HI-USA

About HI-USA, Oregon Council

Hostellling International USA is  one of 60 member countries of the International Youth Hostel Federation,  which has 27 regional council affiliates operating  over 50 hostels that meet or surpass the HI quality standards. The Oregon Council is among the HI-USA affiliates with nearly 20,000 overnights annually at its hostels in Portland, OR.   We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership with a mission “to help all, especially the young, gain a greater understanding of the world and its people through hostelling.” Our vision is for guests to become caring global citizens who are catalysts for intercultural exchange and understanding stewards of the earth.  Hostels that display the trademarked HI blue triangle logo must meet international quality standards for cleanliness, service, and safety.

We work to achieve this through the following activities:

• Promote global awareness through a network of welcoming, comfortable, and affordable hostels that encourage exploration and nurture cross-cultural communication, and through programs that interpret culture principally through interaction among hostellers and community members.
• Encourage educational travel through information, activities, and services that facilitate safe, affordable, and culturally sensitive hostel travel for people of all ages.
• Protect the environment through activities that promote meaningful, low-impact travel using hostels and that focus on the conservation and interpretation of the built and natural environment.
• Broaden community participation through involvement of all members of the community in hostel travel, programs, and volunteer participation.

Hostels in Oregon and Idaho:

 

Stay at HI-Portland Hawthorne Reserve Now | Get Rates In the the bohemian Hawthorne district.

Stay at HI-Portland Northwest Reserve Now | Get Rates In the heart of trendy Northwest Portland.

Oregon Council Staff:

Tricia Melnik - Executive Director, 503-239-0030 x101, council@oregonhostels.org
Happy Apostal - Education Program Coordinator, 503-239-0030 x201, programming@oregonhostels.org

Board of Directors
Henry Welch – President
Bill Soltman – Vice President
Ric Catron – Second Vice President/Secretary
Jeremy Black – Treasurer
Jana Lee, Lisa Miller and Karin Waller – Board Members

Contact us at for information on membership, our hostels or anything other questions:

503-239-0030.

HI Oregon Council Annual Report
Our annual report is officially out. Click here [FY 2011 Annual Report] to see our success in FY 2011.

Latest Oregon Council Newsletter:

Spring 2011 http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/782773/28160fba7f/ARCHIVE