Something Big Is Coming at Hostelworld

I thought about a relaunch as well. Would explain why bugs aren´t fixed.

Maybe they are going to eliminate the service charge they take on top of the 10% commission :D

Maybe they are going to eliminate the service charge they take on top of the 10% commission :D

It looks like things have slowly been moving in that direction. Hostels.com waives the booking fee now if the traveler signs up for the Hostels.com email newsletter.

I think I also saw a $10/year membership that waives the booking fee, but I can't remember which site it was. (EDIT: Hostelsclub has a 10 euro per year membership fee that waives their booking fees.)

I thought about a relaunch as well. Would explain why bugs aren´t fixed.

I am a heavy user of HW and haven't noticed any bugs .. any examples that I can look out for?

• http://www.hostelmanagement.com/forums/hostel-sorting-issue-price-average-rating.html (sorting by price/rating and photo aren't working in many cases)
• http://www.hostelmanagement.com/forums/new-hostelworld-features.html (punctuation affects the search, for example if you type an apostrophe or leave out an apostrophe, or use an US apostrophe vs. a German apostrophe, there are no search results -- something for hostels to be aware of when entering their name into Hostelworld)

Ah ... yes I have noticed that first one now that you mention it. Thanks!