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Hostelworld Group plc

("Hostelworld" or the "Group")

Directorate Update - Chief Financial Officer

01 December 2020: Hostelworld, a leading global OTA focused on the hostel market, today announces that, further to the announcement on 23 September 2020, TJ Kelly, Chief Financial Officer, will resign from the roles of Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") effective 1 December 2020, while remaining with the Company until 31^st December 2020 to ensure an orderly handover.

As previously announced, Caroline Sherry,   Group Financial Controller, will take up her new role as Chief Financial Officer and join the Board as an Executive Director, effective 1 December 2020.

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About Hostelworld Group

Hostelworld Group, the global hostel-focused online booking platform, inspires passionate travellers to Meet The World, and come back with life-changing stories to tell. Our customers are not your average tourists; they crave cultural connection and unique experiences that we make possible by providing an unbeatable selection of hostels in unmissable locations - all in the palm of their hand.

It is the social nature and community feel of hostels and their environment that enable travellers to embrace journeys of discovery, adventure and meaning. We have more than 13 million reviews across more than 17,700 hostels in more than 179 countries, making our brand the leading online hub for social travel. Our website operates in 19 different languages and our mobile app in 13 languages.