Out with wild parties, in with soft lighting and wellness centres. Welcome to the new age of backpacking ...

Last week the State Government announced it would review the inspection and enforcement regime for backpacker hostels, after it was found 356 were issued with warnings for overcrowding and 139 had ...

Backpacker hostel chain The Hosteller is standardising operations and facilities across its properties to become “a no-stress ...

Cost-conscious young travellers, who have no qualms about sharing rooms with strangers while on vacation are boosting revenues of backpacker hotels, especially in Mombasa, Diani and Malindi. The ...

In five years, backpacker hostels will be the first choice for India’s young travellers, says The Hosteller's founder in an ...

Buying a backpacker hostel during a pandemic is not an obvious investment choice, but a Victorian couple are hoping they can make it work. With international borders still shut, backpacker hostel ...

In these temporary communities, each new encounter with someone great and surprising feels like an incredible fluke Some years back, at the Naughty Squirrel backpackers hostel in Riga (twice winner of ...

Travel etiquettes are the set of guidelines and customs that one must follow while traveling. With technology and digitisation blurring boundaries and connecting the world like never before, it might ...