Table of Contents
Introduction
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- Key findings
Data Sources
Overview
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- Figure 1: Population between 15-34 years of age, developing and developed countries, 2013-20
- European hostel customer profile
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- Figure 2: Profile of travellers staying in European hostels, 2012
- The WYSE and the young traveller market
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Current Trends in the Hostel Market
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- Hostel market bucks recessionary trend
- Older and higher spending
- Longer trips
- Mobile booking
- Destinations
- Capacity expansion
- The hostel business model
Segmentation of Hostels
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- Eco-hostels
- Eco-hostels in the UK
- Flashpacker hostels
- Haunted hostels
- Luxury hostels
- Party hostels
- Prison hostels
- Ski hostels
Hostelling Associations
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- Figure 3: The history of youth hostelling, 2013
- Hostelling International (HI)
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- Figure 4: HI membership conditions, by country, 2013
- German Youth Hostel Association
- Segmentation
- Independent Holiday Hostels of Ireland
- An alliance with STAY WYSE
- Independent Hostels UK
- Hostel Risk Assessment Guide
- Scottish Independent Hostels
- Swiss Youth Hostels
- Segmentation by geographical location
- Property configuration
- Operating performance
- Youth hostel associations in the UK
- YHA investments and divestitures
- YHA Hostelling Scotland
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Major Hostel Chains in Europe
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- Figure 5: The nine major European hostel chains, 2013
- A&O Hotels and Hostels
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- Figure 6: A&O Hotels and Hostels’ portfolio, 2013
- Figure 7: Room categories in A&O properties, 2013
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- Figure 8: Services & features offered at A&O properties, 2013
- Study trips
- Business and conferences
- Frequent-guest scheme
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- Figure 9: Fixed frequent-guest scheme rates, by season, 2013
- Equity Point Hostels
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- Figure 10: Equity Point Hostels’ portfolio, 2013
- Euro Hostels
- Generator Hostels
- Hip Hop Hostels
- Meininger Hotels
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- Figure 11: Meininger’s number of properties, by city, 2013
- Figure 12: Meininger’s properties & room capacity, by city, 2013
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- Figure 13: Meininger’s capacity & key performance indicators, 2010-13
- Plus Hostels
- PLUS Girls
- St Christopher’s Inns
- wombat’s Hostels
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- Figure 14: Historical development of wombat’s portfolio, 2013
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- Figure 15: wombat’s specifications for new hostels, 2013
- Figure 16: wombat’s turnover, 1999-2009
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- Figure 17: wombat’s capacity & performance data, 2000-09
- Backpacker Network Germany
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Distribution
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- Gomio.com
- GoDashBoard
- Hostelling International (HI)
- Web Reservations International (WRI)
- WRI hostel brands
- Hostelworld.com
- Hostels.com
- HostelBookers.com acquired
- Backpack Online
- MacBackpackers Hostels
Revenue Management
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- Dynamic pricing
- Key performance indicators
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- Figure 18: Hostel revenue management KPIs, 2013
- Selling bottom up
- Distribution
What Next?
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- Consolidation and branding
- Competition with budget hotels, apartment rentals & airbnb
- airbnb
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