Elderhostel specializes in travel experiences for people 55 and older. Its focus is providing exceptional learning experiences for adults for a remarkable price. Its advantages for traveling seniors are:
1. Package Price. Elderhostel has a single price with no hidden costs. This price covers meals, taxes, gratuities, lodging, lectures, excursions, activities and travel within a program, like shuttles.
2. Learning. Lectures by experts allow you to learn more, and be more immersed in a local culture.
3. Birds-Of-A-Feather. It's fun and comfortable to travel with other seniors who generally share your interest in travel and learning.
Travelers program their own transportation to domestic programs. For international programs, you can book the flights yourself or had Elderhostal do it.
Although Elderhostel's emphasis is on travelers 55 and older, it has added inter-generational programs for grandparents and their grandchildren. It accepts younger participants as long as they are accompanying someone who is 55 or older.
For more information, go to www.elderhostel.org.
