How backpacking has changed

Things have changed over the last ten years in terms of backpacking. Over the last decade online reviews have been preferred to those in guidebooks, the term 'flashpacker' has been coined, and you can book online to give yourself piece of mind. Read on to find out Hostelworld.com's top ten ways backpacking has changed over the decade...

Party with Hostelworld Around the World

As this is our 10 year anniversary, we’re celebrating in style with a series of parties around the world. Chelsea International Hostel, New York is to host the 6th Hostelworld.com 10th Anniversary Party Friday 18th June 2010.

Milestones to Remember

Over the last decade a lot has taken place in the world of Hostelworld.com. We've introduced your reviews, presented the site in different languages and more. Find out what took place when...

The First 10 Hostels...

While there are now over 20,000 hostels from destinations all over the globe listed on Hostelworld.com, like everything, we started off small! So it wouldn't be right to celebrate our 10th Anniversary without looking back at the first ten hostels listed...

Our First 10 Cities

Today Hostelworld.com has hostels listed in destinations in over 170 countries around the world. But when we started we only had a fraction of that. Take a look at the first ten cities that got us started.