Hostels in Waikiki are covered in the mainstream news:
Three hostels sit nearly side by side along Lemon Road, a small street in Waikiki.
KnoxNews.com recently covered another hostel success story about Al Wishart Jr., who rennovated an abandoned house to start a hostel:
An interesting hostel success story:
"We always dreamed about having a place in the mountains and sharing it in some form or fashion. We got to talking and thought, 'Why not build a bunk house and wilderness hostel?' That's how it all began," says Arleen Decker.
A hostel success story:
Business is booming at Northwest Portland International Hostel.
A recent article on HotelMarketing.com presents information on a recent study by PhoCusWright Inc:
Sweden had a record tourism summer in 2006:
According to Nutek, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, overnight visits for the summer added 3.9 billion kronor to the Swedish economy, which represents a ten percent increase on the previous year.
An article on About.com mentions the increasing use of high-tech gear among backpackers:
A hostel in the UK is saved from closure:
Earby Youth Hostel has been saved from closure after Pendle Council launched a rescue package for the building.
The Scottish Youth Hostels' Association has opened up their new Edinburgh hostel:
Italy is planning a €5 per day tourist tax, with a possible exemption for youth hostels:
Italian towns will be allowed to tax tourists up to five euros ($6.30; £3.40) per day in the 2007 budget put forward by Prime Minister Romano Prodi.