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The Booking Habits of Hostel Guests Around the Globe

Samantha Shankman

Photo Credit: A boy relaxes on a bed at the Casa Angel Youth Hostel in Oaxaca, Mexico.  Flickr / Chris Ford

Skift Take

The growing popularity of third-party booking sites are making it easier for travelers to search, sort and book hostels, which is great news for operators unless commission rates erase the benefits of a booking hike.

Much like hotels, hostels are reaching new customers and opening new channels for booking on third-party sites like Hostelworld and Hostelbookers. And giving up a percentage of their revenues in the process. A new study from the STAY WYSE Association reports that 29 percent of hostel bookings now happen on third-party websites. This is according to

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