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New Hostel Opening in Burlington Vermont

A new hostel is opening in Burlington Vermont in June 2010. Visit their website here: http://www.theburlingtonhostel.com/

“Backpacker” Obsolete?

Justtheflight.co.uk reports about Australia’s possible abandonment of the word “backpacker”:

Waikiki Hostels and Hotels

An article from the Honolulu Star Bulletin compares the Honolulu hostels with the hotels:

Mrs. Farrell’s Home Hostel Closes in 2006

UPDATE: a new hostel in Burlington is opening June 2010. The Burlington Free Press reports that a hostel in Burlington, Vermont is closing (2006).

Big changes at YHA

A recent article in The Times covers the changes happening at YHA in the UK:

Hostel for Sale, New Hampshire, USA

Year-round motel, cottages and hostel for sale in New Hampshire, USA. Presidential Range area.

Tiger Air, Hostelworld.com team up

Hostelworld and Tiger Air team up:

Hostels claim top green award

Two youth hostels in the UK have been the first organizations in that country to receive the top EU environmental award:

U.S. hostels struggle to live up to European counterparts

A recent AP story talks about how U.S. hostels often struggle to live up to European counterparts.

NEW: Free Blogs

The software upgrade added some new features. One of the features is that it now has multi-user blogging. Are any hostels interested in starting a.

Starting a Hostel in South Ame…

Hi backpack, I am definetly interested in partnership and that's definitely why I enrolled this site and became a member of it. Unfortunately I...

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