Host Ambassador
Myanmar (Burma)
Fiona
An award-winning visionary entrepreneur who left her previous job as a bank teller to build the first social enterprise hostel in Myanmar (Burma).
I have been hosting since...
- 2015
I speak...
- Burmese
- Mandarin
- English
I have lived in...
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Taiwan
My favorite...
- Food: Spicy.
- Music: Anything!
Guests, ask me about...
- What you need to know if you are thinking about going to Myanmar (Burma).
- Tips for El Camino de Santiago.
Hosts, ask me about...
- How I built a locally-owned, locally-operated hostel from the ground-up.
Mingalabar!
With a vision to welcome the world to experience the beauty and support the ethnic communities of Inle Lake, one fearless woman embarked on a mission to open one of the first social impact hospitality enterprises in Myanmar (Burma).
Since 2015, 17,000+ guests from 125+ countries have forged unforgettable memories at Song of Travel, all hand-crafted with love by an incredible team of local, indigenous teens who are given fair salaries and on-the-job hospitality training, along with free housing, full meals, English lessons, performance bonuses, and more.
My vision is to...
Give you the opportunity to meet like-minded travelers, become part of local life, and to connect to Inle Lake, our culture, and our people.
What I love most about hosting is...
Meeting new people from around the world, exchanging music and ideas and new perspectives, and showing the world just how incredible our hospitality can be.
A moment that altered my life to become a host was when...
I was very fortunate to travel out of my country once. I stayed in a hostel because it was the only affordable option, but I fell in love with the atmosphere. I realized one day, my country could open up and travelers would come looking for hostels and not find any.
So I began working on Song of Travel – an affordable hostel with a social atmosphere and a social mission. We opened in November 2015 – the fourth hostel in our country, the first hostel in Inle Lake, and the first 100% locally-owned and 100% sustainably-operated hostel.
