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A PROJECT REPORT ON
HOSTEL EXPENSES
OF
Submitted by
JITHIN SOMAN
ROLL NO: 22
2010-2012
TECHNOLOGY
KALADY - 683574
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Firstly I thank Almighty God for showering his choicest blessings upon
me throughout the process of research. Heartfelt thanks to my parents for their
support and prayer.
The project has been completed under the expert guidance and
supervision of Mrs. LEKHA MBA Department,AdiShankara Institute Of
Science And Technology.
I take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to all those who have
been involved directly and indirectly in the successful completion of this project
work.
JITHIN SOMAN
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DECLARATION
JITHIN SOMAN
Place :
Date :
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CONTENTS
2 OBJECTIVE 10
3 LIMITATIONS 2
4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 14
6 FINDINGS 33
7 SUGGESTION 35
8 CONCLUSION 37
9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 39
10 ANNEXURE 41
QUESTIONNAIRE
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CHAPTER-1
INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
Hostel
Hostels provide budget oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a
bed, sometimes a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and
sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms
may also be available. Hostels are generally cheaper for both the operator and the
occupants; many hostels have long-term residents whom they employ as desk
clerks or housekeeping staff in exchange for free accommodation.
In a few countries, such as the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, India, and Australia,
the word hostel sometimes also refers to establishments providing longer-term
accommodation (often to specific classes of clientèle such as nurses, students, drug
addicts, court defendants on bail) where the hostels are sometimes run by Housing
Associations and charities. In the rest of the world, the word hostel refers only to
properties offering accommodation to travellers or backpackers.
Within the 'traveller' category, another distinction can be drawn between hostels
which are members of Hostelling International (HI), a UK-based, non-profit
organization encouraging outdoor activities and cultural exchange for the young
(formerly the IYHA), and independently operated hostels. Hostels for travellers are
sometimes called backpackers' hostels, particularly in Australia and New Zealand
(often abbreviated to just "backpackers").
History
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Youth Hostels closed during the middle part of the day. Very few hostels still
require chores or have a "lockout".
Communal accommodation
Theft can be a problem, since guests may share a common living space, but this
can be avoided by securing guests' belongings. Most hostels offer some sort of
system for safely storing valuables, and an increasing number of hostels offer
private lockers.
Noise can make sleeping difficult on occasions, whether from snoring, sexual
activity, someone either returning late or leaving early or the proximity of so many
people. This can be solved by carrying earplugs.
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Types of hostels
The quality of such places has also improved dramatically. While a few hostels do
still insist on a curfew, daytime lockouts, and/or require occupants to do chores,
this is becoming a rare exception rather than the rule, as hostels adapt to meet the
changing expectations of guests
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Independent hostels
Independent hostels are not necessarily affiliated with one of the national bodies of
Hostelling International, Youth Hostel Association or any other licensing body.
Often, the word independent is used to refer to non-HI hostels even when the
hostels do belong to another hostelling organization.
The term "youth" is less often used with these properties. These non-HI hostels are
often called "backpackers' hostels". Unlike a hotel chain where everything is
standardized, these hostels can be very diverse, typically not requiring a
membership card.
As the hostel industry evolves, independent hostels and HI hostels are becoming
more similar, with the word "backpackers" also now applying to many Hostelling
International hostels.
Boutique hostels
Industry growth
The independent hostel industry is growing rapidly in many cities around the
world, such as New York, Rome, Buenos Aires and Miami. This is reflected in the
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Even as the city’s hotel occupancy rate has fallen to 66 percent in February, from
81 percent in the same month last year, despite steep discounts, many youth hostels
are reporting banner business.
—New York Times
Though in the past, hostels have been seen as low-quality accommodation for less
wealthy travellers, at least one Australian study has shown that backpackers (who
typically stay at hostels) spend more than non-backpackers, due to their longer
stays.Backpackers make up as much as 10% of international visitors in Australia.
In New Zealand, backpackers hostels had a 13.5% share of accommodation
guest/nights in 2007
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CHAPTER-2
OBJECTIVE
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE
To find out the expenses of hostellers spend for educational purpose.
To find out the expenses of hostellers spend on entertainment.
To know the avoidable and unavoidable expenses of hostellers.
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CHAPTER-3
LIMITATIONS
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CHAPTER-4
RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
HOSTEL EXPENSES
The geographical universe is the boys and girls hostel of ASIET KALADY.
The population of the study is the total population of the boys and girls
hostel of ASIET KALADY
Nature of the Study
Sampling
The sample is a small portion of population selected for observation and
analysis of data. In this study sample size is decided to be twenty, which
constitutes about 6% of the total population of boys and girls hostel of ASIET
KALADY.
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Method of Study
The investigator adopted convenience sampling for the study. Convenience
Sampling was a adopted to collect data due to select a part of the whole a rate
population which all the characteristics of the population and truly representative
in character
a) Primary Data
b) Secondary Data
Secondary data is collected from information available on internet.
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CHAPTER-5
DATA ANALYSIS
AND
INTERPRETATION
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1 YEAR 18 90
2 YEARS 1 5
3 YEARS 0 0
MORE THAN 3 1 5
YEARS
1 year
2 years
3 years
>3years
90 % of the respondents are staying in hostel from 1 years while 5 % are staying
from 2 years and other 5 % are staying in hostel from more than 3 years.
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500-1000 8 40
1000-1500 9 45
1500-2000 3 15
40% of the respondent pays room rent in between 500-1000, 45% pays in between
1000-1500 and 15% pays in between 1500 and 2000.
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100-200 10 50
200-300 2 10
300-400 4 20
20% of the respondent have monthly water bill less than 100, 50% have in between
100-200 , 10% have in between 200-300 and 20% have expenses in between 300-
400.
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200-400 5 25
400-600 3 15
50% of the respondent spend less than 200 for paying electricity bill, 25% spend
in between 200-400, 15% spend in between 400-600 and 10% spend more than
600.
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300-600 3 15
600-900 0 0
900-1200 0 0
85% of the respondent spend less than 300 for cosmetic items and while 15%
spend in between 900-1200 for cosmetic items.
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WEEKLY 15 75
MONTHLY 5 25
QUARTERLY 0 0
HALF YEARLY 0 0
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
QUARTERLY
HALF YEARLY
755 of the respondent visit home weekly while rest of the respondents visit home
monthly.
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200-400 3 15
400-600 2 10
70% of the respondent spend less than 200 for travelling, 15% spend in between
200-400, 10% spend in between 400-600 and 5% spend more than 600.
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300-600 1 0
600-900 0 0
900-1200 0 5
95% of the respondent spend less than 300 for medical treatment and while 5%
spend in between 900-1200 for medical treatment.
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200-400 1 5
400-600 0 0
95% of the respondent spend less than 200 for laundry and only 5% spend more
than 600.
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100-200 11 55
200-300 3 15
300-400 1 5
25% of the respondent have monthly stationaryexpenses less than 100, 55% have
in between 100-200 , 15% have in between 200-300 and 5% have expenses in
between 300-400.
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200-400 6 30
400-600 1 5
60% of the respondent spend less than 200 for celebrating some special occassion,
30% spend in between 200-400, 5% spend in between 400-600 and 5% spend
more than 600.
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200-400 7 35
400-600 0 0
60% of the respondent have monthly entertainmentexpenses less than 200, 35%
have in between 200-400 and 5% have expenses more than 600.
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200-400 4 20
400-600 2 10
65% of the respondent have monthly mobile texpenses less than 200, 20% have in
between 200-400, 10% have in between 400-600 and 5% have expenses more than
600.
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100-200 12 60
200-300 3 15
300-400 1 5
20% of the respondent have monthly outing expenses less than 100, 60% have in
between 100-200, 15% have in between 200-300 and 5% have expenses in
between 300-400.
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MISCLLENEOUS EXPENSES
YES 4 20
NO 16 80
YES
NO
20% of the respondent have other misc. expenses while 80% do not have other
misc. expenses.
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CHAPTER-6
FINDINGS
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FINDINGS
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CHAPTER-7
SUGGESTON
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SUGESSTIONS
Hostellers can reduce their general expenses by spending amount
economically.
Hostellers should try to reduce their travelling expenses.
Should take care of their health to reduce medical expenses.
Should make efforts to reduce the expenses spend on entertainment.
Should reduce their outing in order to reduce their outing expenses.
Should not use electricity unnecessarily in order to reduce electricity bill.
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CHAPTER-8
CONCLUSION
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CONCLUSION
The study was on the HOSTEL EXPENSES of people staying at boys and girls
hostel of ASIET KALADY. The study is done to find out the general expenses of
people living in hostel. The general expenses of hostellers are very high. It was
found that except some fixed amount most of the expenses are controllable.
Hostellers can control their day to day expenses by spending economically and
avoiding unnecessary expenses. All the respondents are students so they are
dependent on their parents for their hostel expenses. So, reducing the expenses will
reduce the financial burden of their parents to some extent.
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CHAPTER-9
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Internet: www.google.com
: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.mht
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CHAPTER-10
ANNEXTURE
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QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Name :
2. Age :
5. Educational Qualification :
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16.How much do you spend for celebrating some special occasions in hostel?
Yes No
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