Koj puas xav ntxiv qee qhov kev kawm rau koj qhov kev mus ncig? Txoj Kev Scholar, yav tas los Elderhostel International, yog tus thawj coj hauv ntiaj teb hauv kev kawm mus ncig rau cov neeg laus. Txawm hais tias hloov lub npe, txawm li cas los xij, nws tseem yog qhov kev pabcuam zoo tib yam uas yuav cia koj tshawb pom thiab kawm txog lub ntiaj teb ntawm kev mus ncig.
A Brief History of Elderhostels
Tsim los ntawm Marty Knowlton thiab David Bianco hauv 1975, Txwj Laug Hostel International pib tsuas yog ib lub tswv yim raws li ob tug txiv neej hais tom qab Marty rov qab los ntawm European taug kev ncig uas kav plaub xyoos. Lub sijhawm ntawd, Marty tau mus ncig nrog lub hnab ev ntawv nkaus xwb, nyob hauv cov hluas hostels.
Creating Senior Hostels
Tom qab rov qab los tsev, yav dhau los tus kws qhia ntawv thiab tus neeg dawb huv tau hais rau David Bianco, tus thawj coj hauv tsev kawm ntawv, txog nws txoj kev taug. Nws kuj tau tham txog cov tub ntxhais hluas hostels uas pheej yig uas nws tau ntsib cov neeg taug kev thiab cov tsev kawm ntawv pej xeem ntawm Scandinavia. Hauv cov tsev kawm ntawv pej xeem, cov neeg laus tau qhia lawv cov txuj ci thiab kev coj noj coj ua rau cov tub ntxhais hluas, dhau los ntawm lawv lub teb chaws cov lus dab neeg, suab paj nruag, seev cev, thiab pej xeem kos duab. Nws tau hais rau cov neeg laus thoob plaws Tebchaws Europe tau ua haujlwm hauv lawv cov zej zog, thiab ob tus txiv neej xav paub tias yog vim li cas cov neeg laus Asmeskas tau ntsiag to ploj mus rau kev so haujlwm.
Tshiab Txwj Laug Hostels thiab Kev Kawm
Nws yog thaum ntawd David Bianco txiav txim siab tias nws lub tsev kawm ntawv tsis xav tau ib tug hluas hostel. Nws xav tau ib tug laus hostel xwb. Ob tug txiv neej tau tsim ib txoj haujlwm sib txuas cov kev pabcuam pheej yig nrog cov chav kawm uas tsis yog-rau-credit. Thawj xyoo, 1975, tsib New Hampshire cov tsev kawm ntawv qib siab thiab tsev kawm qib siab tau tuav 220 tus neeg laus hauv tsev kawm ntawv cov neeg laus.
Loj hlob Rau Cov Txwj Laug Hostels hauv Tebchaws Europe
Word of Elderhostel cov kev pab cuam sai sai, thiab los ntawm 1980 muaj cov kev pab cuam nyob rau hauv txhua lub xeev thiab feem ntau lub xeev ntawm Canada. Xyoo tom ntej Elderhostel muaj cov kev kawm thoob ntiaj teb hauv Tebchaws Askiv, Scandinavia, thiab Mexico.
Growth of Programs
Raws li Elderhostel International txuas ntxiv zuj zus, lawv tau qhia txog hom kev kawm taug txuj kev nyuaj xws li:
- Programs for pog yawg thiab xeeb ntxwv
- Day of Discovery one day programs
- Road Scholar series ntawm kev kawm taug txuj kev nyuaj
Hnub no, Txoj Kev Scholar muaj ntau qhov kev pabcuam sib txawv hauv ntau tshaj cuaj caum lub tebchaws, tsib caug lub xeev, thiab caij nkoj. Cov neeg taug kev tsis nyob hauv tsev kawm qib siab dorms lawm; Hloov chaw, kev pab yog nyob rau hauv tsev so thiab inns thoob plaws ntiaj teb.
Txwj Laug Hostel International Becomes Road Scholar
Txawm tias Elderhostel International Corporation tseem muaj nyob ua niam txiv lub tuam txhab, pib xyoo 2009 tag nrho cov kev pabcuam ntawm Elderhostel International tau dhau los ua lub npe hu ua Road Scholar. Tseem tshuav ib lub koom haum 501c tsis muaj txiaj ntsig, Txoj Kev Scholar nyob ntawm tus kheej pub dawb.
Txoj Kev Mus Los
Road Scholar excursions yog qhov tsim nyog rau cov laus uas nyiam mus ncig thiab xav tshawb nrhiav kev txaus siab lossis kawm txog ntau haiv neeg lossis lwm qhov chaw. Txawm hais tias ntau qhov kev mus ncig no txhais tau tias ua haujlwm, muaj qee qhov kev mus ncig uas tsim tshwj xeeb rau cov neeg laus ua haujlwm qis.
Road Scholar Muaj Ntau txhiab Kev Kawm Taug txuj kev nyuaj
Txhua xyoo, Txoj Kev Scholar muaj ntau dua 8,000 qhov kev kawm taug txuj kev nyuaj hauv cuaj caum lub tebchaws thoob plaws ntiaj teb suav nrog:
- USA
- Canada
- Cuba
- Tebchaws Europe
- Africa
- Middle East
- Asia
- South Pacific
- Australia
- Lub Caribbean
- South America
- Central America
- Antarctica
Types of Road Scholar Programs
Cov hauv qab no yog ib qho piv txwv me me ntawm ntau txhiab txoj kev kawm taug txuj kev nyuaj uas muaj los ntawm Road Scholar.
Adventures Afloat
Adventures Afloat muab txoj hauv kev zoo kom tau txais kev paub, tshawb xyuas thaj chaw tshiab thiab muaj kev lom zem. Adventures tshwm sim nyob rau hauv lub nkoj dej, dej hiav txwv liners, thiab cov nkoj me me. Nrov Adventure Afloat programs suav nrog:
- Enchanting Rivers of Europe: Amsterdam rau Budapest - nkoj me
- Discovering Jewels of the Mediterranean: Athens to Istanbul - nkoj me
- Tshaj Pharaohs: Tim lyiv teb chaws yav dhau los thiab tam sim no - nkoj dej
- Ancient Portugal: Lub Neej Raws Tus Dej Douro - Riverboat
- Sab Qab Teb ntawm Fabkis los ntawm River: Caw thiab Keeb Kwm los ntawm Sarlat mus rau Bordeaux - dej nkoj
- Voyages to Antiquity: Athens to Rome - dej hiav txwv liner
- Ib qho kev xav sab hauv ntawm London Theatre Aboard tus poj huab tais Mary 2 - dej hiav txwv liner
- The Southern Caribbean thiab Panama Canal: Ib Txoj Kev Los Ntawm Keeb Kwm thiab Xwm - dej hiav txwv liner
Independent City Discoveries
Independent City Discoveries muab kev tshawb nrhiav ywj pheej nrog kev kawm. Cov kev pabcuam no suav nrog kev pabcuam, kev hais lus thiab kev mus ncig ua si los ntawm cov kws tshaj lij hauv nroog, cov lus qhia rau kev coj tus kheej mus ncig thiab qee yam zaub mov. Cov kev pab cuam muaj xws li:
- Mystical Lands: Cov Neeg thiab Kab lis kev cai ntawm Is Nrias teb thiab Nepal
- Txoj Kev Zoo Tshaj Plaws Hauv Tebchaws Europe: Camino De Santiago
- Exploring Natural Wonders: The Real Costa Rica
Day of Discovery
Day of Discovery programs yog ib hnub cov kev pab cuam hauv ntau lub nroog Asmeskas xws li:
- Molly Brown: Saib Lub Neej thiab Lus Dab Neeg, tuav hauv Colorado
- Sidewalk with a View: Kev Tshawb Fawb Hauv Nroog Los Angeles Architecture, tuav hauv California
- Saib Tsev khaws puav pheej khoom muaj nqis ntawm Mütter Tsev khaws puav pheej, muaj nyob rau hauv Pennsylvania
Intergenerational Adventures
Intergenerational adventures suav nrog cov kev pabcuam tshwj xeeb rau cov niam tais yawm txiv thiab cov xeeb ntxwv, lossis cov tsev neeg muaj menyuam:
- Tsev Neeg: Niam tais yawm txiv, xeeb leej xeeb ntxwv thiab Lub Sijhawm Zoo nyob hauv Pocono Roob Pennsylvania
- Adventures on Hiav txwv Cortez: Tib neeg thiab tsiaj qus
- Rocky Roob Xyoo Tshiab: Ib Tsev Neeg Ski-In, Ski-Tawm Taug txuj kev nyuaj hauv Park City, Utah
Women-Tsuas Programs
Women-tsuas cov kev pab cuam muab ntau yam kev kawm taug txuj kev nyuaj xws li:
- Wilderness Canoe Camping Trip in Maine
- Sedon'a Healing Arts rau Cov Poj Niam: Yoga, Tai Chi, Ayurveda, thiab Ntau
- Hike taug txuj kev nyuaj rau poj niam: Khawv koob ntawm Glacier National Park
Small Group Programs
Cov kev pab cuam me me txwv cov neeg tuaj koom rau kaum rau nees nkaum plaub. Cov kev pab cuam tau muab faib ua yim theem ua haujlwm. Piv txwv ntawm cov kev pab cuam no suav nrog:
- Wolves in Winter: Taug qab pob hauv Minnesota Northwoods
- Autumn Whales thiab Seabirds, Exploring Tide Paols, Lighthouses of Grand Manan
- Taug kev hauv Tebchaws Askiv: Cotswolds thiab Cornwall
Txoj Kev Txawj Ntse Ntawm Tus Kheej
Piv txwv ntawm tus kheej kev txawj ntse taug txuj kev nyuaj muaj xws li:
- Learn to Play the Appalachian Dulcimer in West Virginia
- Kev yees duab thiab keeb kwm Ntuj nyob rau ntawm ntug dej hiav txwv Oregon
- Kev Ncig Ua Si hauv Victorian Cape May, New Jersey
Nkauj Ncig Teb Chaws
Tus nqi ntawm kev mus los ntawm Txoj Kev Scholar sib txawv raws li:
- Qhov chaw thiab kev paub koj xaiv
- Txawm koj mus ncig los ntawm Road Scholar lossis lwm tus neeg muab kev pabcuam
- Txawm hais tias koj tsim nyog tau txais nyiaj pabcuam lossis nyiaj pab
- Yog tias koj xaiv qhov kev paub uas yog ntawm qhov muag tshwj xeeb
Tus "Vajtswv Txoj Cai"
Road Scholar ua rau qhov kev thov tias lawv cov kev mus ncig ua si nyob ib puag ncig 20% tsawg dua ib hmos dua li kev sib piv los ntawm lwm tus neeg muab kev pabcuam.
Pros and Cons
Kev tshuaj xyuas tshwm sim hauv online ntawm Txoj Kev Scholar kev paub dhau los yog qhov zoo, tab sis qee qhov kev thuam tshwm sim. Ntawm cov lus tsis zoo, kev yuav khoom pov hwm ntxiv yog hais txog qhov tsis zoo ntawm qhov kev pab cuam raws li cov neeg ua haujlwm tsis zoo; Txawm li cas los xij, cov lus pom zoo nyob deb dua cov lus tsis zoo ntawm Yelp. Cov kws tshuaj xyuas Stride Travel muab qhov sib npaug 4.5 tawm ntawm 5 nrog 87% ntawm cov neeg tshuaj xyuas pom zoo rau Txoj Kev Scholar. Ntxiv dua thiab, cov neeg tshuaj xyuas ntawm lub xaib hais txog teeb meem nrog kev pov hwm ntxiv raws li kev txhawj xeeb. Kev tuav pov hwm raug coj rov qab los ntawm cov neeg tshuaj xyuas ntawm SiteJabber, txawm hais tias tag nrho cov kev tshuaj xyuas feem ntau yog qhov zoo.
Cov Insurance Issue
Kev tiv thaiv kev mus los yog muaj los ntawm Txoj Kev Scholar, thiab nws yog txoj cai ncaj ncees. Nws yuav them nyiaj rov qab rau koj yog tias muaj teeb meem kev tiv thaiv txwv tsis pub koj mus ncig lossis yuam koj mus tsev ntxov. Feem ntau ntawm cov kev tshuaj xyuas tsis zoo hais txog kev tuav pov hwm yog hais txog cov neeg uas yuav tsum tau tso tseg lawv txoj kev mus ncig tab sis tsis tau yuav qhov kev tiv thaiv kev mus ncig, thiab vim li ntawd, xav tau zoo dua thaum lawv cov nyiaj tsis rov qab. Kev tiv thaiv kev mus ncig yog ib txwm muaj thaum booking kev mus los ntawm ib tus kws kho mob, yog li qhov no tsis yog qhov teeb meem tshwj xeeb rau Road Scholar.
Travel Opportunities for Seniors
Txij thaum pib, Txwj Laug Hostel International yog, thiab tseem yog, mob siab rau kev kawm txuas ntxiv los ntawm kev mus ncig. Lub koom haum yog ib qho ntawm ob peb tus uas txhawb cov neeg laus mus ncig teb chaws, nrog rau lub ntiaj teb, thiab muab ntau yam kev pab cuam los pab cov neeg laus ua li ntawd.
