Rough guide to modern distribution in hostelling

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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.

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What are the expectations of hostel users in a digital world?

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Interesting – and perhaps some surprising – results from a survey produced to understand more about consumers who buy budget and hostel accommodation.

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Curse of Boo.com strikes again, travel version closes

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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

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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.

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Hostelworld opts for Skyscanner with first flight ride

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Dublin-based budget accommodation giant Hostelworld is making its first foray into providing flight search facilities by partnering with metasearch site Skyscanner.

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Hostelworld puts faith in simplicity for new site design

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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

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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.

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Twitter way down list of social media sites used by budget travellers

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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.

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Hostelworld, Teletext Holidays venture into iPhone AppLand

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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.

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Does Hostelworld-WRI purchase signify a return to normality?

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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.

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