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Couch Surfing - http://www.couchsurfing.com
Network connecting travelers with locals offering accommodations and advice. Members can be vouched for by other members or verified by paying a fee. Includes information about the organization, searchable database, message board, and chat room. |
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Hospitality Club - http://www.hospitalityclub.org
Volunteer members offer free accommodation and travel help and leave comments in each others' profiles after the stay. Includes a forum, chat, and wiki travel guides. |
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Women Welcome Women World Wide - http://www.womenwelcomewomen.org.uk
For women only. Aims to foster international friendship by enabling women of different countries to visit one another. There is a membership fee. |
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Friendship Force - http://www.friendshipforce.org
Nonprofit cultural exchange organization promoting friendship and goodwill through a program of homestay exchanges since 1977. |
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Servas International - http://www.servas.org/
Oldest hospitality exchange organization. Website includes a newsletter, FAQ and list of countries. There is a membership fee and new members are interviewed by Servas representatives. |