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    The Word "Backpacker" Loses Popularity in Australia

    Industry News
    Magnifying Glass on Backpacker Word

    Australia wants to minimize the use of the word backpacker:

    "Tourism operators are moving to minimise the use of the term backpacker, with its cheap, young and drunken connotations, in a bid to increase visitor numbers and maintain their market.

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    Hostels in the News, Oceania

    Closure of UK Hostels Will Hurt Local Business

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    More news about the closing of youth hostels in the UK:

    "Business owners in Greenhead and Acomb say the villages will be "hit very hard" when their youth hostels close later this year.

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    Hostels in the News, Europe

    Irish Hostels Expect Increase in Business This Year

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    Irish hostels expect business to increase this year:

    "Two thirds of hoteliers across the country expect business this year to be well ahead of last year, according to the latest tourism industry barometer survey by Failte Ireland.

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    Europe, Industry Trends, Reservations

    Chinese Taipei Youth Hostel Association Joins IYHF

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    Hostel news about the Chinese Taipei Youth Hostel Association of Taiwan:

    "The International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF) has accepted the Chinese Taipei Youth Hostel Association of Taiwan as a member, a spokesman for the local association said yesterday.

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    Asia, Booking Engines (OTA's)

    Australian Hostel Chains to Merge

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    Base Backpackers and Beyond Backpackers are merging:

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    Hostels in the News, Oceania, Profitability

    Thailand's Hostel Trends

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    The Bangkok Post reports that although the overall number of visitors declined by 1.15% in 2005, hostelling is up:

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    A New Breed of Hostel in the Rockies

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    An article in the Vancouver Sun talks about a successful hostel in the Canadian Rockies:

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    Hostels in the News, North America

    Green Hostels Project

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    The Golden Gate Council has a Green Hostels Project.

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    Hostels in the News, North America, Community Outreach

    Mrs. Farrell's Home Hostel Hostel Closing

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    Hostels in the News, North America

    The Life of a Travel Writer

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    The New York Times is running a story about travel writers.

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