Hospitality services - Definition and Overview

Hospitality Services are networks of people who exchange accommodation. Usually, no money is involved. This gives travellers the chance to stay with locals instead of in hotels or hostels, getting a better perspective on the culture they visit and saving money. Most networks were founded to enable people traveling to gather more intercultural understanding and to foster peace in the long run.

• Agritourism - stay and work at farms while travelling
• Servas Open Doors - oldest hospitality exchange organization founded by Bob Luitweiler
• Hospitality Club - largest hospitality organization, free membership
• Pasporta Servo - for Esperanto speakers

External links

• Hospitality Club (http://www.hospitalityclub.org)
• Couchsurfing (http://www.couchsurfng.com)
• Information about hospitality exchange (http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Hospitality_exchange) at Wikitravel