New Hostelworld Android App Takes Customer Experience to the Next Level

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New Hostelworld Android App Takes Customer Experience to the Next Level

Dublin, September 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

    Hostelworld, the leading budget travel site, today announced the launch of a brand new
native app for Android. The app, available to download for free from Google Play, is the
second new mobile app from the organisation in recent months. Their native iPad app
launched earlier in the summer and was chosen by Apple for a coveted spot in the Best New
Apps category in over 49 countries on the App Store.

    "Android is a really popular platform for our customers, doubling in growth over the
past year. Given the importance of the platform and its popularity we decided to redevelop
the app from the ground up to be faster and more intuitive to use" said Breffni Horgan,
Head of Mobile at Hostelworld.com.

    Over 3 years of customer feedback, from existing Android app customers, was taken on
board and this was used to create new features and an engaging user experience customers
will be delighted to use. The new app is image driven and showcases over 30,000 properties
from all over the world - large images on the listing page combined with an infinite
scroll is central to the new design offering a more in-depth look at the unique
accommodation that Hostelworld has to offer. Handy filtering by price, rating or location
is a key feature of the app helping to narrow down the extensive choice. Customers can log
in to their account, leave a review, check out with a saved card and choose a flexible
booking if they think their plans might change.

    The new app also comes with a few innovative features. "We worked with PayPal on
implementing a new card scanning feature which takes the hassle out of typing in numbers
on a small screen. It's completely secure and makes the checkout process even faster than
before. And we worked with Samsung on supporting Samsung Wallet. Now all of our Samsung
customers can add their bookings to wallet for offline access."

    In addition to the exciting new features, the company has recognised the importance of
Android in key Asian markets adding Korean, Japanese and Simplified Chinese versions of
its new Android app bringing the total number of supported languages on the platform to
ten. English, German, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian and Swedish make up
the remainder of the portfolio. There are lots of exciting new features in the pipeline
and another new app coming very soon. We know that the world of mobile is a rapidly
changing one. Our aim is to constantly keep up with that change providing our customers
with the best possible user experience on all devices and on all platforms no matter where
they are or how they choose to engage with us.

    Find our new Android app on the Play Store here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hostelworld.app

    Find our new iPad app on the App Store:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/hostelworld/id720087908?mt=8

    Find our iPhone app here:
https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/hostelworld.com-hostels-budget/id348890820?mt=8

    Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/hostelworld ], Facebook
[https://www.facebook.com/hostelworldcom ]

    Or visit our website http://www.hostelworld.com

Hostelworld

CONTACT: Media contact: +44(0)20-7440-4905

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