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(https://hostelbookers.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 30, 2026

Identity & Authority — The Lens

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Pillar: Identity & Authority Analysis Diagnosis: Expert Verifiability & Schema Depth

Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.

7 Impact Weight: 15 / 100

47% Reputation

Diagnosis: Authority Gaps

There is a total absence of named experts or founders, with authority derived purely from the brand’s install volume and the 2022 Hoscar award. The structured data identifies the Organization as Hostelworld, but the meta-data for the homepage still uses Hostelbookers, creating an authority gap where the legal entity and digital facade are misaligned. The lack of Person schema for any contributors to the travel guides further reduces professional authority.

Evidence: Performance vs. Claims

The site makes bold claims about being social-first, which it substantiates through screenshots and descriptions of Chat and Linkups features. It avoids vague performance claims like industry-leading in favor of app installation counts, which are measurable. However, the claim of being committed to a better world is supported by a single badge without a direct link to a transparent ESG report or detailed policy on the analyzed pages.

Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.

🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps

Homepage schema

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    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#website",
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "description": "Hostelworld.com",
            "inLanguage": "en",
            "name": "Hostelworld",
            "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/",
            "alternateName": [
                "HW",
                "Hostel World"
            ],
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://www.hostelworld.com/find/keywordsuggestions?search_keywords={search_term_string}&internalsearch=yes"
                    },
                    "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
                }
            ],
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#/schema/organization/#hostelworld"
            },
            "workTranslation": [
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/fr#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/de#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/es#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/it#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/pt#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/br#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/sv#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/pl#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/fi#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/da#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/nl#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/no#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/cs#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/ru#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/tr#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/zh#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/ja#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/ko#website"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#webpage",
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "description": "Hostelworld.com",
            "name": "Hostels Worldwide - Online Bookings, Ratings and Reviews",
            "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#website"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
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                        "https://www.hostelworld.com/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
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            "logo": "https://a.hwstatic.com/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/hw/logos/hw_logo.svg",
            "name": "Hostelworld",
            "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/",
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                "https://twitter.com/hostelworld",
                "https://www.youtube.com/user/hostelworld",
                "https://www.instagram.com/hostelworld/",
                "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hostelworld-com",
                "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hostelworld-com"
            ]
        },
        {
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            "applicationCategory": "TravelApplication",
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            "name": "Hostelworld",
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                "SoftwareApplication",
                "MobileApplication"
            ],
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            },
            "offers": {
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                "price": 0,
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            }
        },
        {
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            "applicationCategory": "TravelApplication",
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            "name": "Hostelworld",
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                "SoftwareApplication",
                "MobileApplication"
            ],
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            },
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            }
        }
    ]
}

/events/e/6a0fce48cc5249bb2b0a9502/festa-major-de-gracia-gracia-street-festival/

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                "HW",
                "Hostel World"
            ],
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                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
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                    },
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                }
            ],
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            },
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                },
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                },
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                },
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                },
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                },
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                },
                {
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                },
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                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/sv#website"
                },
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                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/pl#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/fi#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/da#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/nl#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/no#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/cs#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/ru#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/tr#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/zh#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/ja#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/ko#website"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
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            "description": "Hostelworld.com",
            "name": "Hostels Worldwide - Online Bookings, Ratings and Reviews",
            "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/",
            "isPartOf": {
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            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
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                    "target": [
                        "https://www.hostelworld.com/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#/schema/organization/#hostelworld",
            "@type": "Organization",
            "logo": "https://a.hwstatic.com/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/hw/logos/hw_logo.svg",
            "name": "Hostelworld",
            "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/",
            "sameAs": [
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                "https://twitter.com/hostelworld",
                "https://www.youtube.com/user/hostelworld",
                "https://www.instagram.com/hostelworld/",
                "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hostelworld-com",
                "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hostelworld-com"
            ]
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#/schema/software-application/e95fe49",
            "applicationCategory": "TravelApplication",
            "downloadUrl": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hostelworld.app",
            "name": "Hostelworld",
            "operatingSystem": "ANDROID",
            "@type": [
                "SoftwareApplication",
                "MobileApplication"
            ],
            "aggregateRating": {
                "@type": "AggregateRating",
                "ratingValue": "4.2",
                "ratingCount": 8963
            },
            "offers": {
                "@type": "Offer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "price": 0,
                "priceCurrency": "EUR",
                "priceValidUntil": "2027-12-30T00:00:00.000Z"
            }
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#/schema/software-application/2415fc4",
            "applicationCategory": "TravelApplication",
            "downloadUrl": "https://itunes.apple.com/app/hostelworld-book-hostels-budget/id348890820?mt=8",
            "name": "Hostelworld",
            "operatingSystem": "IOS",
            "@type": [
                "SoftwareApplication",
                "MobileApplication"
            ],
            "aggregateRating": {
                "@type": "AggregateRating",
                "ratingValue": "4+",
                "ratingCount": 1140
            },
            "offers": {
                "@type": "Offer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "price": 0,
                "priceCurrency": "EUR",
                "priceValidUntil": "2027-12-30T00:00:00.000Z"
            }
        }
    ]
}

/events/e/69cf2f1beac1eab9847c8bb2/pride-amsterdam/

{
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    "@graph": [
        {
            "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#website",
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "description": "Hostelworld.com",
            "inLanguage": "en",
            "name": "Hostelworld",
            "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/",
            "alternateName": [
                "HW",
                "Hostel World"
            ],
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://www.hostelworld.com/find/keywordsuggestions?search_keywords={search_term_string}&internalsearch=yes"
                    },
                    "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
                }
            ],
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#/schema/organization/#hostelworld"
            },
            "workTranslation": [
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/fr#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/de#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/es#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/it#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/pt#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/br#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/sv#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/pl#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/fi#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/da#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/nl#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/no#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/cs#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/ru#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/tr#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/zh#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/ja#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/ko#website"
                }
            ]
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            "description": "Hostelworld.com",
            "name": "Hostels Worldwide - Online Bookings, Ratings and Reviews",
            "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/",
            "isPartOf": {
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            },
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                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://www.hostelworld.com/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
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        {
            "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#/schema/organization/#hostelworld",
            "@type": "Organization",
            "logo": "https://a.hwstatic.com/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/hw/logos/hw_logo.svg",
            "name": "Hostelworld",
            "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/",
            "sameAs": [
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                "https://twitter.com/hostelworld",
                "https://www.youtube.com/user/hostelworld",
                "https://www.instagram.com/hostelworld/",
                "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hostelworld-com",
                "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hostelworld-com"
            ]
        },
        {
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            "applicationCategory": "TravelApplication",
            "downloadUrl": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hostelworld.app",
            "name": "Hostelworld",
            "operatingSystem": "ANDROID",
            "@type": [
                "SoftwareApplication",
                "MobileApplication"
            ],
            "aggregateRating": {
                "@type": "AggregateRating",
                "ratingValue": "4.2",
                "ratingCount": 8963
            },
            "offers": {
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                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "price": 0,
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            }
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#/schema/software-application/2415fc4",
            "applicationCategory": "TravelApplication",
            "downloadUrl": "https://itunes.apple.com/app/hostelworld-book-hostels-budget/id348890820?mt=8",
            "name": "Hostelworld",
            "operatingSystem": "IOS",
            "@type": [
                "SoftwareApplication",
                "MobileApplication"
            ],
            "aggregateRating": {
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                "ratingValue": "4+",
                "ratingCount": 1140
            },
            "offers": {
                "@type": "Offer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "price": 0,
                "priceCurrency": "EUR",
                "priceValidUntil": "2027-12-30T00:00:00.000Z"
            }
        }
    ]
}

/events/e/6a0d2d53bab5bc1612dc9f03/bastille-day/

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        {
            "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#website",
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "description": "Hostelworld.com",
            "inLanguage": "en",
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                "HW",
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            ],
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                    },
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                }
            ],
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#/schema/organization/#hostelworld"
            },
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                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/fr#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/de#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/es#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/it#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/pt#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/br#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/sv#website"
                },
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                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/pl#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/fi#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/da#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/nl#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/no#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/cs#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/ru#website"
                },
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                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/tr#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/zh#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/ja#website"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/ko#website"
                }
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        {
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            "description": "Hostelworld.com",
            "name": "Hostels Worldwide - Online Bookings, Ratings and Reviews",
            "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#website"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://www.hostelworld.com/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#/schema/organization/#hostelworld",
            "@type": "Organization",
            "logo": "https://a.hwstatic.com/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/hw/logos/hw_logo.svg",
            "name": "Hostelworld",
            "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/",
            "sameAs": [
                "https://www.facebook.com/hostelworld",
                "https://twitter.com/hostelworld",
                "https://www.youtube.com/user/hostelworld",
                "https://www.instagram.com/hostelworld/",
                "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hostelworld-com",
                "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hostelworld-com"
            ]
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#/schema/software-application/e95fe49",
            "applicationCategory": "TravelApplication",
            "downloadUrl": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hostelworld.app",
            "name": "Hostelworld",
            "operatingSystem": "ANDROID",
            "@type": [
                "SoftwareApplication",
                "MobileApplication"
            ],
            "aggregateRating": {
                "@type": "AggregateRating",
                "ratingValue": "4.2",
                "ratingCount": 8963
            },
            "offers": {
                "@type": "Offer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "price": 0,
                "priceCurrency": "EUR",
                "priceValidUntil": "2027-12-30T00:00:00.000Z"
            }
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.hostelworld.com/#/schema/software-application/2415fc4",
            "applicationCategory": "TravelApplication",
            "downloadUrl": "https://itunes.apple.com/app/hostelworld-book-hostels-budget/id348890820?mt=8",
            "name": "Hostelworld",
            "operatingSystem": "IOS",
            "@type": [
                "SoftwareApplication",
                "MobileApplication"
            ],
            "aggregateRating": {
                "@type": "AggregateRating",
                "ratingValue": "4+",
                "ratingCount": 1140
            },
            "offers": {
                "@type": "Offer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "price": 0,
                "priceCurrency": "EUR",
                "priceValidUntil": "2027-12-30T00:00:00.000Z"
            }
        }
    ]
}

🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity

372Review mentions (all pages)

4External proof links (all pages)

Page	Reviews	Proof links
/ (home)	93	1
/events/e/6a0fce48cc5249bb2b0a9502/festa-major-de-gracia-gracia-street-festival/	93	1
/events/e/69cf2f1beac1eab9847c8bb2/pride-amsterdam/	93	1
/events/e/6a0d2d53bab5bc1612dc9f03/bastille-day/	93	1

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Analysis Disclosure & Source Attribution

This page presents a snapshot of public data from Hostelworld (operating as Hostelbookers), captured on May 30, 2026, to show how machine logic reads Identity & Authority signals into an AI reputation evaluation.

Purpose: This data is presented under “Fair Use” for the purpose of independent signal analysis, allowing readers to see the raw signals behind the reputation score.

Notice to Hostelworld (operating as Hostelbookers): This analysis is part of a non-adversarial audit conducted by 1 Euro SEO. The results are intended as professional feedback to help improve any website’s machine-readability and authority signals. The evaluation is free, and any company can request a fresh audit at any time.

Any company can use the insights for free and improve its voice. When a company has updated its content, it can always submit a new audit request, which will be reflected in a new current score.

To all users: You are encouraged to visit the live site at https://hostelbookers.com to view the most current version of its content and see directly what this company is about and what it offers.

Identity & Authority: Hostelworld (operating as Hostelbookers) – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Hostelworld (operating as Hostelbookers)