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'''Hospitality exchange''' is [[social networking]] that allows people to find a place to stay or simply meet travellers or local people. | '''Hospitality exchange''' is [[social networking]] that allows people to find a place to stay or simply meet travellers or local people. | ||
| − | + | ;[[BeWelcome]] (BW): is a hospitality exchange network, based on an [[free software]], democratically controlled by [[NGO]] [[BeVolunteer]]. and started by ex unsatisfied HC volunteers. | |
| − | + | ;[[Hospitality Club]] (HC): is the biggest network, but there are issues of censorship and basically one person is in control. | |
| − | + | ;[[CouchSurfing]] (CS): is also big, and its policies are somewhat more open and democratic. Managed by a non-profit organization. | |
| − | + | ;Servas: offline hospitality exchange network, more than 50 years old, and somewhat inconvenient for today's youth, but apparently it is completely democratic (including elections). | |
| − | + | ;[[Pasporta Servo]] (http://www.pasportaservo.org/): [[Esperanto|Esperantist]] hospitality network. | |
| − | ==External links== | + | ===External links=== |
* [http://www.bewelcome.org/ BeWelcome.org] "Open Source Hospitality exchange project" | * [http://www.bewelcome.org/ BeWelcome.org] "Open Source Hospitality exchange project" | ||
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bw-rox BeWelcome Source Code] | * [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bw-rox BeWelcome Source Code] | ||
Revision as of 23:38, 17 May 2010
Hospitality exchange is social networking that allows people to find a place to stay or simply meet travellers or local people.
- BeWelcome (BW)
- is a hospitality exchange network, based on an free software, democratically controlled by NGO BeVolunteer. and started by ex unsatisfied HC volunteers.
- Hospitality Club (HC)
- is the biggest network, but there are issues of censorship and basically one person is in control.
- CouchSurfing (CS)
- is also big, and its policies are somewhat more open and democratic. Managed by a non-profit organization.
- Servas
- offline hospitality exchange network, more than 50 years old, and somewhat inconvenient for today's youth, but apparently it is completely democratic (including elections).
- Pasporta Servo (http://www.pasportaservo.org/)
- Esperantist hospitality network.
External links
- BeWelcome.org "Open Source Hospitality exchange project"
- BeWelcome Source Code
- BeVolunteer NGO
- Opencouchsurfig.org "The campaign for a truly open CouchSurfing organisation"
- Hospitality Guide
| This article is based on a public domain infoAnarchy article: Hospitality_exchange | iA |
