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8 YHA Youth Hostels Face Closure in the UK

Eight YHA youth hostels face closure in the UK: …including the Helvellyn hostel at Greenside, Glenridding, the one at Hawkshead in the Lake District, Osmotherley in the North York Moors, and hostels in Newcastle upon Tyne, Salisbury, Arundel and Totland Bay on the Isle of Wight. Black Sail in Ennerdale will be refurbished Black Sail [...]

Czech Hostels Join IYHF

As reported in the Czech Business Weekly, the Czech Republic Youth Hostel Association (CzYHA) is now a member of the International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF):

Big changes at YHA

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

German youth hostels not just for the young anymore

A recent article at Deutsche Welle talks about the origins of youth hostels almost 100 years ago.

Esperanto for Backpackers

I'm still working helping to start an *Esperanto for Backpackers* project that will help connect hostels and Esperanto. There are many Esperanto...

An Important Message from Host…

Thanks, everyone, for all the replies. Sorry for the delay in replying -- I've had intermittent Internet access and have been trying to reply to...

Im coming to South-America - …

Brad and Sven, Were you guys able to connect? Still looking at business prospects? I'm curious how far along you are in your project. Cheers,...

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