Social networks and online platforms come and go. Before Facebook, there was Friendster, before Google, Altavista, and before Gmail, Hotmail. But the travel space is different. Before Couchsurfing, ...

While many people tout travel Web sites as the way to go for finding cheap lodging, millions of people around the world have discovered a form of lodging that is both free and enriching. It’s called ...

Seeking an "authentic" experience as he backpacked through war-torn Afghanistan, Dutch tourist Ciaran Barr searched the Couchsurfing website for locals to stay with. He found an astonishing number of ...