With your 12-month Hostelling International membership card you will pay the discounted rate at more than 4,000 HI hostels in 60 countries. Join 3 million members who look for the HI blue triangle logo to get top-quality budget accommodations at a great price. Plus, as an HI member you’ll receive many member-exclusive discounts and special offers.

Click below to find out more about HI-USA membership:
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Benefits
A membership card with global privileges

 

Your HI-USA membership kit includes a membership guide, membership card, U.S. hostelling map, eKit communication card, travel insurance information and discounts. You must be a U.S. citizen or resident to purchase an HI-USA membership and receive the benefits mentioned on this Web site. Visit Hostelling International to find the closest office in your home country.

HI-USA membership benefits include:

Member loyalty program: Automatic enrollment in FreeNites and More, a loyalty program that awards members for their patronage (or self register online). Earn 10 FreeNites points for every night you stay at a participating hostel and redeem the points on overnights, items and services at participating hostels.

Worldwide discounts: Thousands of national discounts and international discounts on transportation, car rentals, restaurants, museum admissions, festivals, ski lifts, environmental classes, city tours and more.

Travel insurance: Basic free insurance while traveling anywhere in the United States or abroad with no limit to the number of days or frequency of trips you take from ISIS Insurance.
(only valid for Adult, Senior and Life HI-USA membership categories)

Commission-free currency exchange: Cost savings, convenience and easy access to exchange information and services worldwide from Travelex.

Global phonecard: Up to 70 percent off on international phone calls, plus free e-mail access, v-mail and travel information from eKit.

Greyhound discounts: Seasonal discounts and 10 percent off city sightseeing tours from Grey Line. (a division of Greyhound)

Handbook of HI-USA hostels: Free handbook with extensive details on HI-USA hostels from the national HI-USA office.
(upon e-mail request)

Local programs and events: Fun programs and social activities at HI-USA, Golden Gate Council hostels and HI hostels worldwide.

Travel e-newsletters: Monthly travel tips, hostel news, specials and much more from the Golden Gate Council's e-newsletter , and Travel Bytes , a quarterly e-newsletter from the national HI-USA office (both are delivered to your inbox upon request).

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Membership Levels
A bargain, regardless of your 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 a traveler who believes in HI’s mission, the value-added Lifetime membership can’t be beat.

HI-USA’s five membership categories are:

• Youth (under 18): FREE
• Adult (18-54): $28 annually
• Senior (55 and over): $18 annually
• Lifetime (one-time, any age): $250
• Group (see note below): FREE HI-USA Group Membership

Groups are defined by HI-USA as 10 or more people from a school or nonprofit organization who are traveling together.

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Apply
Purchase your membership today!

Online or in person, our membership application process is fast, easy and secure. But you must be a U.S. citizen or resident to purchase an HI-USA membership. Visit Hostelling International to find the closest office in your home country.

HI-USA’s three easy ways to join:

Online:
Complete your member application from your home computer with VeriSign Secure Site technology from HI-USA.

In person:
Stop by Golden Gate Council or any hostel during business hours and complete an application form.

• Golden Gate Council is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. We are located at 425 Divisadero St. (at Oak St. between Upper and Lower Haight) in Ste. 307. We recommend calling our office in advance to verify we are open: 415/863-1444.
  
• Refer to Our Hostels for address and hours of our hostels.

Visit a membership-selling agency:
San Francisco has one agency at STA Travel, 36 Geary St. (between Kearney St. and Grant Ave.) or visit HI-USA for a complete list of locations throughout the United States.

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