Worlds Best Airport Named as Incheon International Airport Seoul South Korea

Incheon International Airport Named Worlds Best Airport 2009 World’s best airport number one spot has been given to Incheon International Airport in Soul Korea, by Skytrax who carried out a worldwide study by airline reviewers and secret shoppers. Incheon won the top spot pushing Hong Kong into second ... read more

On the rampage in New York

America’s Next Top Model Riot at Auditions in New York America’s next top model auditions in New York made the news for all the wrong reasons. Not because the Hostels in New York and Hotels in New York were sold out because of the large numbers of potential contestants visiting the city, but because ... read more

Welcome to 2009

2009 New Year - New Hope As we wave Good Bye to 2008 and welcome 2009, we all make our New Year Resolutions and hope for a prosperous and happy 2009. With each New Year comes a renewed hope and excitement of what the year will bring, what changes and improvements will happen at work and in family life and where ... read more

Press Release Hostels247.com Joins Forces with 13 Coins Hotels

Hostels247.com Partners with 13 Coins Hotels Bangkok Thailand Hostels247.com has partnered with 13 Coins Hotels, one of the biggest hotel operators and fastest growing hotel chains, in Thailand, to offer their Bangkok and Nonthaburi Thailand Hotels to Hostels247.com worldwide customers. 13 Coins Hotels currently ... read more

Mystery Guest and Secret Shoppers

All Customers are Mystery Shoppers, Secret Diners and Mystery Guests - Online Reviewers Do Mystery Shoppers, Mystery Diners, Mystery Guests, Test Purchasing and Secret Shopping help the Retail, Travel and Hospitality Industry Improve their Customers Services and Staff Training Programmes? The Quality and ... read more

World Economy News

Difficult Time for World Economy The World Credit Crunch is affecting everyone, from Wall Street to Main Street, the liquidation and take over of banks and businesses, the volatile fuel prices, rocky stock market and the high price of foods and essentials. Its Undeniable that major banks and businesses ... read more

Travellers Beware Airlines & Tour Operators going Bust - Travellers Beware A word of Advice, for any Traveller, looking to book a Holiday or Airline Ticket. Get to know the airline and tour operator you book your Holiday with, before you pay any money, because they might not be in Business, when you come to go on Holiday or ... read more

XL Leisure XL Leisure Group Plc has gone into administration, leaving thousands of Customers Stranded Over 80,000 XL Leisure customers are stranded around the world in about 50 Countries, all of the companies 21 planes have been grounded. Most customers will have booked their holiday with XL Leisure as a package deal, ... read more

Indian Independence India Celebrates 61 Years of Independence From Great Britain Today, 15 August 2008, marks the 61st Anniversary of India’s Independence from the British Empire. Indian nationals around the World are celebrating and enjoying this special day for India. Many Indian nationals travelled home to India to spend ... read more

Beijing Olympics

The Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Opening Ceremony on Friday 8 July 2008, was spectacular with Fireworks lighting up the sky from the Birds nest stadium in Beijing, singers, dancers and countless performers all welcoming the Athletes, 90,000 Spectators and over 100 head of states to Beijing and the beginning of the 2008 ... read more

American Airlines Emergency Landing At LAX

American Airlines Boeing 757 Made an Emergency Landing at Los Angles International Airport American Airline Boeing 757 Airline forced to make an Emergency Landing at Los Angles International Airport (LAX), due to smoke in the cabin that forced the plane to make an Emergency Landing. Just after taking off from ... read more

Emirates Airbus A380

Emirates Airline first Airbus A380 Superjumbo Jet 28 July 2008 Emirates the Dubai Based Airline took delivery of their first of 58 Airbus A380 Superjumbo Aircrafts on 28 July 2008, from Airbus Hamburg in elaborate hand-off ceremony in northern Germany. The First Airbus A380 was handed over to Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed ... read more

Lufthansa Strike Strike By Lufthansa German Airline Grounds Crew and Cabin Staff Hostels247.com Travel News, the Strike by grounds crew and cabin staff of Lufthansa the German Airline is set to impact thousands of flights and travel arrangement of customer, in this busy July/August summer holiday and vacation season, the open ... read more

Emergency Landing By Qantas Emergency Landing By Qantas 747 in Manila Philippines, due to ruptured fuselage. A Qantas 747 plane from London to Melbourne, via Hong Kong was forced to make an emergency Landing in Manila after a gaping hole was left in the plane when part of the fuselage ruptured. Passengers are reported to of heard a loud bang, ... read more

Happy 90th Birthday Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela’s  the world’s statesman and the former South African’s president 90th Birthday Celebration and Concert on Friday 27 June 2008, in Hyde Park London was a resounding success, with Tens of Thousands of admiring fans who travelled from across the UK and worldwide for the open air ... read more

Carbon Foot Prints

A Carbon Footprint, is Not what we should leave behind, during our Travel through life Reducing Carbon Foot Print is the new Buzz phrase and is the latest way to sell energy saving products or Ideas. In essence this is a great idea, we all make an impact on the environment around us, every time we drive 5 ... read more

American Airlines Luggage Charge American Airlines will soon be charging for Checked in Luggage It is almost certain that American Airlines is going to introducing a $15 Dollar charge, for every passenger's first piece of checked in luggage, with additional charged of around $25  for second piece of luggage. This is one $15 charge that ... read more

Hostels247 is now Compatable With Rate Tiger

Hostels247.com Partners With Rate Tiger The Multi Channel Travel and Hospitality Distribution System Provider Hostels247.com the travel Social Networking and online Hostels and Hotels booking website, has partnered with Rate Tiger by eRevMax, the online distribution management system provider of Sophisticated ... read more

Key to E-Commerce Success

Engaging with the Customers is the Key to Success in E-booking Travel, Hostels and Hotels Business The way forward for online Hostels and Hotels Booking websites, is no longer just to sell 1000’s of beds and rooms to their customers for their next Holiday or weekend break, but to engage with the customers. ... read more

Cricket Revolution

The New Indian Cricket League (ICL) The Indian Cricket League is a mix of Cricket and Bollywood, it has made Cricket trending and exciting, the adverts are catchy, top Bollywood and Indian Cricket stars have been used to promote the league, and big money has been invested to promote the league and also major ... read more

Pope Benedict in America

President Bush Welcomes Pope Benedict to America Pope Benedict XVI, 6 day visit to America began when arrived at Andrews airport base in Washington DC and was welcomed by President Bush and hundreds of well wishers. The Pope is on a his first official trip to America, he is due to stay 6 days and will hold ... read more

London Marathon 2008

Flora London Marathon Winner 2008 Martin Lel Sunday 13th April 2008 sees another London Marathon begin. The London Marathon is one of the 5 most Important Annual International Marathons Worldwide. London Marathon 13th April 2008 Boston Marathon 21st April 2008 Berlin Marathon 28th September ... read more

British Airways Delays Move to T5

London Heathrow Terminal 5 will not see the complete move of British Airways until June 2008 British Airways has delayed their complete Move of all Long Haul Flights to London Heathrow Terminal 5 from Terminal 4 at Heathrow until June 2008, BA had hoped to transfer all operations to the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow ... read more

Mysery For American Airline Customers

1000 Flights Cancelled by American Airlines American Airlines have been forced to cancel another 1000 flights across the USA, due to the same problem with the bundling of some electrical wiring in the MD80 Air Crafts; the cancelled Flights have left over 100,000 Travellers stranded across the USA trying to book ... read more

Qantas Airline

What keeps Qantas Airline the Australian National Carrier going continuously for 87 Years? Qantas Airline the Australian National carrier, founded in Queensland Outback in 1920, was originally registered as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service (Qantas), with its kangaroo Logo, has been in the Air ... read more

Snow Misery at Terminal 5

Snow leads to further Canceled Flights at Terminal 5 April showers have a new meaning, London and the South East was blanketed with snow up to 3 Inches deep, the last significant snow showers in April was in 1989. The snow has brought more misery to the travellers at London's Heathrow Airports Terminal 5,  ... read more

First Day of Spring Moved

First Day of Spring has been Moved It was announced to day by AFN News channel that 1st April has officially gained the title as the First day of spring, the announcement was made in the early hours of the Morning New York Time, after the extraordinary closed session in United Nations.  March 1st every year ... read more

Open Skies

OPEN SKIES - MORE FLIGHT OPTIONS FOR TRAVELLERS WORLDWIDE The first plane under the open skies agreement landed at London Heathrow Airport in the early hours of morning on Sunday 30th March 2008, the Continental Airways flight from Newark to Heathrow is the first step in what is hoped to be a new era in air ... read more

Schengen

Schengen - Border free travel area in Europe expands to 24 Countries Schengen open borders area in Europe expended to include 9 new countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Malta the overland and sea borders where abolished in these 9 countries in ... read more

Heathrow Terminal 5

Problems with Opening Day at Heathrow Terminal 5 The long awaited opening of £4.3 Billion ($8.6 Billion) Heathrow Terminal 5, opened to the public today. The state of the art terminal 5 had a lot to live up to, as passengers, press and the airlines had high expectation for the new addition to Heathrow, one of ... read more

American Airline

200 Flights Cancelled by American Airlines American Airline has cancelled 200 Flights Nationwide, throughout America, on Morning of Wednesday 26th March 2008; the flights were cancelled due to an electrical fault found by the FAA during a Voluntary Safety Inspection of the MD80 Planes. In a statement give by ... read more

St Paddys 2008 St Patrick's Day Celebrations Worldwide 2008 is a year to remember for St Patrick’s Day, the date of the celebrations was moved from the 17th March to the 15 March, due to the 17th March clashing with dates in the Catholic Church Calendar, Bishops discovered the Irish patron saint's feast on March 17 clashed ... read more

The University of the Free State is a ticking racial time bomb. The University of the Free State is a ticking racial time bomb. This week the first warning sign was the release of a racist video protesting against an integration policy, in which four members of the university's Reitz hostel degrade five black cleaners. The five down beer, run a race, play touch rugby ... read more

Lombardy in London for Women's Eights Regatta 2008

Canottaggio Lombardia in London for Women's Eights Head On Saturday 1 March 2008 at 10am, the start of the Annual Rowing Event on the River Thames, London, England, the Women's Eights Regatta 2008 began. Teams from around the World gathered to this annual event to prove who is the fastest, this year saw 251 crews ... read more

Hostels247.com Partners with NYC Hostels Hostels247.com Partners with NYC Hostels Hostels247.com has partnered with NYC Hostels, the largest hostel group in New York City, to offer their New York Hostels and Studios to Hostels247.com customers. NYC Hostels currently has 6 locations in New York, Candy Hostel, Continental Hostel, Columbus Studios, Element ... read more

Valentine The Worldwide Day of Love

Valentine's Day 2008 On February 14th every year across the world from Lovers in London, Romantics in Rome, Proposals in Paris to Newly Weds in New York, in cities from Dublin, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Krakow, Lagos, Hanoi, Cape Town and nearly every city and country in between people are celebrating this yearly Day ... read more

Chinese Lunar New Year Travel

Chinese Lunar New Year Holiday Travel February 2008 The world’s largest holiday travel, Chinese Lunar New Year, sees over 190 Million People travel home for the most important Holiday in the Chinese calendar. This year the carefully planned travel arrangements by many Chinese have not helped them to make ... read more

Grupo Playa Sol Hotels Ibiza Joins Force With Hostels247.com Press Release Hostels247.com joins force with Grupo Playa Sol Ibiza Grupo Playa Sol Ibiza, the largest operator of Ibiza Hostels, Budget Hotels, Apartments, Hotel Complexes, Budget Accommodation and Holiday Resorts in Ibiza, has joined forces with Hostels247.com Our aim at Hostels247.com is to bring a wide ... read more

Travelodge Ireland Joins with Hostels247.com Press Release Hostels247.com and Travelodge Hotels Ireland join force, the perfect cobination. Travelodge Hotel Ireland, the home away from home and the most preferred budget Hotel for independent and corporate travellers, joins force with Hostels247.com, the most nimble, travel social networking and online ... read more

World Economy Will the budget travel market weather the world economic down turn? The answer is probably yes. The Fed, the US central bank, is trying to keep the US economy from slumping into recession and US and European stocks took heart from the move. US President George W Bush has said that emergency economic measures ... read more

2008 Has Just begun            NEW YEAR A TIME OF HOPE As we waved good bye to 2007 and welcomed in 2008, only a few days ago, billions of people Worldwide rest their hopes on 2008 and the year ahead. Celebrations, parties and time for reflection is all part and parcel of December 31st ... read more

Floyd Mayweather Gives Ricky Hatton a Boxing Lesson

Pretty Boy Mayweather retains his WBC Welterweight Crown Las Vegas in America hosted the showdown between the undefeated fighters Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Both fighters fought like tigers but in the end the best man had to win. Pretty Boy Mayweather knocked out Hitman Hatton in the 10th Round to ... read more

Amir Khan Boxing

Khan Retains Title on his 21st Birthday in Style Amir Khan retains his Commonwealth Lightweight Title in Style by Knocking out Graham Earl in just 72 Seconds. A packed Bolton Arena saw Khan celebrated his 21st Birthday by knocking out Earl and keep his 100% fighting record. Graham Earl 8 years his senior, seemed ... read more

New and improved Hostel Accommoadtion new and improved hostel accommodation around the world, has increased the amount of people using hostels. read more

Americas National Day of Thanksgiving 2007. Busiest Travel Weekend in America America's National Day of Thanksgiving 2007 – Busiest Travel Weekend in AmericaA Proclamation by the President of the United States of AmericaAmericans are a grateful people, ever mindful of the many ways we have been blessed. On Thanksgiving Day, we lift our hearts in gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy, the ... read more

Africa mourns one of its beloved sons Lucky Dube

Africa mourns one of its beloved sons Lucky Dube South African reggae music icon and singer against Apartheid, Lucky Dube who was gunned down in downtown Johannesburg on 18th October 2007, a month ago is still being missed by millions of his fans across Africa and the world. Mr Dube who was the first black ... read more

London's Slave Trade Past Revealed

Britain's Capital City Slavery Past revealed and on show in Museum in London DocklandsNovember 2007 sees Museum in Docklands open the new permanent gallery in London, which examines the capitals involvement in transatlantic slavery and its legacy on the Capital City of Britian.Marking the bicentenary of the ... read more

Travel and Accommodation Boom In Canada

Travel, Leisure, Tourism, Hotels, Hostels, Youth Hostels and Budget Accommodation Boom in Canada The strong Canadian Dollar has not stopped the increase in travel to Canada from U.S. and the rest of the world. Canadians have also taken advantage of the strong dollar by ... read more

Public Transport Strike in Italy Travel Chaos in ItalyTravelling around Italy today was not as smooth as usual to put it lightly, Italy was hit by a public transport strike, some trains were affected and most buses were not running leaving many stranded. To make matters even worse in Rome, heavy rain made finding alternative ... read more

Last Minute goal saves Arsenal to draw Manchester United 2 -2 Arsenal Still Top Of The TableThe Emirates Stadium London, played host to the much-awaited match between rivals Arsenal and Manchester United, the match has been played and the scorecard has been marked with a 2-2 draw keeping Arsenal at the top of the table. After a slow start from both sides, Manchester ... read more

New York Giants Beat the Miami Dolphins at Wembley London England New York Giants Beat the Miami Dolphins at Wembley London England In the first ever competitive NFL game played outside the USA, New York Giants beat the Miami Dolphin 13-10, on the muddy Wembley Pitch. A mixed crowd of Miami Fans, New York Giant Fans, American expats ... read more

Everest Rocks Highest ever Rock Concert Mike Peters musician from "The Alarm" and a cancer survivor along with James Chippendale led 40 Musicians, cancer survivors and mountaineers on a 14 day trek to the Base camp at Mount Everest. It was no easy task since you cannot, drive or fly to the base camp, they Trekked and ... read more

unilateral ceasefire in Darfur Sudan has announced a unilateral ceasefire in Darfur to coincide with talks in Libya to try to end the four-year war. A Sudanese presidential adviser made the announcement at the start of talks in the city of Sirte. But two of the main rebel groups have boycotted the talks in a row over invited ... read more

Lunar Tourism China Launches Lunar Probe

China's Lunar Probe Launched China has taken a giant step in the race to be the first Asian nation to put a man on the moon. China has launches a lunar space probe named the Chang'e 1 from Xichang launch pad in south west ... read more

Raging Mega Fire Burns in Southern California

Fire fighter Heroes Battle the raging California inferno With thousand of acres on fire in southern California. California has faced a mega fire beyond comprehension, with over ... read more

South Africa defeated England 15-6 for Rugby World Cup 2007

South Africa won the Rugby World Cup by beating England the defending Champions 15-6, on Saturday 20 October 2007 at the Stade de France outside Paris . Percy Montgomery converted all four of his penalty kicks and Francois Steyn kicked another penalty to account for all the 16 points that took South ... read more

Press Release Launch of new & dynamic online budget accommodation & travel booking site. We are pleased to announce the launch of Hostels247.com the independent online travel and booking site for hostels and budget accommodation world wide with no booking fee. The aim ... read more

Press Release The Most Dynamic Back Office in the online booking worldHostels247.com the London based, online hostel and budget accommodation booking site with no booking fee, has developed the most dynamic Back Office system in the online booking world. The reason the system is so dynamic and unique is the amount of user friendly ... read more

Best Hostels 24/7 Best Hostels 24/7. No Booking Fee. No Hassle. Hostels247.com Launches Its New and Dynamic Website 2007, we formally welcome you to Hostels247.com's new look website. We see the launch of this new look, clean cut and easy to navigate website as one of our major commitments in ensuring that, we reach our valued ... read more