June 16, 2017

HostelWorld

HostelWorld

Brand
HostelWorld
Websitehttp://www.hostelworld.com
CategoryOnline Travel Agency
Primary BusinessHostel
Operating CompanyHostelworld.com Limited
Parent CompanyHostelworld Group PLC
HeadquarterDublin, Ireland
# of Employees236
Online Year1999
Service Languages19 languages
Property Inventory33,000
Total Visits in May 2017:8.3M
DescriptionHostelworld Group is the largest online hostel-booking platform around the world. It offers 33,000 properties (14,000 hostels and 21,000 other forms of budget accommodation) in 170 countries for young and independent travellers. The website also collected more than 9 million reviews. It promotes "Meet the World" as its theme since 2015.
HistoryHostelworld was launched in 1999 to provide an affordable online global distribution channel for hostels and budget accommodation providers.

Hostelworld acquired the next brand in its portfolio Hostels.com in 2003. It acquired WorldRes, a hotel-focused OTA, in 2005 and sold it in 2008 as part of its strategy to refocus on its core hostels business. The group was acquired by a US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC in 2009. Hostelworld acquired the UK based Hostelbookers business in 2013. It went public in UK and Ireland in 2015.

Brand
HostelWorld
Websitehttp://www.hostelworld.com
CategoryOnline Travel Agency
Primary BusinessHostel
Operating CompanyHostelworld.com Limited
Parent CompanyHostelworld Group PLC
HeadquarterDublin, Ireland
# of Employees236
Online Year1999
Service Languages19 languages
Property Inventory33,000
Total Visits in May 2017:8.3M
DescriptionHostelworld Group is the largest online hostel-booking platform around the world. It offers 33,000 properties (14,000 hostels and 21,000 other forms of budget accommodation) in 170 countries for young and independent travellers. The website also collected more than 9 million reviews. It promotes "Meet the World" as its theme since 2015.
HistoryHostelworld was launched in 1999 to provide an affordable online global distribution channel for hostels and budget accommodation providers.

Hostelworld acquired the next brand in its portfolio Hostels.com in 2003. It acquired WorldRes, a hotel-focused OTA, in 2005 and sold it in 2008 as part of its strategy to refocus on its core hostels business. The group was acquired by a US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC in 2009. Hostelworld acquired the UK based Hostelbookers business in 2013. It went public in UK and Ireland in 2015.
Brand
HostelWorld
Websitehttp://www.hostelworld.com
CategoryOnline Travel Agency
Primary BusinessHostel
Operating CompanyHostelworld.com Limited
Parent CompanyHostelworld Group PLC
HeadquarterDublin, Ireland
# of Employees236
Online Year1999
Service Languages19 languages
Property Inventory33,000
Total Visits in May 2017:8.3M
DescriptionHostelworld Group is the largest online hostel-booking platform around the world. It offers 33,000 properties (14,000 hostels and 21,000 other forms of budget accommodation) in 170 countries for young and independent travellers. The website also collected more than 9 million reviews. It promotes "Meet the World" as its theme since 2015.
HistoryHostelworld was launched in 1999 to provide an affordable online global distribution channel for hostels and budget accommodation providers.

Hostelworld acquired the next brand in its portfolio Hostels.com in 2003. It acquired WorldRes, a hotel-focused OTA, in 2005 and sold it in 2008 as part of its strategy to refocus on its core hostels business. The group was acquired by a US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC in 2009. Hostelworld acquired the UK based Hostelbookers business in 2013. It went public in UK and Ireland in 2015.
Screenshot of www.hostelworld.com

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