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Buckle in for a bustling summer of bookings across France. You could (partially) blame that on the soccer frenzy.
Elizabeth Casolo | 5 days ago
Hostelworld CEO Gary Morrison is ringing in the evolution of the hostel dweller. More solo travelers look for friends with chat tools, and bunking up can bring carbon emissions down.
Elizabeth Casolo | 6 days ago
Short-Term Rentals
The company claims this is a one-of-a-kind certification program for hostels.
Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 months ago
Tourism
Amid the loneliness crisis, people are looking to the travel industry to help them meet new people and build lasting connections.
Dawit Habtemariam | 3 months ago
Hostels satisfy a basic human need: social connections. And Hostelworld CEO Gary Morrison wants to act on it.
Srividya Kalyanaraman | 6 months ago
Top of the morning to you. Do you know that quote, “There are no strangers, only friends you haven’t met yet?” That’s the motto Hostelworld operates on.
Dublin-based Hostelworld has integrated its own social network into its business to such a degree that is materially helping its financials.
Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago
Places like Costa Rica and Panama have long welcomed backpackers, but they now seem to be rushing back to the region after travel restrictions were lifted in 2022.
Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago
News Blog
Online travel agent Hostelworld is predicting a return to profit by the end of this year, thanks in part to its app's new social networking feature, which it launched in April. The company struggled through the pandemic, which shut down large parts of core market Asia, as backpackers avoided hostel dormitories. In 2021 it reported…
Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago
Business Travel
Adding social network-like features could win it some more new-to-hosteling customers, clearly needed after racking up losses of $90 million during the pandemic. But doesn't this take the fun out of the haphazard nature of hosteling?
