Overview:
Founded in 1999, Web Reservations International (WRI) is the leading online platform for the reservation of budget and youth accommodation across the globe. It provides an online booking platform for more than 21,000 contracted properties in nearly 6,000 destinations across 186 countries worldwide, including hostels, hotels, guesthouses / bed and breakfasts, self-catering apartments and campsites. It owns and operates more than 350 active websites, including its leading brands, hostelworld.com and hostels.com, which attracted more than 100MM visitors in 2008.
Products & Services:
The core activity of WRI is to provide confirmed online booking for budget accommodation to the BIYT (budget, independent and youth travel) sector. The company operates more than 350 active websites which saw more than 100MM visitors in 2008. Its leading brands include hostelworld.com and hostels.com while other brands include Bedandbreakfastworld.com, Trav.com, the villa-rental / VRBO advertising site Eurovillas.com and the travel review and meta-search site, Boo.com. The company also offers a range of related activities, including reservations for activities / tours and the marketing of third party travel products.
Key Benefits:
WRI sites are the busiest within the Budget, Independent and Youth Travel (BIYT) sector. WRI enables accommodation providers to gain a very cost effective means of sales and marketing to the largest contingent of BIYT travelers available online, which substantially increases their utilisation. Accommodation providers also pay a very low commission to receive a fully automated reservation and payment system, and have the option of access to WRI’s BIYT-specific property management system.
Clients:
WRI sites are focused on the Budget, Independent and Youth Travel (BIYT) sector. Its customer mix is truly global with customers from 240 countries made bookings on its sites in 2008.
Partners:
WRI works with a range of affiliate and commercial partners across the globe. WRI currently works with 3000+ active affiliate websites where revenue sharing arrangements exist. These include Ryanair, Lonely Planet, Yahoo, Easyjet, Air Asia, Virgin Blue and Tiger Airways . Commercial partnerships exist through our Hostelworld Travel Store with companies including World Nomads, Lonely Planet and Viagogo.
Contact: Kristy Carstairs
Email: kristy.carstairs@webresint.com
Web: www.webresint.com