Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Web Reservations International


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. WP:SOFTDELETE The Bushranger One ping only 13:26, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Web Reservations International

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The only evidence its the world's largest --or for anything else -- comes from their own press releases.  DGG ( talk ) 02:42, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
 * They are the world's largest company in that space. Go call any hostel on the telephone and ask them what the world's largest hostel booking company is. Whether the answer is Hostelworld, Hostelbookers, or Hostels.com they are talking about Web Reservations International. Let99 (talk) 03:52, 9 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment. I found an article at SiliconRepublic.com which gushes about the founder and WRI.  The Irish Times and Irish Independent reported on some buyout.  And this article talks about Nolan and WRI a bit more.  And then there's this article, which looks even more like a press release than the others.  I dunno.  Maybe it's notable? NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:17, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
 * It's definitely notable. It's also mentioned here for the purchase of a dot-com legend. Look at the sale price of the company in 2009: $458m USD. It's the single most important company in the entire Hostel industry. If you aren't in that industry then go ask anyone who is. There should also be separate pages for their main websites, since there are notable stories behind those too. Let99 (talk) 04:24, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Don't edit my comments. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 05:00, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I didn't edit the comment -- just the indentation, since it didn't use standard Wikipedia indentation. When people do that and the conversation goes on, it can get confusing. Let99 (talk) 07:30, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 08:44, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

 This page shouldn't be up for question. It's the world's largest hostel booking company and obviously deserves its own Wikipedia page. It and its acquisitions are worth over 1/2 billion USD so I think it's a notable company. Let99 (talk) 01:22, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete, I had some hope with the sources provided by User:NinjaRobotPirate, but on reflection they seem to be largely routine in nature, despite appearing in reputable publications. It doesn't matter if they're the biggest reservations company in the universe, as far as we're concerned, if it's not confirmed in an independent and reliable source we can't use it.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 10:37, 28 February 2014 (UTC).
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