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Elderhostel

American  
[el-der-hos-tl] / ˈɛl dərˌhɒs tl /
Trademark.
  1. an international nonprofit organization that offers older adults short-term, low-cost courses, housing, and meals, usually on college campuses.


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Once covid restrictions ease, you could explore the idea of taking your grandchildren on an Elderhostel retreat.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2022

On balance, Road Scholar — founded in 1975 as Elderhostel and mercifully re-branded in 2010 — provided a fascinating look at what has been dubbed the Rooftop of the World.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2018

Elderhostel got rid of “elder” and became Road Scholar.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2012

At Exploritas, a nonprofit educational travel group previously known as Elderhostel, the proportion of people over 75 choosing adventure-tour options is up 27 percent since 2004.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2010

At Boston-based Elderhostel, a global network of educational and cultural institutions that offer 10,000 travel programs to voyagers 55 and older, participation has soared from 220 travelers in 1975 to more than 300,000 today.

From Time Magazine Archive

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