Summer Options for New York City

Campus Holidays USA is offering to arrange clean, safe, economical accommodations in the New York City area for young travelers in the residences at Stevens University.

The campus is in the suburb of Hoboken, just two stops by metro from Greenwich Village. A few rooms are available all year, while the majority can be used by tourists from late May until the end of August.

Single rooms (without en suite washrooms) start at $30 a night; twin rooms are $22 per person. Guests may use the swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis courts and student restaurant.

For details, contact Campus Holidays USA, 242 Bellevue Ave., Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043, or call toll-free (800) 526-2915.

In Australia, bus transportation is very popular with young visitors on a tight budget. A variety of discounts is available for students or members of the international hosteling association. It’s wise to shop around for bargains, but be careful if another traveler offers you a ticket.

The youth hostel association of Western Australia recently published a warning that it is illegal to sell, give or buy bus tickets, or portions of bus passes, at low cost from other travelers. Recently, coach company staff members have started demanding to see passenger identification, and if it doesn’t match the name on the ticket, the ticket is confiscated.

The crackdown was caused by travelers trying to get refunds on unused portions of tickets that they hadn’t bought themselves.

Perth, the capital of Western Australia, has a new youth hostel, a restored and refurbished version of what was once the Britannia Hotel, opened in 1895 to handle the gold rush crowd. Last September the turret-roofed, historic building was reopened as a hostel.

The 80-room hotel is in the heart of the city at 253 William St. Dormitory accommodations are $10 Australian (about $7.50 U.S.) a night, single rooms cost $13 Australian and a double room is $23 Australian. Weekly rates are available. There are no age restrictions. Non-members of the International Youth Hostel Federation are charged an extra $2 to $3 Australian a night.

Travelers in Finland on July 22 will have a special opportunity. At 4:52 a.m. there will be a total solar eclipse, the last one the Finns will be able to see for the next 100 years.

Finland, like other Scandinavian countries, has a reputation for being expensive. Travelers on a budget can get some help curbing their costs by obtaining a free booklet from the Finnish Tourist Board, “Finland Budget Accommodations 1990.”

The booklet lists a variety of economic lodgings ranging from 340 campsites (average nightly rate $5 to $12 per site), 160 youth and family hostels (average rate $6 to $33 per person, per night), summer accommodations in university residences (average $30 per person a night), plus cottages, farmhouses and bed and breakfast establishments.

For a free copy, contact the Finnish Tourist Board, 655 3rd Ave., 18th Floor, New York 10017, or call (212) 949-2333.

If you want to explore Finland, a bus pass has been introduced that entitles the holder to travel up to 625 miles within two weeks. The price is $56. It’s available at bus stations and travel agencies in Finland.

Finnair offers a youth holiday ticket good for up to 15 days of unlimited air travel in Finland for 12- to 23-year-olds. The price is $200. It’s available through Finnair offices.