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Night Flight. Sweden's new Jumbo Hostel, a hotel located in a converted Boeing 747 at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport, gives you a chance to do what you've always dreamed: getting a good night's sleep aboard a plane. If you'll be flying out of Arlanda in the morning, the hostel is just a 10-minute walk from the airport's check-in desks. There's also a café on board, flat-screen TVs, free wi-fi and a viewing platform on the left wing. Jumbo Hostel's 25 rooms are shared, as are the bathrooms...
...Immigration Forum, comprised of organizations like Cáritas and Jaén Acoge, an NGO that works with migrants, as well as government officials, has declared the situation a social emergency. Many cities in the province run a hostel for migrant workers, but this year in Jaén the 800 hostel spaces have been overrun. The city of Ubeda has turned its municipal gym into an emergency shelter, while Cáritas oversees the Santa Clara facility. "It's crowded, there are no beds, a cold-water shower, and only one toilet," says Juan Carlos Escobedo, the local...
Siddhant Singh ’11-’12 saw the roof of the Taj Mahal Hotel burst into flames from his YMCA hostel in Mumbai, just 100 yards away from the sites of the terrorist attacks last Wednesday. He spent the next two days under curfew, and did not leave his hostel. There, he ate two meals in two days because supplies were cut off and no food sellers were willing to come to the area. “We’ve been holed up in this building for a couple of days...
Wallpaper City Guides (Phaidon) A collection of city guides by Wallpaper magazine that filters out the superfluous cheap eats and hostel stays for the discerning and tasteful traveler who has an eye for design...
...famous for having sheltered the survivors of the Titanic, and the rooms do sort of resemble ship's berths, with a mere 50 sq. ft. of space and a shared bathroom down the hall. But they're just $99 a night, putting the hip hotel's price within hostel range: Private rooms cost $125 per night at the Big Apple Hostel and $80 at the Chelsea International Hostel downtown. The Jane is still undergoing renovations, but when the revamp is finished, bigger rooms with private baths will be available. 13 Jane Street, New York City...