Multiplayer hospitality: a new mode for places in nature

The full model, facts and FAQ are on nextribecabin.com Do you remember, when we were kids, how much we loved playing multiplayer games? During the summer holidays, I'd wait the whole day for the afternoon to come, so I could go out and play with the other kids in my playground. Later the games moved online, but the best ones were still the ones where we played alongside other people, all of us following one goal. And through those games we made real friendships - some of them have lasted decades. Then we grew up, and somehow we forgot that. We decided this kind of connection, this kind of play, wasn't for us anymore. We pretend we're playing as a team now. But really it's still single-player mode, just on different levels. Because everyone is still focused on their own success. Or their family's, or their neighborhood's sometimes. But rarely wider than that - the city, the region, the country. It's the same with nature. The Japanese have a word for it - satoyama. The land between village and mountain, kept alive for centuries by the communities who lived alongside it. A home, tended by the people who returned to it, season after season. That's the model the travel industry forgot. And the current model rewards only those with the capital to invest. They own nature and profit from it, but rarely share that fairly with everyone else involved - the people, the land, the local resources. Most of us stay stuck in the single-player role. We book, we stay, we look around, and we head back to the city jungle. So we're building it back - as a new mode. Multiplayer hospitality. Where everyone can stay, but also invest, co-own, earn, contribute, or host an event. And it's already happening. [245] hosts on Karavani, our platform, have earned over [EUR 730,000] [as of date, source], and our first place, Mantar in Bulgaria, already welcomes guests. What multiplayer hospitality means Multiplayer hospitality is a way to run places in nature where landowners, investors, owners, hosts and guests all take part and share in the result. Nextribe sets the plan and runs each place, so everyone else is free to play. Every place follows the same five steps: land, houses, owners, guests, shared income. Then the next place begins, and it is easier, because the team, the houses, the software and the community are already there. 01 Land Landowners and investors start it 02 Houses We build them from wood 03 Owners Buy a house or a quarter 04 Guests Stay, rest and come back 05 Shared Income returns to every player Spaces close to nature where people can spend 80% of their time See how a Nextribe place works. The ten pillars of multiplayer hospitality 1. We build spaces for growth Room to think, to move, to breathe deeper - shaped so a few nights do real work, of the mind, the body, and the spirit. A place to write or build something, an artist's workshop, a mindfulness practice, a family coming back together. People arrive tired and leave lighter, and come back to themselves. 2. One tribe, many homes Own one space, and you're at home in all of them. Your free nights travel - a cabin in Bulgaria, a retreat in Portugal, a place in Japan [confirm this works today; if it is the plan, write "will travel"]. Wherever the tribe builds next, the door is open to you. 3. Nature is our home Because a landscape is kept alive by the people who return to it. We design lightly, spend [X]% of our revenue on the region around each site, and build communities with roots, where visitors become part of the place. 4. Everyone can contribute, at any stage We bring our real challenges and needs to the community, out in the open, and people step in to help. Ideas too - on the cabins, the shared spaces, the way we welcome guests. Some of the best ones come from the people closest to the ground. 5. Open on strategy, goals, and money We share where we're going and how we're doing. And every co-owner and investor sees exactly how their space performs - its reservations and its revenue - with an update every month. 6. Nextribe holds the plan and makes it happen We're the responsible side - for the strategy, for the execution, for the day-to-day running. Basically, we set the game, so everyone else is free to play in it. 7. We grow through country ambassadors Trained, trusted, and empowered to build the local foundation - partnering with landowners and authorities to root each new place in its own soil. Want to bring this model to your country? Become an ambassador. 8. Every space is a showroom for the people around it Local makers, builders, craftsmen, food producers, storytellers. Guests taste the real culture and beauty of the place - and real money reaches the people who live there. Through Karavani , our platform, [245] hosts have already earned over [EUR 730,000] [as of date, source]. 9. Every space stays open to guests for at least [ten] months a year Steady bookings mean steady revenue. And that's what keeps everyone involved genuinely happy. 10. We split the revenue fairly Between the landowners who bring the ground, the investors who fund the cabins, the team who runs it all, and the wider community. Everyone who adds a move shares in the result. [Add one line on how the split works, or link to the page that explains it.] How you can join So here's the invitation. Landowners. If you have land, bring it - we'll build a place on it together. Share your land Buyers. If you want a place of your own in nature, we're selling now, and you can choose to let it earn while you're away. See the houses Ambassadors. If you want to bring this model to your country, become an ambassador. We are preparing places in Portugal, Croatia, Hungary and Japan. Become an ambassador Investors. If you want to invest and help us grow faster, there's room for that too. Visit the investor page Everyone else. A skill, an idea, a story, or just a few nights to spend - bring that as well. Book a stay at Mantar There's a place at the table, and the game is always better with more of us in it. Because no matter where we come from - which country, which generation, the colour of our skin - we carry the same needs and the same hopes. To rest, to belong, to build something that outlasts us. So let's build it together. As kids, our tribe was whoever showed up at the playground. As grown-ups, we get to choose it - and build it. Welcome to your next one. Questions about multiplayer hospitality Who can take part in multiplayer hospitality? Guests, owners, investors, landowners, hosts, local makers and country ambassadors. Each brings something different: a stay, a house, capital, land, a skill or a local network. Where can I experience it today? At Mantar in Bulgaria, our first place, which welcomes guests now. Dolna Banya is next, and we are preparing places in Hungary, Croatia, Portugal and Japan. [confirm the public status of each] How does Nextribe earn from a place? Nextribe earns a fee for planning and running each place [state the fee only if you want it public, for example 20% of net operating income]. The rest of the income is shared between the people who made the place, as described in pillar 10. Read next How a Nextribe place works [Next post: How much does a wooden house cost in Bulgaria?] This story first appeared in our newsletter on Substack: [link]. Nikolay [surname], founder of Nextribe [One-line bio]. Based in Sofia, Bulgaria. LinkedIn