Spot the difference:
They have basically taken the internationally recognised symbol for lodging and made a bunk bed out of it. We've taken the internationally recognised symbol for lodging and, erm, added the words "KeepMeBooked" to it.
Our logo is a registered trademark, but they have scarier lawyers than we do, so we caved in and chopped off our man's right arm. Our logo now looks like this:
This has been rumbling away since April, when HostelWorld sent us an aggressive (verging on rude) cease-and-desist-or-we'll-eat-you-for-breakfast letter. I'm sure if they'd just sent a polite email, we could have resolved it much quicker. But, hey, life's too short to teach lawyers to be good-natured and amiable.
