Budget Travel At It’s Finest
April 14th, 2008
After reading this post from Life of Justin, it reminded me of some sweeeet travel clubs I have heard about, but unfortunately have yet to try…. yet.
One is called Hospitality Club. It joins people from all cultures and countries by hooking you up with free accommodations in the homes of other members. It makes traveling the world on a budget actually possible! My former hair stylist raved about her experience as a Hospitality Club member. She traveled from San Francisco to Chile, stayed in a local’s home for three weeks with two friends, and spent less than $1200, including her flight there. When you think about it, any member that has enough spare room to host strangers must have a decent sized place. So you are getting the luxury of staying in an entire house or apartment for free, instead of paying hundreds for a hotel or hostel where you only get a single room. Not too shabby..
Another similar service is offered by Global Freeloaders. While I haven’t known anyone to be a member, this site seems to offer the same service as Hospitality Club. The only difference I can see is the quality of accommodations… using Global Freeloaders, you may end up staying on a mattress on the floor or a couch, or you could get really lucky and find a whole room to yourself. I could be wrong about this (as I said, I’ve never used either service), but that was my first impression. Anyway, just wanted to supply y’all with these really great travel opportunities that are out there that maybe not so many of us know about…
April 15th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Wow! Why didn’t I think of that? Maybe I’m not that much of a traveler.
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