Hostels and budget accommodation operate on razor-thin margins where OTA fees are existential. Grevon creates a direct booking channel that works at scale - and doesn't cost you more when volume grows.
Average OTA commission per hostel bed booking - your entire margin
Primary AI travel research demographic - your core guest
Monthly Grevon fee regardless of booking volume
Hostels live and die on volume. The OTA model compounds your pain: more bookings means more commission, erasing the benefit of occupancy improvements. Grevon's flat-fee model means every additional direct booking is pure margin gain - and AI-native travellers are your exact demographic.
Hostel guests book on impulse — often late at night. Echo handles every inbound call and enquiry around the clock, confirming dorm beds, private rooms, and add-ons without your staff lifting a finger.
Pulse completes reservations end-to-end — dorms, mixed configurations, private rooms — directly into your system. No OTA commission eating into your already-tight margins on every bed.
Pulse recommends local bars, tours, and experiences your guests will love — the kind of insider knowledge that makes a hostel stay memorable and turns one-night stoppers into longer stays.
We had 3,000 beds across four locations running almost entirely through Hostelworld. Grevon has been the most impactful tech investment we've made in a decade.
Our guests are digital natives who use AI to plan everything. Grevon made sure when they ask ChatGPT for budget accommodation, we show up with a direct booking path.
Volume is our business. Every direct booking via Grevon saves us £4-8 in OTA fees. Across 80,000 annual bookings, that math gets very interesting very quickly.
Echo and Pulse work together so every call gets answered and every enquiry becomes a direct booking - no extra staff required.
Answers every inbound call 24/7 in your brand's tone - handling availability, reservations, and guest questions around the clock.
Learn about Echo →Converts enquiries directly into your PMS - managing reservations end-to-end with zero OTA commission and no manual effort.
Learn about Pulse →