Nov 9th, 2009
Golden Backpack Award winners revealed
The winners of the 2009 Golden Backpack Awards were unveiled at a gala dinner in Sydney last night. A record 450 guests saw AFL legend and red meat campaigner Sam Kekovich and the event’s sponsors present 36 awards to the best of Australia and New Zealand’s backpacking industry, as voted by independent travellers visiting both [...]
Oct 7th, 2009
Is Flashpacking Killing The Art Of Backpacking?
Flashpackers are often simply affluent backpackers with larger disposable income. They choose to travel in more comfort than the average backpacker, often avoiding public transport and opting for hotels over hostels. Flashpackers are commonly quite tech-savvy and pack a variety of technological items including, mp3 players, mobile phones, laptops and digital cameras. Backpacking doesn’t always [...]
Aug 10th, 2009
Nomads Opens New Hostel in Queenstown
The brand new property, which officially opened on 4th August 2009 consists of 78 rooms in a variety of dorms, family and king ensuite configuration. Located in beautiful Queenstown in New Zealands South Island, ‘Nomads Queenstown Backpackers’ is located on Church Street in Queenstown city centre within easy walking distance of all of Queenstowns shops [...]
Aug 3rd, 2009
Private rooms and fewer rules are transforming the hostel experience
They used to be called “youth hostels,” catering to the 25-and-younger backpacker crowd. But hostels aren’t just for youth — or backpackers — anymore. They used to be called “youth hostels,” catering to the 25-and-younger backpacker crowd. But hostels aren’t just for youth — or backpackers — anymore. The big trend in hostels is toward [...]
Aug 3rd, 2009
Youth hostels are growing up
Youth hostelling, it seems, is not all about youth anymore. It’s growing in popularity for all ages. The Swiss Youth Hostels Association says backpackers spent more than 986,000 nights in the country’s 59 hostels last year and turnover rose to more than CHF 40 million. But in the face of growing competition from other budget [...]
Jul 9th, 2009
Suffragette building turned into youth hostel
A VICTORIAN building which had a role in the suffragette movement has been transformed into a youth hostel. Louise O’Reilly, together with her mother Christine and father Martin, have opened Manorville Youth Hostel in the heart of Westward Ho!
May 25th, 2009
Booming youth hostels defy the global downturn
WITH the world financial crisis in full swing, budget accommodation is looking a whole lot more attractive. Certainly, Australia’s youth hostel network is booming with the $16 million Brisbane City YHA due for completion next month.
May 18th, 2009
100 years of hostelling celebrated in 2009
The international hostelling movement was born exactly 100 years ago this year. The anniversary is being celebrated in various ways all over the world by Hostelling International, the only global network of hostel associations.
May 11th, 2009
Confidence in budget tourism -YHA Australia invests $50M.
Australia’s network of youth hostels is growing. YHA is on track to open three new properties, one in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane during 2009, an investment of over $50 million, as the demand for high quality budget accommodation from both domestic and international travellers remains strong.
Apr 20th, 2009
In Europe, Hostels Grow Up
ALMOST three decades after the fact, I can still recall with frightening clarity my first time at a youth hostel. What was billed in my “Let’s Go Europe” book as a “historic” Irish hostel in a “castle,” turned out to be a crumbling tower with no heat, stone floors and mildewed mattresses. I vowed never [...]
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