11 years
Interesting article... I think the last time I did chores at a hostel or got locked out during the day was over 10 years ago. :)
I don't know about that $34 billion per year industry figure that is quoted. If they are getting their statistics from Hostelworld and Hostelbookers, it probably includes a lot of hotel bookings. Or maybe they are confusing "hostels" with "youth travel". There is a lot of overlap, but they are not exactly the same.
I just saw this related article -- maybe based on the info in the NY Times:
http://2paragraphs.com/2013/02/how-a-school-trip-to-the-country-turned-i...
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