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Hostelworld - Net debt drops to €2.6m

October 2024

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  • HSW
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Hostelworld continued to enjoy strong booking growth in the six months ended June, with net bookings up 9% year-on-year to 3.7m. However, the increasing mix towards lower cost Asian destinations, together with a slight increase in solo customers saw a 10% reduction in net average booking value to €13.60. As a result, net revenues rose only 1%. However, with direct marketing costs falling to just 45% revenues from 51%, EBITDA rose 88% to €9.6m. Those marketing efficiencies have been driven by its social strategy and its app, which allows holiday goers to make new friends by linking up with  like-minded travellers as well as giving ideas about which activities and bars to go to, with such “app” customers being acquired with zero mar ...

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