Publication of Annual Report and Notice of AGM

24 April 2017

Hostelworld Group plc

(the "Company")

Publication of Annual Report 2016 and Notice of 2017 Annual General Meeting

The following documents are being despatched to shareholders by the Company today:

1. Annual Report 2016;

2. Circular containing Chairman's Letter and Notice of 2017 Annual General Meeting; and

3. Form of Proxy.

Copies of the above documents have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism, and the Irish Stock Exchange, and will shortly be available for inspection at the following locations:

www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

and at:

Company Announcements Office,Irish Stock Exchange,28 Anglesea Street,Dublin 2,Ireland.

The documents are also available on the Company's website at www.hostelworldgroup.com.

The Company confirms that its Annual General Meeting will be held at 2p.m. on 1 June 2017 at the offices of McCann FitzGerald, Riverside One, 37-42 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Contacts:

Hostelworld Group plcMari Hurley, CFOPaula Phelan, Company SecretaryTel: +353 (0) 1 498 0700