A building at 111 Ocean Street in Barnstable, Massachusetts is awaiting final approval for conversion into a hostel.
Hostelworld recently announced that its travel network, MyWorld has reached its 1 millionth member since its launch in November 2006.
Former Google engineers have launched a new search engine called Cuil.com ("cool").
Cuil.com claims to index more of the Web than any other search engine:
Lonely Planet surveyed 2,000 travelers from the UK and Ireland on their most-likely travel destinations, and the USA was at the top:
LonelyPlanet.com partners with Hostelworld.com and Expedia.com:
Lonely Planet...has joined forces with two of the world’s leading accommodation providers, Expedia and Hostelworld.com, to deliver a unique accommodation booking service.
Lonely Planet is opening up retail stores beginning with a concept store in Sydney International Airport in 2009:
Finnish hotels/hostel nights up in May 2008 over May 2007:
The Elenydd Hostels Trust, which operates two hostels in a remote area of Wales, is delighted to announce that their grant application for £82,000 to improve the structure and amenities at Dolgoch has been successful!
STA Travel is closing 48 of its 65 retail locations in the USA.
The store closings and new online capabilities will enhance STA's ability to succeed in an increasingly competitive marketplace that favors buying travel online, it says.
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:
