Travelers who love hostels usually say their favorite thing is the social life – meeting new friends, hanging out in the bar or lobby or garden, the potential for new experiences.
What are the expectations of hostel users in a digital world?
February 22, 2011 By 4 Comments
Interesting – and perhaps some surprising – results from a survey produced to understand more about consumers who buy budget and hostel accommodation.
Curse of Boo.com strikes again, travel version closes
January 5, 2011 By 42 Comments
The signs were there right from the start. Could a relaunched Boo.com, under new ownership and a new focus, ever succeed given its infamous past?
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Skyscanner hires Hostelworld founder as chairman, plots global number one spot
October 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
Aggressive move and plenty of talk from metasearch site Skyscanner as its appoints Ray Nolan as its chairman and targets the number one position in the world.
Hostelworld opts for Skyscanner with first flight ride
September 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dublin-based budget accommodation giant Hostelworld is making its first foray into providing flight search facilities by partnering with metasearch site Skyscanner.
Hostelworld puts faith in simplicity for new site design
August 10, 2010 By 4 Comments
Budget accommodation provider Hostelworld unveils a brand new website this week aimed at improving user experience and taking a stripped down approach to navigation.
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HostelWorld puts real-time travel planning and booking into Google Wave
May 20, 2010 By 13 Comments
With wonderful timing, Hostelworld has unveiled what is believed to be one of the first major real-time collaboration, travel search and booking engines for Google Wave.
Twitter way down list of social media sites used by budget travellers
February 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
Surprising news for the digerati from a large survey by budget accommodation provider Hostelworld indicating that Facebook and YouTube lead the way in use of social media by travellers at the expense of Twitter.
Hostelworld, Teletext Holidays venture into iPhone AppLand
January 21, 2010 By 1 Comment
Two travel companies – HostelWorld and Teletext Holidays – have joined the frantic rush to develop Apple iPhone applications.
The Dublin-based HostelWorld app is a major attempt at replicating much of the functionality on the main website onto the handset including hostel bookings, ability to view photos and read reviews of accommodation and pinpoint a user’s location on a local.
The free app also allows users to store favourites and personal preferences for later use.
Does Hostelworld-WRI purchase signify a return to normality?
November 13, 2009 By 4 Comments
Private equity has returned to travel with news that Hellman and Friedmann has purchased Dublin-based Web Reservations International, the budget accommodation booking service better known for its consumer brand Hostelworld.
WRI is not disclosing the fee paid for the company by H&F but some reports in the Irish media suggest a figure in the region of round Euro 200 million has changed hands.
Deals of this size in travel and travel technology have been rare since the major PE-led takeovers of the GDSs.
