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Hospitality exchange networks require a bit more planning, but are '''very''' valuable tools for traveling. Sometimes there are [http://couchsurfing.com/meetings.html meetings] and [http://secure.hospitalityclub.org/hc/forum.php?SelectedCategory=42 gatherings] of tens, or even hundreds of hospitality exchange members. If you go there you'll surely get a place to sleep!
* [http://couchsurfing.com CouchSurfing] (CS), 100000200000+ members, managed in a collective an aristocratic way, slightly North American-centric but growing rapidly.* [http://hospitalityclub.org Hospitality Club] (HC), 220000280000+ members, managed in a dictatorial way, slightly Euro-centric because it was started there.
* [http://globalfreeloaders.com Global Freeloaders] doesn't have a fancy website, but it's easy to send out a lot of messages at once, and members contact you directly over email, which makes it a lot faster to use, probably convenient for finding last-minute places. Though the lack of handy profiles and the direct communication over email definitely make this site ''less secure''.