Becoming a member of HI-Canada makes you a member of the largest worldwide association of travellers, people just like yourself: curious, adventurous, open-minded, and doing it all on a backpacker's budget. Check out some of the other great benefits of an HI membership:
Member Discounts
First and foremost, you'll get cheap hostel rates at more than 4,200 hostels worldwide. At hostels in Canada, you're generally looking at savings of around $4.00 per night. That's sometimes as much as a 20% discount. In England, you're looking at saving over $6.00 per night!
Secondly, HI organizations around the world have set up great travel discounts for our members. So you can save big on tours and activities, food and drinks, cultural activities, travel gear and more.
In Canada, there are over 420 member discounts for HI members.
More info on HI member discounts in Canada...
Around the world, there are thousands more travel discounts awaiting you. A good place to start looking for international member discounts is on our international website www.hihostels.com or on the HI website of the country you will be visiting.
HI-Comm ekit phone services
The HI-Canada membership card also doubles as an all-in-one communications card. It's called HI-Comm. Here's what you get:
- international phone card, with big savings (up to 70%)
- email account
- voicemail, free for friends to leave you messages
- access to additional travel advice
- and more
Want to try it out? The first 10 minutes are free for members!
See the ekit page for more information.
Programs and Activities
And let's not forget, this is a worldwide, community-building experience after all. Your membership also opens up opportunities to learn about different aspects of travel and meet other like-minded people through local member events, as well as through participating in your regional association's decision-making processes. Visit the regional associations section of our website to find out what's going on in your area.
A membership purchased this year will be valid until March 31, 2014.
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