The Insider's Guide to Budget Travel

Oktoberfest is almost upon us once again, and with so much to see and do at this year’s festival we thought we’d give you a helping hand with your biggest decision of all, ‘which beers to drink?!’ We’ve put together a helpful guide (particularly after you’ve had a few) to give you the lowdown on the best beers you will find in the tents of Munich’s six biggest breweries…

HostelBookers are giving away tickets to Get Loaded in the Park 2009… All you have to do? Watch the video below and guess which five songs we’ve remixed from the 2008 line-up… Email your five answers to competitions@hostelbookers.com before 15 July 2009 for a chance to win!
Update: No correct answers as yet – so we’ve decided to give away the prizes to entrants with who can guess the most correct songs. Helpful hints inside… read on!

Street festivals, music, parades, costumes… when the gay community parties, they certainly do it in style… If you’re wondering where to go on holiday this summer, forget beach resorts or city clubbing; celebrate your LGBT culture at one of these top gay pride events around the world in June and July!
Although gay travel events take [...]