Travelers who love hostels usually say their favorite thing is the social life – meeting new friends, hanging out in the bar or lobby or garden, the potential for new experiences.
This hasn’t changed much over the years.
Nor has the target market – the super-majority of hostel users are still between the ages 18 and 25. What has changed in the last five years in hostelling is the way that super-majority wants to research, book and interact with hostel operators.
Read the full story at http://www.tnooz.com/2011/05/12/news/rough-guide-to-modern-distribution-in-hostelling/