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Feb 20, 2006
Dublin, Ireland rolled out the red carpet for an international audience of hostel owners and other industry luminaries as Hostelworld.com celebrated its third annual Hoscars award ceremony. The coveted Hoscar awards were announced during Hostelworld.com's second annual Hostel Conference, which took place in the Hilton Hotel, Dublin, and featured speakers on a variety of topics relevant to the hostel industry including yield management, branding, crisis management and low-cost airfares.
More than 500,000 hostel users voted in this year's competition, selecting winning hostels from the more than 10,000 properties featured on Hostelworld.com. The travelers, who booked their hostel stays online, were surveyed after their stays and asked to grade their hostel based on six different criteria: character, security, location, staff, fun and cleanliness.
All winning hostels received the prestigious 'Hoscar,' a gold-plated statuette of a seasoned backpacker.
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