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:
- Amsterdam
- Barcelona
- Berlin
- Dublin
- London
- Munich
- New York
- Paris
- Rome
- 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)