UPDATE: WRI Sold to Hellman & Friedman. More here.
A local community is trying to save a hostel in Scotland from being closed:
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Hostels in New Zealand disagree about the use of the word "best hostels".
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against a backpackers group that said its establishments were "New Zealand's best hostels".
WRI recently had some changes including a Feargal Mooney becoming chief executive. An Irish newspaper covered the speculation of a stock market floatation:
WRI has a new CEO: Feargal Mooney, 14 Feb 2008:
The 7th European Hostel Meeting is coming soon in Barcelona:
HI-USA has a campaign to have the US Postal Service issue a postage stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of hostelling in 2009.
Youth hostels in the UK face opposition on plans to serve alcohol:
The Guardian reports:
Youth hostels are facing a new obstacle on their long hike from their walking-boots and knapsack stereotype to a more 24-hour party people appeal.
This article describes a way that you can increase bookings to your hostel by increasing the search engine rankings of the pages about your hostel on hostel booking engines' Web sites.