 From the low of 1941, things began to recover, so that by war's end over 200 hostels were open and membership was back to pre-war levels.This increase in the latter part of the war was partly due to government encouragement for factory workers to take short breaks away from the cities.With peace, the resurgence of YHA continued until, in 1950, the peak number of hostels open was reached, with 303 open in that year.