Where do our users find us?

Just go to Google, Inktomi, Yahoo or Altavista and type the search term 'hostels'. We are number 1 for this key search term across the busiest Search Engines and Directories on the web.

Hostels.com is featured by travel writers as the top resource for hostelling on the internet. Some places you'll find us mentioned include Rick Steve's, Smarter Living, Lonely Planet and Let's Go as well as dozens of articles in the US and international press.

Hostels.com is linked to by a number of destination portals, travel websites and student sites - the total number of sites linking in to Hostels.com is in excess of 3000. This figure is growing all the time and delivers substantial traffic from interested users.

Word travels fast amongst backpackers and hostellers - this is emphasized with the growth in traffic of Hostels.com over the past 9 years to become one of the busiest hostel sites on the web. We plan on continuing to offer the most comprehensive resource of hostel listings on the web - you can't afford not to be listed on Hostels.com.

FOR HOSTELS

Online Bookings
Featured Listings
Position Bidding

ONLINE BOOKINGS

Accepting Online Bookings at your hostel results in the following:

Higher placement on your city or country page
Some introductory text on your hostel
A link to more info that goes straight through to your Hostel microsite
A red 'Select' button which links through to availability and online booking for your hostel provided through the Hostel Inbox system.
Your hostel address

Q. How do I get Online Bookings?

A. Sign up for your Hostel Inbox and allocate beds for sale on Hostels.com. There is no charge for getting the Online Bookings option. All that we ask is that you agree to accept a 10% technology fee on reservations made through the system. We create a one page microsite for you using text and photos that you approve. You have access to modify your microsite details and allocations at all times through a secure log-in area on the web. Sign up for your free listing here » Sign up for your free listing here

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FEATURED LISTINGS

If you purchase a Feaured Listing, you receive the following:

Top placement on your city or country page
Some introductory text on your hostel
A link to more info that goes through to your Hostel microsite
A select button which links through to availability and online booking for your hostel
Hostels with Featured Listings get on average 4 times more bookings per year than those without.

Q. How much is a Featured Listing?
A. The Featured Listing price for your city is indicated in the Hostel Inbox under the Promotions section.

Q. How can I purchase one?
A. Log onto the Hostels.com Inbox at http://inbox.hostels.com, enter your Hostel Number and Password. Access the Promotions section to purchase your Featured Listing.

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POSITION BIDDING

Bidding for position is open to hostels with Featured Listings only and gives hostels the opportunity to bid for position on the page on which they are featured. A higher bid should guarantee you a higher position - all bids will be open so you can see what other hostels bid. The minimum bid per month is $50 and there is no maximum bid. Bids need to registered by the 25th of each month and are valid for one calendar month from the beginning of the subsequent month. Bids can be paid for online by credit card through your Hostel Inbox at http://inbox.hostels.com - use your username and password to log-in, and access the Promotions section.

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NOT SURE?

If you are not sure which of the above is most suitable to your needs please fill in our advertising enquiry form and we will get back to you with a proposal on the best solution for your hostel.

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