Travel Hosting Benefits

At TravelHosting.org, you ''ll be connected to a vast network of travel-loving individuals, make lifelong friends and save a lot of money on travel-related expenses, such as hotel rooms and meals.

However, travel hosting can also improve the quality of your trips. You ''ll get to see the places that you visit in a much more intimate way than most tourists could ever imagine. As a travel host, you can also help others enjoy your city. Here are just a few of the many travel-related benefits that travel hosting can provide you.

Travel Hosting: Experience a Place like the Locals

When people travel, they often look to their tour guides or theirhotel concierges to decide which spots to see. Therefore, most people visiting a new place only get to see the well-known tourist spots and not the real local hot spots. They only see other tourists and don ''t get to interact with the locals.

As a travel host, you can show people what life is really like in your city. You can take them to the best restaurant for local cuisine or to the hottest late-night spot to catch a favorite local band. Likewise, when someone hosts you while you travel, you ''ll get to know their city like an insider.

Here are some ways that people have benefited from travel hosting:

• Fun in the San Diego Sun: "I was all set to pay a bunch of money for the first surf school I came upon. But my new buddy hooked me up with a surf camp he could vouch for, plus he got me a discount. I was so glad I wasn ''t one of the 50 beginners from the other surf camp knocking into each other. "
• Horsing Around in Chile: "My travel host invited me to his family ''s ranch in Chile, where they raised horses. We went riding all weekend. I had never ridden a horse before, and I was glad to have someone I knew teaching me instead of some tour guide. "
• Late-Night Fun in Scotland: "My travel host took me out with her girl friends to their favorite dance club in Scotland. They were having so much fun dancing to this cheesy music and hanging out together. I felt lucky to be there. "
• New Orleans at Night: "My travel friend steered me clear of certain bars known to be tourist traps. Instead, we spent the evening hanging out in this amazing place, listening to live jazz and relaxing in these big velvet chairs. It was wonderful. "
• Phenomenal Cuisine in Hawaii: "I would never have opted to eat lunch at a Chinese restaurant on Maui. But my travel host insisted, saying it was the most incredible Chinese food on the island. Actually, it was delicious, and it was great to be able to enjoy it while looking out on a perfect surf spot. "
• Stores off the Beaten Path in California: "I was told about this cool used bookstore that was almost completely outdoors in this quiet little artist town in Ojai, Calif. I bought some homemade candy and spent the whole afternoon browsing through old books in the sunshine. I would never have read about it in a tour guide. "
• Unique Experiences in England: "My new friend told me to visit a particular old cathedral in Northern England in the late afternoon, when the choir was practicing. By the time I got there, the visitor ''s tours had ended, so I got to enjoy the sounds of the choir filling the whole cathedral all to myself. "