Youth Hostels

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
YHA
Pronunciation
/juθ ˈhɑstəlz/
Category
Community
Related Field
Youth

Examples in Context

  1. The Hong Kong Youth Hostels(YHA) Association ( HKYHA ), founded in 1973, is non-profit-making, non-political and non-religious.
  2. When we went on our cycling tour, we stayed mainly in youth hostels.
  3. Backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends, even closer than siblings.
  4. Youth hostels, unlike hotels, are not run for the purpose of making money.
  5. When my grandmother was widowed in her 70s, she went back to college, traveled across Europe in youth hostels, and learned Japanese painting, among many other activities.

Other meanings of YHA