Who owns OccasionGenius?
OccasionGenius is owned by Hostelworld Group (Ireland, LSE: HSW), which has owned the brand since 2025.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Hostelworld Group plc Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Hostelworld Group plc reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇪 Ireland, Dublin
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Reference & knowledge
- Parent ticker
- LSE: HSW
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About OccasionGenius
US-based events discovery platform and B2B events dataset that Hostelworld Group acquired in October 2025 for an agreed $12.0 million, funded by a new three-year term loan from Allied Irish Banks. The annual report says it provides a global events dataset covering more than 750 cities, updated daily, and that Hostelworld planned to integrate it into its own platform in the second quarter of 2026.
Ownership timeline of OccasionGenius
- 2025 – present Hostelworld Group [1] reported
Where OccasionGenius sits in Hostelworld Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Hostelworld Group
Hostelworld Group controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Hostelworld (1999)
Other brands in reference & knowledge, and who owns them
The 14 brands in reference & knowledge on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is Baidu, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Baidu Experience | Baidu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica | Britannica | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Wikimedia Commons | Wikimedia Foundation | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Podchaser | Acast | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| PetMD | Chewy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Youdao | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Penger.no | Schibsted Media | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Baidu Knows | Baidu | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Hostelworld Group
Hostelworld Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1999. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: HSW.
Online travel agent focused on the hostel market, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Ireland. Hostelworld Group plc is incorporated in England and Wales and its shares trade on the London Stock Exchange main market and on Euronext Dublin. Its 2025 annual report describes a social-network-led platform and records the October 2025 purchase of the US events platform OccasionGenius Inc. for $12.0 million. Roamies, a hostel adventure-tour product run with G Adventures, is a partnership and not listed as a brand.
Hostelworld Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 OccasionGenius and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, OccasionGenius among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of OccasionGenius?
The parent company of OccasionGenius is Hostelworld Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Ireland.
Is OccasionGenius American or Irish?
OccasionGenius originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Hostelworld Group, which is headquartered in Ireland. So OccasionGenius is an American-origin brand under Irish ownership.
Since when has Hostelworld Group owned OccasionGenius?
Hostelworld Group has owned OccasionGenius since 2025.
Is OccasionGenius still owned by Hostelworld Group?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, OccasionGenius is still owned by Hostelworld Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Hostelworld Group plc Annual Report 2025 — Hostelworld Group plc, Annual report; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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