Hospitality Exchange Network
With the crash of CouchSurfing, a site used by thousands of people all over the world where one can sleep on a couch of yet another couch-surfer rather than stay in a hotel, many budget travellers have found themselves sans their budget accommodation provider.
The loss of couchsurfing data and user profiles means that it may take some time before budget travellers are given the same number of options (where to stay).
Some do not know that there are actually a lot more hospitality exchange services exist out there. Like…
Servas has actually been around a lot longer. Since joining Servas is much more tedious (in comparison to the other services), this is much more advisable for those who plans on "staying with strangers" more than once. Apart from the interview, you need to submit a letter of reference and pay an annual fee.
The Hospitality Club and Global Freeloaders basically work the same way as CouchSurfing.
Home Stay network still offers cheaper accommodations than hostels. It's not for the Faint hearted, though. You need to be adventurous enough to say yes to staying with a stranger.
[source: NYT]
May 28th, 2009 at 5:22 am
A hospitality exchange is an organization that connects travelers with local residents in the cities they are visiting. Hospitality Exchange allows you to host each other for a short period of time. I spend my vacation as your guest in your house and you come to visit me in my house. Host & Care invite you to come explore at Host & Care website today and set-up your free account!
July 4th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Thank you for your solid information. It is hard to understand that many persons today are not realizing how important it is to keep body and brain fit in order to meet the many challenges we are all facing today. The products for the BODY part are many and on the surface easy to understand, we all want to look good and to appear to be on top of everything, so the products range is wide; sauna, weight management, swimming, massage and so on. But at the same time we want a life full of quality and that means to work with the BRAIN products and once they are understood persons can make the balance between to two parts. Without the understanding of the importance of this issue you get nowhere. I also think it is important to draw the attention to the fact that you do not always need to visit a wellness center; you can perform many treatments at home minimizing the costs involved.