation email with all
of their booking information.
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Poshpacker reservation is free to guests
and hoteliers members. We do not charge
booking fees or a percentage per sale to
hoteliers.
Poshpacker reservation reservation system
is secure and the credit card information is
encrypted. We work with high standards to
guaranteed the privacy of our users.
Poshpacker does not charge extra
commission per sales to the hoteliers. We
only charge a small yearly membership free
of $12 usd to our hoteliers. That’s just $1
usd per month!

10. Poshpacker’s purpose is to offer
hoteliers a mark of quality and
differentiation, recognizable to
travelers when searching for
booking accommodation. Each of
our members maintain the
Poshpacker standards forming a
trusted brand. Travelers know
that they will find the same level of
quality through the Poshpacker
network.
Each hotelier member is selected very carefully to cater to the needs of modern travelers searching for
something unique, inspiring and affordable.
MEMBERS

11. BENEFITS
As a member of Poshpacker you become part of the
world’s most creative and affordable hoteliers, and join
an unrivaled community for design and culture, enabling
you to stay on the pulse of trends and to belong to a
network of like-minded people. Within the design and
lifestyle hotelier niche you will obtain worldwide
exposure by becoming part of the brand that stands for
affordable and aspirational hospitality experiences
internationally.
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We’ve partnered with travel bloggers to perform an
official validation of hoteliers and create specialized
marketing blogs, to generate original media content, and
positive publicity to increase your reach and visibility. We
also promote you on the Poshpacker and the travel
blogger’s blog-site and social media channels.
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Our channels connect you to the millennials and like-
minded travelers effectively. Our strong relationship to
the industry travel professionals and the most advanced
reservation technology system will maximize your
booking and reach potential.
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Becoming a Member of the Poshpacker will not only give
you global brand recognition, bolster your marketing
power, enhance your booking productivity and boost
your profitability in the long-run; it will also help you to
achieve the best possible return on your investment.
BRAND
RECOGNITION

12. APPLY HERE