American Youth Hostels

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American Youth Hostels, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization founded in 1934, whose formal name is Hostelling International USA (abbreviated "HI-USA"). It is the American member of Hostelling International. It is incorporated in Albany, New York.

Youth hostels offer inexpensive temporary accommodations around the world for travelers. Generally, the rooms are dormitory style.

Offices

American Youth Hostels, Inc. is incorporated in Albany, New York under New York's not-for-profit law. Its executive offices are in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The flagship residence of the American Youth Hostels in the United States is in New York City, located in a landmark building designed by noted architect Richard Morris Hunt. This popular hostel occupies the entire east blockfront of Amsterdam Avenue between 103d and 104th Streets in Manhattan.

Mission

The official mission of HI-USA is "to help all, especially the young, understand the world and its people through hostelling."

According to the HI-USA web site:

Annual National Council Meeting

The American Youth Hostels, Inc. holds its annual convention, the National Council Meeting (NCM) in November of each year. In 2007, the NCM was held in Washington, D.C., and the keynote speaker was Brook Silva-Braga, the documentary film-maker.

References

External links

Official Site