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HostelBookers signs a deal with WAYN

HostelBookers, the hostel (http://www.hostelbookers.com) and budget accommodation specialist, is proud to announce its partnership with WAYN, the world’s largest travel social networking site. WAYN is present in 251 countries and membership has grown from 45,000 users to over 15 million today. This partnership will allow HostelBookers to establish a presence on the social media platform, listen and engage with customers and aim to deliver even better service.

On the HostelBookers WAYN profile

  upcoming campaigns and a vast range of competitions will also be available and promoted.

David Smith, HostelBookers COO, states: “We are continually looking for strategic and mutually beneficial partnerships and being live on WAYN is a big step forward in the social media market.

We truly believe that social media has modernized the business community and is becoming the new tool for effective business plans. The ability to provide our customers with what they want through a medium they choose is something that really appeals to us.”

Marta Datkiewicz, WAYN Product and Marketing Manager, adds: “We are particularly pleased to have HostelBookers on board. They are a dynamic, young company with a similar passion for travel. We’re confident that by working with them we can help create vibrant, interactive communities no matter where you are in the world”.

Where Are You Now? (WAYN.com) is the largest travel and lifestyle social networking community website in the world with 15.4 million members in over 193 countries. It is a free platform which allows members to keep a log of their trips so they can share experiences; keep track of friends’ whereabouts and make new friends from different locations. By uniquely combining the ability to track people’s locations, WAYN is able to provide an unparalleled ability for our members to meet people in a certain place at a certain time, whilst also providing companies with unique targeted advertising opportunities.


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Posted on Mar 05, 2010 - 07:18 AM • Print

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