Hostelworld Group: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Hostelworld Group (LSE: HSW) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland that owns 2 consumer brands.[1]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Hostelworld Group plc (also Hostelworld)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
- Founded
- 1999
- Tickers
- LSE: HSW
- Website
- www.hostelworldgroup.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Hostelworld Group in numbers
- Hostelworld Group owns 2 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is internet & digital with 2 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside Ireland.
Everything Hostelworld Group owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Hostelworld Group own?
Hostelworld Group owns 2 consumer brands tracked here, including Hostelworld and OccasionGenius.
Is Hostelworld Group an Irish company?
Yes. Hostelworld Group is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and was founded in 1999.
Who owns Hostelworld Group?
Hostelworld Group is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as HSW on the LSE.
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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