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'''BeWelcome''' is a [[hospitality exchange service]] that is run by a [[non-profit organisation]].<ref>Vicky Baker, 2008. "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/apr/19/caracas.adventure?page=all The Guardian: Going local in Caracas, Venezuela]"</ref> It is one of four "most visited" hospitality exchange sites according to [[La Nación]],<ref>{{es icon}} Paula Soler, 2008. "[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=998987 La Nación: Cómo usar la Web para hacer amigos y poder viajar... gratis]"</ref> and one of the top-10 hospitality travel sites according to [[The Guardian]].<ref name="baker2008">Vicky Baker, 2008. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/jun/27/travelwebsites.top10 The Guardian: Top 10 hospitality travel sites]</ref> The site was founded in February of 2007<ref>[http://www.bewelcome.org/wiki/History_of_BeVolunteer History of BeVolunteer]</ref> by volunteers from another hospitality exchange website [[Hospitality Club]].<ref name="baker2008"/><ref>{{lt icon}} {{cite web | url = http://www.zaliojilietuva.eu/wp-content/uploads/zl_archyvas/298.pdf |format=PDF| title = Apsikeitimas svetingumu | author= Romuald Bokėj | accessdate=2007-10-10 | publisher=''Žalioji Lietuva'' Nr. 6 (298) ISSN 1392-7167 | year=2008}}</ref> As of January 2010, the organisation has approximately 8,000 members from all over the world who offer free accommodation and help during travels.<ref>[http://www.bewelcome.org/statistics BeWelcome statistic]</ref> It is the first such service to provide a truly multilingual environment with multilingual profiles. Joining is free and the software behind the site, the BW-rox platform, is [[free software|free]] and [[open-source software]].<ref>[http://freshmeat.net/projects/bewelcome-rox/ Freshmeat: BeWelcome Rox]</ref>