For 50 years, the Youth Hostels Association has run a hostel at Barrow House in the Lake District, built in 1787 by a local eccentric, who diverted a waterfall behind the house with gunpowder so that ...

The Youth Hostels Association celebrates its 90th anniversary in the most difficult of years, but this unique social enterprise recently reopened 30 hostels The Guardian’s journalism is independent.

After a solid 89-year run as one of the most reliable hostel brands in the country, YHA New Zealand recently announced plans to permanently close 11 of its properties as of December 15, 2021, due to ...

With the Youth Hostels Association putting a third of its properties up for sale, the future of coming-of-age travel is in question Chris Moss is a writer, editor and hotel expert on the UK, Spain and ...

The Youth Hostels Association (YHA) is to sell 10 hostels because of a drop in visitors during the foot-and-mouth outbreak. Hostel trustees made the announcement on Wednesday, after a meeting at the ...

If you've never been to a Youth Hostel, you should. Across the cites, towns, rolling hills, moorland, dense woodland and craggy coastlines of England and Wales there is a network of 150 Youth Hostel ...

YHA Hostelling International provides cheap accommodation where guests can rent a bed, sometimes a bunk bed, in a dormitory. It enables young people of different nationalities, culture and social ...

A holiday in a hostel may sound like a contradiction in terms — once you reach a certain age. The look that my husband gave me on hearing we would be spending time in three this year was priceless.

Hostels are a lifesaver for travellers on a budget. While they may not be everyone's idea of a dream trip away, the reduced price can extend a trip into months rather than weeks and they're great for ...

New Zealand: YHA New Zealand has seen a significant increase in New Zealand guests across its network over the past four months as more and more come to understand and appreciate the benefits of ...