Slide 1: 2025 Preliminary results
World’s Social Travel App 2025 Preliminary results March 26th 2026 Karaoke night. Zero talent. Three new friends.
Slide 2: Disclaimers
2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 2 Disclaimers NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. This presentation has been prepared by Hostelworld Group plc (the “Company") for informational and backgrou
Slide 3: About Hostelworld
2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 3 About Hostelworld Hostelworld Group plc is a ground-breaking social network-powered Online Travel Agent ("OTA") with a clear mission to help travellers find 3.4m 180+ ~270 people to hang out with. Our mission is founded on the insight that most travellers go hostelling to m
Slide 4: Highlights
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A World’s Social Travel App Highlights
Slide 5: FY'25 – Financial Summary
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 5 FY’25 – Financial Summary 7.0M €13.43 €93.8M Net Bookings Net ABV3 Net Revenue4 +1% vs FY’24 +2% vs FY’24 +2% vs FY’24 €13.43 81% 3.5M 63% €93.8M 48% Net ABV Social member 3 %App Net bookings bednights 4 1 Revenuebooked Marketin
Slide 6: FY'25: Key Highlights
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 6 FY’25 : Key Highlights Accelerating revenue and improved marketing efficiency ● Revenue Acceleration: Full-year Net Revenue of €93.8m (+2% YoY), with a significant step-up in H2 where generated revenue rose 7%, demonstrating the
Slide 7: FY 2025 Results
World’s Social Travel App FY 2025 Results
Slide 8: Demand driven by customers across Europe, Asia and UK
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 8 Demand driven by customers across Europe, Asia and UK Net bookings by customer nationality YoY UK USA & Canada (18% of net bookings) (20% of net bookings) EMEA* (42% of net bookings) +0% +3% Asia (6% of net bookings) Global YoY
Slide 9: Preference for lower cost destinations, including Eastern Europe
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 9 Preference for lower cost destinations, including Eastern Europe Net bookings by destination region YoY USA & Canada North Asia €45.27* €28.94* 4% of net bookings 3% of net bookings Western Europe Eastern Europe €37.12* €25.03*
Slide 10: Significant step-up in H2, strengthening trajectory into 2026
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 10 Significant step-up in H2, strengthening trajectory into 2026 Generated Revenue1 by destination region YoY USA & Canada North Asia €45.27* €28.94* Western Europe Eastern Europe €37.12* €25.03* -5% +20% -4% Global +4% YoY Growth
Slide 11: Margin contraction, driven by Q1 CpC inflation, partially offset by ABV
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 11 Margin contraction, driven by Q1 CpC inflation, partially offset by ABV ‘Elevate’ drove an increase in effective Commission rate to 16.7% in H2’25, from 15.4% in H2’24 €m 50.0 Net margin1 contraction driven by: 0.7 46.0 0.4 0.3
Slide 12: Targeted investment to support key CMD growth initiatives
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 12 Targeted investment to support key CMD growth initiatives Operating costs remained at 27% of Revenue, flat over a three-year period €m Opex as % of Revenue 27% 27% 27% 28.0 25.8 25.3 24.8 Operating costs1 increased €1.0m vs. pr
Slide 13: Growth investments delivering net margin growth
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 13 Growth investments delivering net margin growth Revenue accelerating and marketing efficiency improving as we exited 2025 Avg. booking value (YoY%) Generated Revenue (YoY%) Marketing % of Revenue Net Margin Growth (YoY%) 14% 9%
Slide 14: Adjusted EBITDA of €19.9m, in line with market consensus
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 14 Adjusted EBITDA of €19.9m, in line with market consensus Adjusted EBITDA margin of 21%, ahead of guidance range €m Performance in line with expectations: 22.0 • Net bookings of 7.0m, +1% vs. prior year 21.0 1.7 0.7 • ABV +2% vs
Slide 15: Cash generation enabled CMD initiatives
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 15 Cash generation enabled CMD initiatives Share buyback programme launched, dividend reinstated and acquisition of OccasionGenius €m 35.0 Closing cash of €12.2m, net debt position of 30.0 €1.6m • Adjusted free cashflow1 of €10.1m
Slide 16: Progressing our 2025 capital allocation priorities
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 16 Progressing our 2025 capital allocation priorities Warehoused Repayment of liability to Irish Revenue Commissioners per agreed timeline, €3.5m payroll taxes outstanding Dividend Interim payment of €0.82 cent per share, final di
Slide 17: ESG is at the core of our culture and our category
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 17 ESG is at the core of our culture and our category Environmental Social Governance • 2,500+ hostels engaged through our • ‘Investors in Diversity’ Gold accredited, 1 • South Pole ‘Taking Climate Action’ Silver “Staircase to Sus
Slide 18: Strategy Update
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A World’s Social Travel App Strategy Update Came for burgers. Left planning Croatia.
Slide 19: All commitments made at our CMD have been delivered
Highlights FY ‘25 FY ‘25 Results Results Strategy Update Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 19 All commitments made at our CMD have been delivered This is the foundation of our confidence in our 2026 growth trajectory Marketplace Monetisation (Elevate) Launched May 2025 Commission Rate incr
Slide 20: 2025 Investments significantly enhance future growth potential
Highlights FY ‘25 FY ‘25 Results Results Strategy Update Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 20 2025 Investments significantly enhance future growth potential Bigger addressable market, multiple revenue streams, unique compounding value proposition 2024 business model 2026 business model • H
Slide 21: Social network continuing to accelerate, fueled by network effects
Highlights FY ‘25 FY ‘25 Results Results Strategy Update Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 21 Social network continuing to accelerate, fueled by network effects AI powered recommendations, in more destinations, supplemented with “things to do” updated daily YoY growth The economic value of
Slide 22: Revenue growth engines will scale throughout 2026
Highlights FY ‘25 FY ‘25 Results Results Strategy Update Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 22 Revenue growth engines will scale throughout 2026 Core OTA accelerating, with two new revenue streams already delivering incremental customers and revenue Core Hostel Budget Social Passes Business
Slide 23: Early 2026 momentum is encouraging
Highlights FY ‘25 FY ‘25 Results Results Strategy Update Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 23 Early 2026 momentum is encouraging Incremental sales of budget accommodation and Social Passes contributing to Q1 results Net Transactions1 (YoY%) Revenue per Txn2 (YoY%) Generated Revenue3 (YoY%)
Slide 24: Travellers are moving from keyword search to AI powered discovery
Highlights FY ‘25 FY ‘25 Results Results Strategy Update Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 24 Travellers are moving from keyword search to AI powered discovery The growth of our social network proves youth traveller’s needs are inherently social The search paradigm is shifting I’m travelli
Slide 25: Our social network data will provide answers to these complex queries
Highlights FY ‘25 FY ‘25 Results Results Strategy Update Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 25 Our social network data will provide answers to these complex queries Every interaction deepens a data moat that competitors can’t replicate A unique and growing data set • Four interconnected dat
Slide 26: AI agents + our data will create a new pathway into our ecosystem
Highlights FY ‘25 FY ‘25 Results Results Strategy Update Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 26 AI agents + our data will create a new pathway into our ecosystem We will use our social intelligence to answer queries, while the full experience is only available in our App The discovery hook •
Slide 27: AI Roadmap built on proprietary data and an asset light business model
Highlights FY ‘25 FY ‘25 Results Results Strategy Update Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 27 AI Roadmap built on proprietary data and an asset light business model AI amplifies the value of our data, opens up a new channel, and drives operational leverage Smarter Social Matching Agent con
Slide 28: Confidence in delivering our CMD growth trajectory
Highlights FY ‘25 FY ‘25 Results Results Strategy Update Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 28 Confidence in delivering our CMD growth trajectory Growth strategy execution contributing to Q1’26 results, with budget accom. and social passes scaling in 2026 Revenue Drivers Commission Rate Exp
Slide 29: A bigger platform, delivering now, built for what's next
Highlights FY ‘25 FY ‘25 Results Results Strategy Update Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 29 A bigger platform, delivering now, built for what’s next Every 2025 commitment delivered, positive Q1 trading, with proprietary data that AI makes more valuable every day ● Q1'26 Generated Revenue
Slide 30: Q&A
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A World’s Social Travel App Q&A
Slide 31: Meet the World
— MEET THE WORLD —
Slide 32: Appendices
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A World’s Social Travel App Appendices
Slide 33: Balance Sheet
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 33 Balance Sheet 2025 2024 • Intangible assets €71.5m (FY’24: €63.5m) €’m €’m Intangible assets 71.5 63.5 • Balance driven by Hostelworld brand name, IP and tech stack, and Property, plant and equipment 1.2 0.5 Deferred tax assets
Slide 34: Income Statement
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 34 Income Statement 2025 2024 • Net revenue increased to €93.8m (‘24: €92.0m) €’m €’m Revenue 93.8 92.0 • 7.0m net bookings (’24: 6.9m) growth of +1% vs. PY Administrative expenses (75.9) (71.8) • Net average booking value €13.43
Slide 35: Cashflow Statement
Highlights FY ‘25 Results Strategy Update Q&A 2025 PRELIMS MAR 2026 | 35 Cashflow Statement 2025 20243 €’m €’m Cash generative business facilitating reinstatement of a progressive Adjusted EBITDA1 19.9 21.8 dividend and the introduction of a £5m share buyback programme Working capital decrease (0.6)