HostelBookers is the Price Leader for Hostels and Budget Accommodation

    LONDON, ENGLAND, September 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The study, conducted by Reed Business Insight, compared over 900 hostels worldwide, with HostelBookers offering the lowest prices in 90 per cent of cases. On average HostelBookers were found to be 5.1 per cent cheaper than Hostelworld.

For example, customers booking a two-night stay for two people in a double en suite room at the Welcome Inn Backpackers hostel in Singapore will save GBP112.52 with HostelBookers. On average hostels in Singapore are 17 per cent cheaper with HostelBookers than Hostelworld.

Other destinations where HostelBookers offered significant savings compared to Hostelworld prices, were Belgrade at 12 per cent, Bucharest at 13 per cent, Moscow at 14 per cent and Lima at 15 per cent.

Individual hostels that offer the most significant savings included the Funnytime Hotel, Bucharest, at 62 per cent; the Peravel Beach Holiday Home, Goa, at 53 per cent; the City Center hostel in Belgrade at 53 per cent and Auckland's Frienz.com Backpackers Accommodation at 53 per cent. Budget-conscious travellers can now book these properties through HostelBookers' newly revamped website.

David Smith, chief operating officer at HostelBookers, said, "We are experiencing a phenomenal year in 2009, thanks to our cheap prices. The fact that HostelBookers works so closely with all our travel partners to negotiate the lowest price and doesn't charge a booking fee, means that we're able to pass these savings on to our ever-growing customer base.

"We're delighted to be able to say with research-backed certainty that we are offering the best value in the budget sector of the travel industry, which is becoming more and more popular with consumers", Smith added.

HostelBookers has now been confirmed as the leader of the pack when it comes to low cost accommodation, and to celebrate they are launching a 10 Day Free Holiday Giveaway. The prize draw will be open for participation from 1st to 10th October 2009 inclusive. Anyone booking a hostel, hotel or room will be entered into a prize draw, and one lucky person per day will get their entire accommodation costs refunded.

HostelBookers features 14,000 hostels in over 3,000 destinations and is the only website in the industry not to charge a booking fee.

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NOTE TO EDITORS

About HostelBookers.com: Great Hostels. Free Booking. No Worries.
HostelBookers.com - launched in March 2004 - is a leading UK-based budget accommodation website. It offers a range of budget accommodation including youth hostels, hotels, B&Bs and apartments in over 3,000 destinations worldwide.
In November 2008 HostelBookers.com also received the UK's Best Youth Product award at the British Youth Travel Awards (BYTA) run by BETA (British Educational Travel Association). The awards, are designed to provide a platform to celebrate and reward high achievers, gain recognition, and raise the profile of the work and individual successes of organisations engaged in youth, student and educational travel, to from and within the UK. HostelBookers.com's properties are reviewed and rated by customers and it remains the only major company in its sector to offer its services with no booking fees. HostelBookers.com also provides a range of free travel guides, travel news and worldwide events information

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