There are some even cheaper and free alternatives to hostels:
- Offers free accommodation around the world, by members who let you stay in their home for free
- It’s a non-profit organisation aimed at providing free “cultural experiences”
- If you partake in couch-surfing you will get to see a real point of view of the city and experience what it is like to live in a city from someone who knows it best
- This is an organisation which provides the mutual exchange of homes, at the same time, all over the world for an agreed period
- One year membership for £29 (or 2 years for £39)
- Alternative sites are intervac.co.uk , christianhomeexchange.net , hospitalityclub.org , homelink.org.uk and homeexchange.com
- Details the best and worst airports to get stuck in or choose to stay at in order to reduce the cost of your travelling further
- The site has reviews of a wide range of airports worldwide detailing which are the best airports to choose to stay in
- It provides information of airports from which you will be thrown out of for sleeping in, as well as some tips for making your ‘stay’ more comfortable
Loyalty Points
- Not technically free accommodation, but you can redeem your loyalty points from both Tesco and Sainsbury’s for hotel stays
- Tesco Clubcards are worth approximately four times their value when used out with of the store making them great “free” alternatives
