American Youth Hostels
Encyclopedia
American Youth Hostels, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization founded in 1934 by Monroe W. Smith, whose formal name is Hostelling International USA (abbreviated "HI-USA"). It is the American member of Hostelling International
. It is incorporated in New York
.
Youth hostel
s offer inexpensive temporary accommodations around the world for travelers. Generally, the rooms are dormitory
style.
In the 1960s and 1970s American Youth Hostels ran extensive summer programs for teens typically consisting of small groups bicycling in North America and Europe, and hiking and camping in American forests and mountain ranges.
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.
The second largest hostel operated by American Youth Hostels is in Chicago, Illinois.
According to the HI-USA web site:
, and the keynote speaker was Brook Silva-Braga
, the documentary
film-maker.
Hostelling International
Hostelling International, formerly known as International Youth Hostel Federation , is the federation of more than 90 national youth hostel associations in more than 80 countries who have over 4,500 affiliated hostels around the world....
. It is incorporated in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Youth hostel
Hostel
Hostels provide budget oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms may also be available...
s offer inexpensive temporary accommodations around the world for travelers. Generally, the rooms are dormitory
Dormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
style.
In the 1960s and 1970s American Youth Hostels ran extensive summer programs for teens typically consisting of small groups bicycling in North America and Europe, and hiking and camping in American forests and mountain ranges.
Offices
American Youth Hostels, Inc. is incorporated in Albany, New YorkAlbany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
under New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
's not-for-profit law. Its executive offices are in Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
.
The flagship residence of the American Youth Hostels in the United States is in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, located in a landmark building designed by noted architect Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt was an American architect of the nineteenth century and a preeminent figure in the history of American architecture...
. This popular hostel occupies the entire east blockfront of Amsterdam Avenue between 103d and 104th Streets in Manhattan.
The second largest hostel operated by American Youth Hostels is in Chicago, Illinois.
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.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and the keynote speaker was Brook Silva-Braga
Brook Silva-Braga
Brook Silva-Braga is an American documentary film producer. He shared a Primetime Emmy Award for his production of Inside the NFL. He is best known from his documentary, A Map for Saturday, in which he produced, directed, and starred...
, the documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
film-maker.
See also
- HostelHostelHostels provide budget oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms may also be available...
- Backpacking (travel)Backpacking (travel)Backpacking is a term that has historically been used to denote a form of low-cost, independent international travel. Terms such as independent travel and/or budget travel are often used...
- Brook Silva-BragaBrook Silva-BragaBrook Silva-Braga is an American documentary film producer. He shared a Primetime Emmy Award for his production of Inside the NFL. He is best known from his documentary, A Map for Saturday, in which he produced, directed, and starred...
- Hostelling InternationalHostelling InternationalHostelling International, formerly known as International Youth Hostel Federation , is the federation of more than 90 national youth hostel associations in more than 80 countries who have over 4,500 affiliated hostels around the world....