Membership
SAVE MONEY EVERY TIME YOU TRAVEL
Member Benefits :: Membership Levels :: How to Join
With your 12-month Hostelling International membership
card, you'll get discounted accommodations at more than 4,000 HI hostels in 60
countries. Plus, as an HI member
you’ll receive exclusive benefits and discount offers around the globe.
Join 3 million members who look for the HI blue triangle logo to get top-quality budget accommodations at a great price.
MEMBER BENEFITS
A membership card with global privileges
Hostelling International USA members enjoy:
- Access to more than 4,000 hostels in 75 countries worldwide.
- Access to 70 hostel locations in the United States.
- Savings up to 70% on international phone calls, plus free e-mail access and voicemail through eKit.
- Complimentary basic international travel insurance and discounts on optional upgrades.
- Worldwide access to commission-free currency exchange.
- Discounts on Greyhound Travel.
- Discounts on Trek America.
- Hundreds of discounts, both in the U.S. and internationally, on transportation, car rentals, restaurants, museums, retail stores, city tours, and more.
- A free handbook of all U.S. hostels (on request).
MEMBERSHIP LEVELS
The right price for travelers of any age
For about the same annual price as a travel magazine, an HI-USA membership card is your key to discounted accommodations in top destinations around the world. The additional member-exclusive discounts and special offers are enough to pay for the card many times over. If you're a traveler at heart, or one who believes in HI's mission, the value-added Lifetime membership can’t be beat.
HI-USA's membership categories are:
Youth (under 18): FREE
Adult (18-54): $28 annually
Senior (55 and over): $18 annually
Lifetime: $250 one-time
Group: FREE (Group membership is available free of charge to groups of 10 or more people from a school or nonprofit organization who are traveling together.)
Please note: HI-USA membership is available only to U.S. citizens or residents. Other travelers should purchase membership through the Hostelling International organization in their home country.
HOW TO JOIN
Become a member today
Online
Join now
By Phone
During business hours, call the Golden Gate Council in
San Francisco at (415) 863-1444 or the national HI-USA office in Maryland at
(301) 495-1240.
In Person
- At any HI hostel
- At the Golden Gate Council central office:
425 Divisadero Street, Suite 307
San Francisco, CA 94117
We are normally open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but we recommend calling in advance to verify hours: (415) 863-1444.
- At any of our authorized membership selling agents.
By Fax or Mail
Download an application form (PDF) to fax or mail in.