Youth hostel associations
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Fédération Unie des Auberges de Jeunesse (FUAJ) 27 rue Pajol, 75018 Paris tel 01.44.89.87.27, www.fuaj.org.

Ligue Française pour les Auberges de Jeunesse (LFAJ) 67 rue Vergniaud Bat K, 75013 Paris tel 01.44.16.78.78, www.auberges-de-jeunesse.com.

Union des Centres de Recontres Internationales de France (UCRIF) 27 rue de Turbigo BP 6407, 75064 Paris tel 01.40.26.57.64, www.ucrif.asso.fr.

In Australia

Australia Youth Hostels Association tel 02/9261 1111, www.yha.com.au. Adult membership rate AUS$52 (under-18s, AUS$16) for the first twelve months and then AUS$32 each year after.

In Canada

Hostelling International Canada tel 1-800/663 5777 or 613/237 7884, www.hostellingintl.ca. Rather than sell the traditional 1- or 2-year memberships, the association now sells one Individual Adult membership with a 28- to 16-month term. The length of the term depends on when the membership is sold, but a member can receive up to 28 months of membership for just $35. Membership is free for under-18s and you can become a lifetime member for $175.

In Ireland

Irish Youth Hostel Association tel 01/830 4555, www.irelandyha.org. Annual membership €15; under-18s €7.50; family €31.50; lifetime €75.

In New Zealand

Youth Hostelling Association New Zealand tel 0800/278 299 or 03/379 9970, www.yha.co.nz. Adult membership NZ$40 for one year, NZ$60 for two and NZ$80 for three; under-18s free; lifetime NZ$300.

In the UK

Hostelling International Northern Ireland tel 028/9032 4733, www.hini.org.uk. Adult membership £10; under-18s £6; family £20; lifetime £75.

Scottish Youth Hostel Association tel 0870/155 3255, www.syha.org.uk. Annual membership £6, for under-18s £2.50.

Youth Hostel Association (YHA) tel 0870/770 8868, www.yha.org.uk and www.iyhf.org. Annual membership £13.50; under-18s £7; lifetime £190 (or five annual payments of £40).

In the US

Hostelling International-American Youth Hostels tel 202/783-6161, www.hiayh.org. Annual membership for adults (18–55) is $25, for seniors (55 or over) is $15, and for under-18s and groups of ten or more, is free. Lifetime memberships are $250.