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Hostelling International USA (HI USA), also known as American Youth Hostels, Inc. (AYH), is a nonprofit organization that operates youth hostels and runs programs around those hostels. It is the official United States affiliate of Hostelling International (HI), also known as the International Youth Hostel Federation.
Monroe also founded Youth Argosy, an organization intended to "provide travel opportunities for worthy young people of slender means" [1] and resigned his directorship of American Youth Hostels in 1949. After a promising start, Youth Argosy went bankrupt in 1951, largely due to a new Civil Aeronautics Board regulation aimed at small charter groups.
There are many youth hostels in England and Wales. This article is intended to list all youth hostels operated by the Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) (YHA), either presently or formerly, and also independent hostels. The list is split into sections: hostels currently operated by YHA, independent hostels, and others, where others ...
When Hostelling International was founded, representatives agreed on the introduction of an international membership card and established minimum standards for hostels. Memberships are still required today and can be purchased either online, at a hostel, or at a National Youth Hostel Association office or membership-selling outlet. [9]
Hostel dormitory room in Taiwan. A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory sleeping 4–20 people, [1] with shared use of a lounge and usually a kitchen. [2] Rooms can be mixed or single-sex and have private or shared bathrooms. Private rooms may also be ...
On 22 October 2002 the States adopted a Law granting an Act of Incorporation to the Association called "The Haut de la Garenne Trust". [10] The States spent £2.25m in 2003 to convert the building into a youth hostel, [11] part of the Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) (YHA). The youth hostel opened for business on 19 March 2004. [12]
Canada was slightly ahead of the United States, and the Canadian Youth Hostels Association was founded in 1933 [1] (the American Youth Hostels Inc was not formed until 1934 [2]). The Ottawa hostel is located in a former jail. Canada's (and North America's) first hostel was opened in 1933 at Bragg Creek near Calgary, Alberta, by Mary Belle ...
Youth Hostels Association may refer to: YHA Australia; Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) Scottish Youth Hostels Association; Youth Hostels Association of India; Youth Hostel Association of New Zealand; Hostelling International, an international federation of national youth hostel associations