Hostels
Bike your way round Britain with Independent Hostels
Mountain Bikers seeking value accommodation near to exciting trails will find a great selection on offer from the Independent Hostels UK network (IHUK) of over 300 houses, cottages, camping barns and bunkhouses, many of which have overnight bike storage.
Backpacking with style
Round the World Experts has today launched a package that combines one of its bestselling round the world itineraries for backpackers with stays at some of the best value accommodation in the world.
Travellers seek new and exciting destinations
Hostelworld.com, the leading provider of online reservations to the budget, independent and youth travel market has announced the biggest growth markets in the travel industry during the past year.
Sex and the City style breaks on a budget
With the much anticipated Sex and the City sequel just around the corner, Hostelworld.com has come up with some chic accommodation ideas to help guests follow in the stylish footsteps of their favourite cast members.
Celeb spotting with Hostelworld.com
With the Cannes Film Festival almost upon us, many an autograph hunter will be flocking to the city of glamour hoping to spot some famous faces.
Dominica welcomes new hostel plans
Construction has begun on the redevelopment of the Troops Barracks at the historic Fort Shirley, at Cabrits National Park on the Caribbean island of Dominica, to convert it into a hostel for 40 guests.
Sydney Central YHA wins Best Backpacker Accommodation
YHA has again shown it leads the way in backpacker accommodation with Sydney Central YHA winning Best Backpacker Accommodation honours at the Australian Tourism Awards.
Head to Turkey for a bargain break
Bookings and reservations for Istanbul went up by 41% in 2009 and are expected to increase significantly this year according to the leading travel provider HostelBookers.
Celebrating the world’s best hostels
Hostel owners and managers from around the world flocked to Dublin earlier this week to attend the most eagerly anticipated event in the budget accommodation industry calendar.
YHA Australia launches mobile website
YHA Australia has announced the launch of m.yha.com.au, a mobile version of the hostel network’s website. The site enables guests to quickly and securely make or review hostel bookings on their web-enabled mobile phones.
Europe’s top ten hostels for less
Stay in the best budget accommodation in Europe this summer from just £3 a night and be guaranteed the cheapest price with hostelbookers.com. This leading budget accommodation-booking site has launched a new lowest price guarantee – if you find the same accommodation anywhere cheaper within 24 hours you will be refunded the difference.
Insiders info into the next “hot” destinations
Backpackers are always the first to discover the new “it” destinations that the rest of us will be visiting in several years time. They were sailing Croatia in the 90s, the first in when China opened their doors and tucking into sushi before the rest of us knew raw fish was a delicacy.