YHA vs. VIP Discounts

Do either membershipss either discounts on train passes and airfares?

What kind of dicounts can you get with YHA in Canada and the US?

I heard that the YHA non-hostel discounts are for places so out of the
way, they're not worth using. Comments?

in article , Steve at
wrote on 11/30/04 8:15 PM:

Do either membershipss either discounts on train passes and airfares?

What kind of dicounts can you get with YHA in Canada and the US?

I heard that the YHA non-hostel discounts are for places so out of the
way, they're not worth using. Comments?

YHA in Canada is worth it for the booking, not for much else - 5-10% if you
think about it and ask for it and do your homework in advance. In a word,
use it for the basic feature (room), not for the discounts.

in article , Steve at
wrote on 11/30/04 8:15 PM:

Do either membershipss either discounts on train passes and airfares?

What kind of dicounts can you get with YHA in Canada and the US?

I heard that the YHA non-hostel discounts are for places so out of the
way, they're not worth using. Comments?

YHA in Canada is worth it for the booking, not for much else - 5-10% if you
think about it and ask for it and do your homework in advance. In a word,
use it for the basic feature (room), not for the discounts.

Steve wrote:
Do either membershipss either discounts on train passes and airfares?

What kind of dicounts can you get with YHA in Canada and the US?

I heard that the YHA non-hostel discounts are for places so out of the
way, they're not worth using. Comments?

For available discounts you have to look no further than the local YHA
sites.
In Canada the site is - www.hihostels.ca
In USA the site is - www.hiusa.org
In NZ the site is - www.stayyha.com
and Australia the site is - www.yha.com.au

(if you are interested in any other countries you can look at the the
Hostelling International site which has links to all national affiliates
- www.hihostels.com)

On each of the sites you will find a link to the discounts page where
they list national and local discounts available to members, there are
so many it is impossible to list them all here. But they are not
necessarily in out of the way locations as an example in Canada
selecting BC then looking at Vancouber there are discounts for the CN
IMAX at Canada Place, the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Lookout as
examples all of which are definitely not out of the way places. (if you
check these out you will see the discounts are IMAX -$2.50 off, Capilano
- student rate ($5.45 less than adult rate), Lookout 50% 0ff ($5.00
discount) even doing just these 3 activities in Vancouver will give you
a CDN$13 total discount which is already a good way towards rhe joining
fee.
Looking at Sydney you get discounts at 82 places including Oceanworld,
the aquarium, the powerhouse museum, IMAX, Sydney Observatory, Sydney
Tower, so it shouldn't take long for you to be able to save more than
the joining fee.

I hope this is of help
Ian

Steve wrote:
Do either membershipss either discounts on train passes and airfares?

What kind of dicounts can you get with YHA in Canada and the US?

I heard that the YHA non-hostel discounts are for places so out of the
way, they're not worth using. Comments?

For available discounts you have to look no further than the local YHA
sites.
In Canada the site is - www.hihostels.ca
In USA the site is - www.hiusa.org
In NZ the site is - www.stayyha.com
and Australia the site is - www.yha.com.au

(if you are interested in any other countries you can look at the the
Hostelling International site which has links to all national affiliates
- www.hihostels.com)

On each of the sites you will find a link to the discounts page where
they list national and local discounts available to members, there are
so many it is impossible to list them all here. But they are not
necessarily in out of the way locations as an example in Canada
selecting BC then looking at Vancouber there are discounts for the CN
IMAX at Canada Place, the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Lookout as
examples all of which are definitely not out of the way places. (if you
check these out you will see the discounts are IMAX -$2.50 off, Capilano
- student rate ($5.45 less than adult rate), Lookout 50% 0ff ($5.00
discount) even doing just these 3 activities in Vancouver will give you
a CDN$13 total discount which is already a good way towards rhe joining
fee.
Looking at Sydney you get discounts at 82 places including Oceanworld,
the aquarium, the powerhouse museum, IMAX, Sydney Observatory, Sydney
Tower, so it shouldn't take long for you to be able to save more than
the joining fee.

I hope this is of help
Ian

Ian Hutchby wrote:
Steve wrote:
Do either membershipss either discounts on train passes and
airfares?

What kind of dicounts can you get with YHA in Canada and the US?

I heard that the YHA non-hostel discounts are for places so out of
the
way, they're not worth using. Comments?

For available discounts you have to look no further than the local
YHA
sites.
In Canada the site is - www.hihostels.ca
In USA the site is - www.hiusa.org
In NZ the site is - www.stayyha.com
and Australia the site is - www.yha.com.au

(if you are interested in any other countries you can look at the the

Hostelling International site which has links to all national
affiliates
- www.hihostels.com)

On each of the sites you will find a link to the discounts page where

they list national and local discounts available to members, there
are
so many it is impossible to list them all here. But they are not
necessarily in out of the way locations as an example in Canada
selecting BC then looking at Vancouber there are discounts for the CN

IMAX at Canada Place, the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Lookout as
examples all of which are definitely not out of the way places. (if
you
check these out you will see the discounts are IMAX -$2.50 off,
Capilano
- student rate ($5.45 less than adult rate), Lookout 50% 0ff ($5.00

discount) even doing just these 3 activities in Vancouver will give
you
a CDN$13 total discount which is already a good way towards rhe
joining
fee.
Looking at Sydney you get discounts at 82 places including
Oceanworld,
the aquarium, the powerhouse museum, IMAX, Sydney Observatory, Sydney

Tower, so it shouldn't take long for you to be able to save more than

the joining fee.

I hope this is of help
Ian


Thanks, I'm sold.

Now if only the backwards Immigration Department would stop holding up
my visa application just because I'm disabled, I might start to get
excited about my trip.

Can people 70 yrs and older participate in these programs or are they only
for the younger set?

"Ian Hutchby" wrote in message
...
Steve wrote:
Do either membershipss either discounts on train passes and airfares?

What kind of dicounts can you get with YHA in Canada and the US?

I heard that the YHA non-hostel discounts are for places so out of the
way, they're not worth using. Comments?

For available discounts you have to look no further than the local YHA
sites.
In Canada the site is - www.hihostels.ca
In USA the site is - www.hiusa.org
In NZ the site is - www.stayyha.com
and Australia the site is - www.yha.com.au

(if you are interested in any other countries you can look at the the
Hostelling International site which has links to all national affiliates
- www.hihostels.com)

On each of the sites you will find a link to the discounts page where
they list national and local discounts available to members, there are
so many it is impossible to list them all here. But they are not
necessarily in out of the way locations as an example in Canada
selecting BC then looking at Vancouber there are discounts for the CN
IMAX at Canada Place, the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Lookout as
examples all of which are definitely not out of the way places. (if you
check these out you will see the discounts are IMAX -$2.50 off, Capilano
- student rate ($5.45 less than adult rate), Lookout 50% 0ff ($5.00
discount) even doing just these 3 activities in Vancouver will give you
a CDN$13 total discount which is already a good way towards rhe joining
fee.
Looking at Sydney you get discounts at 82 places including Oceanworld,
the aquarium, the powerhouse museum, IMAX, Sydney Observatory, Sydney
Tower, so it shouldn't take long for you to be able to save more than
the joining fee.

I hope this is of help
Ian

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 16:50:47 -0500, "jsmith"
wrote:

Can people 70 yrs and older participate in these programs or are they only
for the younger set?

I belive the upper age limit for YHA is somewhere around the 150 mark.

Dave

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"jsmith" wrote in message
news:1102628597.0badef73899f1f6fb87e62753a7f4d40@s onicnews...
Can people 70 yrs and older participate in these programs or are they only
for the younger set?

You just have to be alive. No age limit.


Daniel
--
Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
Email: dbowen at custard dot net dot au
http://www.danielbowen.com/

"jsmith" wrote in message
news:1102628597.0badef73899f1f6fb87e62753a7f4d40@s onicnews...
Can people 70 yrs and older participate in these programs or are they only
for the younger set?

You just have to be alive. No age limit.


Daniel
--
Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
Email: dbowen at custard dot net dot au
http://www.danielbowen.com/