Road Scholar is an American not-for-profit organization that provides educational travel programs primarily geared toward older adults.

Road Scholar offers study tours throughout the United States and Canada and in approximately 150 other countries.

[1] Elderhostel was founded in 1975 by friends Marty Knowlton, social activist and self-described hippie, and David Bianco, director of residential life at the University of New Hampshire.

[3] In 2010, Elderhostel changed its name to Road Scholar in order to appeal to the next wave of older travelers: Baby Boomers.

CEO James Moses explained the name change to the San Francisco Chronicle: "Hostel" no longer accurately described the lodging offered on the programs and "Baby Boomers, even when they're in their 60s, don't like to think of themselves as 'elders,'" he said.