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Hostelworld Group launches 'The Solo System'
Hostelworld Group launches 'The Solo System'.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 2211H\n Hostelworld Group PLC\n 05 April 2022\n \n \n \n \n Hostelworld Group launches 'The Solo System', a set of social features enabling opt-in travellers to connect and meet in real life\n \n \n \n \n \n Inspired by its inherently social user base, the company's category-defining mobile app now powers meaningful social interactions across every step of the booking and travel journey\n \n \n \n \n \n - \n 76% rate 'meeting people' as their top deciding factor when booking a hostel, and 77% look for other travellers to do activities with on trips\n \n \n - Opt-in customers who've booked the same destination and hostel can now interact with other travellers through 'Chat', a social feature available within Hostelworld's new native app\n \n \n - Users can 'See Who's Going' to be in a city and hostel when searching on the platform\n \n \n COPENHAGEN, 05 APRIL 2022: \n Hostelworld Group, the leading platform for hostel travel, today announces 'The Solo System', a set of social features enabling travellers to interact and connect with like-minded people. Users searching on \n \n Hostelworld\n \n can now find trending places with the 'See Who's Going' feature, and once a booking is made, they'll be able to 'Chat' to people visiting the same locations and view their 'Traveller Profiles'.\n \n \n 76% of Hostelworld's customers \n crave a social hostelling experience, \n but 30% say they are nervous about chatting to other people in hostels. Hostelworld has released a new native app with a 'Chat' functionality inspiring conversations and real life meet ups between travellers visiting the same cities and hostels, around the same time. Opt-in users will be given access to hostel chats, city chats and interest-based chats up to 14 days before their check-in date - they will also be able to send a direct message to other travellers, provided this has been enabled by users. The app is available in iOS now, with Android launching mid-April.\n \n \n For solo travellers, who make an average of 10 new friends during a one-month trip, hostelling is all about the vibes. With the 'See Who's Going' feature, identifying trending places from the point of search will be easy. Both on the website and app, this feature shows prosp...