Qatar Youth Hostels (QYH) has recently set a new record when the number of its registered members surpassed the 3,000 figure representing both genders and all ages.
Highlighting this, Ahmed Al Ajami, QYH Director told The Peninsula that, QYH membership will help people to be a part of the world wide network of Youth Hostels and thus in turn to be a link in the ‘international youth movement.’
“Qatar Youth Hostels is a part of the international youth movement around the world. Its gates are constantly wide open to all young people who wish to get a QYH membership, which has many privileges, most prominently QYH is a gate to a network of safe and clean youth hostels. A QYH member can take advantage of the services of more than 4000 youth hostels around the world.”
QYH members are prioritised to ‘discounted hostel accommodation’, along with cost-reduced activities and trips in several youth hostels in different countries around the globe.
Besides, QYH members are entitled to avail upto 20% discount on their youth hostel accommodation in more than 140 countries all over the world.
Al Ajami has invited all the youth, through their membership in QYH to take advantage of travels and adventurous trips, take part in conferences and meetings, exchange visits with GCC countries along with other Arab and foreign states, discover the world at deliberately minimum and affordable rates, and make use of all the facilities and utilities of youth hostels.
They can also have access to youth hostels libraries, which are highly distinct scientific, cultural and social references with all its varied global and local weighted masterpiece volumes, and to their BOD meeting rooms.
This adds to the privileged discounts in a spectrum of hospitals, most notably including Magrabi Hospitals, offering up to 50% discount on QYH member’s treatment costs. QYH membership card this year, according to Al Ajami, costs QAR60. A youth requires a copy of the ID card or passport, a personal photograph, and a complete membership application form to obtain QYH full membership. A member will have access to the full privileges that are currently under a future QYH Privilege Growing Scheme.
A future QYH Privilege Growing Scheme involving communication with many authorities and organizations inside Qatar and abroad for more discounts and benefits for its members.
“QYH membership has many categories, most importantly the Active Member, who must hold the Qatari citizenship, and is entitled to participate in and contribute to all activities, have access to all the rights and hold the full liability for all the obligations of membership,” said Halima Al Azekwi, Relationship and Marketing Officer in Qatar Youth Hostels.
Azekwi defined the Associate Member as a Qatari or non-Qatari person, under 18 who has enrolled in the Youth Hostels for a limited period yet has full access to the privileges and entitlements.
Furthermore, QYH membership categories involve the Honorary Member, who is decided by the Director thanks to the public and great services rendered by this Honorary Member to the State, Youth Hostels, or other entities that contribute to the public interest.
A titular Member is a person who has rendered distinguished service to the State, Youth Hostels, or other entities that operate in the youth domain, after approval by the Youth Hostels Executive Board.
QYH Membership conditions, according to Al Azekwi, stipulate that, excluding Associate Members, a member must be over 18 years old, of good conduct, standing and reputation, have not been convicted of an offence prejudicial to honor or integrity unless they have been restored to good standing or pardoned, have not been sacked or eliminated from any other youth centers or sporting, cultural or social clubs for disciplinary penalties or, otherwise, causes relating to public morality, public order or the established tradition in the State.
Duties and rights of members comprise the attainment of youth hostels objectives and goals, avoidance of all and any potential vulnerabilities to its entity or reputation, compliance with the statute, internal regulations, bylaws, decisions of the Director and instructions of the officers in the hostels, participation in and cooperation with other members in implementing the hostels activities and programs, maintenance and preservation of its facilities, utilities and movables, and consideration of the rules and morals while in the hostels.
