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:
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Oregon Council Staff:
Tricia Melnik - Executive Director, 503-239-0030 x101, council@oregonhostels.org
Questions about our educational Programs- 503-239-0030 x201, programming@oregonhostels.org
Board of Directors
Henry Welch- President
Bill Soltman – Vice President
Ric Catron – Second Vice President
Jeremy Black- Treasurer
Jana Lee – Secretary
Lisa Siems and Axel Mainzer Koenig – Board Members
Contact us at for information on membership, our hostels or any 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.
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