Today is a historic day. This day, 100 years ago, the hostel movement was founded by Richard Schirrmann. The anniversary is being celebrated by HI member associations all over the world. A lot of activities have already happened, a lot of activities are happening today and many are still to come.

To highlight the importance of the 26 August, Hostelling International has today announced the winner of the HI Anniversary Competition on hihostels.com. Out of nearly 1,100 entries, a photo by Christian Torrico from Argentina was chosen for best describing “My Best Hostel Experience”.

On hiway you will find out all about the anniversary competition, including a link to the 100 best competition entries.

Other recently published news stories related to the 100th anniversary include:

• Australia unearths 42 year old time capsule and buries a new one at the site of the new Sydney Harbour Hostel.
• Germany hosts multinational youth forum and issues commemorative coin.
• Italy launches design competition: Create a new travel wear line.
• Eastern Europe is enjoying joint regional anniversary event in Sarajevo.
• HI CEO Mikael Hansson blogs about the 100th anniversary.
  

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