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What is BeWelcome?

BeWelcome is a hospitality and culture exchange network. Many members of BeWelcome offer a place to stay overnight to traveling or visiting members or to meet up and show them around their city or region. Free of charge. BeWelcome aims at creating more real social connections in the world and deeper cultural understanding.

BeWelcome was founded and is managed by a team of volunteers from all over the world. Their dream is to create a project that allows everyone to visit a destination through the eyes of local people and to experience the variety of cultures in everyday life – when travelling but also at home. Read up on the BeWelcome history: https://www.bevolunteer.org/about-bevolunteer/history/

Who are the BeWelcome members?

There are many reason why BeWelcome members open up their homes to other members. Members offer a place to stay because they want to support travelers, they would like to gain a deeper insight into other cultures, they are prould of their city or region and like to show people around, like to meet new people and make friends, have them over for dinner, and enjoy good conversation.

Other reasons joining BeWelcome include:

to meet interesting, open-minded people
to meet locals and to gain an inside view
to save money through the offer of real hospitality and unpaid accommodation
the wish for flexibility and freedom of choice when travelling
to get contacts, pursue effective networking
to improve language skills

For more information why members join, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions.

How safe is BeWelcome?

BeWelcome members open their homes to people they have never met or stay with others while they are travelling themselves. This requires a lot of trust which is often well deserved and the basis for many wonderful hospitality experiences. However, hospitality networks also attract people who want to take advantage of the trust and hospitality of others. We cannot rule out that some members might have bad intentions and sometimes opportunity makes thieves. Additionally, cultural exchange as it takes place through BeWelcome can, from time to time, lead to misunderstandings or personal boundaries being overstepped. Therefore, BeWelcome has implemented several features to help members make informed decisions about who they would like to host, meet or stay with. Additionally, a Safety Team is in place to prevent abuse, to make sure that rules are complied with and to take further steps if they are not.

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