I have so much to say, but have just been so busy since getting back from Cairns with the brilliant launch of the new Backpacking Queensland site. We even made the news - hopefully, I will post the clip tomorrow.

In the meantime, two websites have come to my attention that you simply have to check out.

The first, is my mates Brett and Brad and their new site for their hostel NJOY. Check out www.njoy.net.au - funky colours and a great look and feel, which I must completely reflects the great place it is. These guys also own and run the famous Calypso hostel, which is probably my favourite hostel in the world (and I was privy to a few others saying this last week). If staying at NJOY is anything like staying at Calypso then I don’t know why anyone would stay anywhere else in Cairns.

The second site is the new HostelWorld site. First there was Boo.com and now this (check out my post earlier this year on Boo.com here). The guys at World Reservations International have really stepped up the game once again. It is amazing hwo they simply provide the service that travellers really want. While other sites have a mass of technical booking functionality or some sort of Web 2.0 economic model that is hard to make sense of, the new Hostel World site is simply awesome. Everything seems to be in the right place, links to the Google map, reviews, a clear booking engine, plus all the community aspects. I was not a big fan of the look and feel of the last site - this one I love!!

Tags: Hostel World, Industry, Web 2.0

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