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* [http://www.bewelcome.org/ BeWelcome] an open alternative to HC and CS, 4700+ members
* [http://globalfreeloaders.com Global Freeloaders] doesn't have a fancy website, but it's easy to send out a lot of messages at once, and members contact you directly over email, which makes it a lot faster to use, probably convenient for finding last-minute places. Though the lack of handy profiles and the direct communication over email definitely make this site definitely ''less secure'' (''don't'' use it in Lima).
→Hospitality exchange networks
Hospitality exchange networks require a bit more planning, but are '''very''' valuable tools for traveling. Sometimes there are [http://couchsurfing.com/meetings.html meetings] and [http://secure.hospitalityclub.org/hc/forum.php?SelectedCategory=42 gatherings] of tens, or even hundreds of hospitality exchange members. If you go there you'll surely get a place to sleep!
* [https://www.trustroots.org/ TustrootsTrustroots] * [https://www.bewelcome.org/ BeWelcome] an open alternative to HC and CS, 4700+ members* [[:couchers:|Couchers.org]] Not very relevant anymore:* [http://globalfreeloaders.com Global Freeloaders] doesn't have a fancy website, but it's easy to send out a lot of messages at once, and members contact you directly over email, which makes it a lot faster to use, probably convenient for finding last-minute places. Though the lack of handy profiles and the direct communication over email definitely make this site definitely ''less secure'' (''don't'' use it in Lima).
* [http://couchsurfing.com CouchSurfing] (CS), 2,500,000+ members, managed in an oligarchic way, slightly North American-centric but growing rapidly.
* [http://hospitalityclub.org Hospitality Club] (HC), 640,000+ members, managed in a dictatorial way, slightly Euro-centric because it was started there.
* [http://hospitalityguide.net HospitalityGuide] Hosp.Ex Ne>>t - Hospitality Exchange Networks Overview
* [http://www.rahhala.net/ Rahhala.net] (Rahhala), 1000+ members, managed in a dictatorial way, Arab travelers and travelers for peace...
It is sometimes possible to work for few hours in exchange of a bed.
=Also=
[http://hitchwiki.org/en/House_for_everyone House(s) for everyone]
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