Originally the idea for youth hostels was conceived by a German elementary school teacher who created a "wandering school" in which he would take students on trips in nature around Europe in the ...

As Jill McElroy, StudentUniverse's travel expert, reveals. Here she shares her top five quirkiest European hostels, from a converted Boeing 747 to a former military prison that's so cheap to stay ...

Hostel chain A&O Hostels has appointed Julien Mattei as its new chief investment officer to drive its expansion across Europe ...

Julien Mattei, 36, has been appointed as the new Chief Investment Officer of Europe's largest hostel chain, a&o Hostels.