Hostelbookers Reports 83% increase in Bookings for 2008

Hostelbookers.com lists 10,000 properties in 2,500 destinations. They have reported that bookings in 2008 are up by 83%. Their top 10 most popular destinations in 2008 are:

1. Amsterdam
2. Barcelona
3. Berlin
4. Dublin
5. London
6. Munich
7. New York
8. Paris
9. Rome
10. Sydney

Other destinations with reported notable increases in bookings are:

• Damascus and Aleppo in Syria
• Essaouira, Morocco
• Pai, Thailand
• Piran, Slovenia
• Split, Zagreb, Plitvice Lakes national park, Croatia
• Irkutsk (Lake Baikal), Siberia (more bookings than St. Petersburg)