Brand | Couchsurfing |
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Website | http://www.couchsurfing.com |
Category | Home Exchange |
Primary Business | Homestay |
Operating Company | Couchsurfing International, Inc. |
Parent Company | None |
Headquarter | Francisco, CA, United States |
# of Employees | 10-50 |
Online Year | 2004 |
Service Languages | English |
Property Inventory | 400,000 |
Total Visits in May 2017: | 9.4M |
Description | Couchsurfing.com is a social travel platform that allows members to stay as a guest at other members' home for free. It encourages members to stay with locals, join events and share with each other. Initial registration is free of charge. However, you need to pay an annual fee to be verified so that you can send unlimited messages to other members. Couchsurfing has 14 million members in nearly every country in the world, although only 10% of the members log in at least once a month. |
History | Couchsurfing was formed in April 2003 as a non-profit corporation in the state of New Hampshire. The website was launched in June 2004. Before it was reorganized to a for-profit corporation in 2011, the website was maintained and developed by volunteers. The website was redesigned in 2012 and in 2014. The company has raised $22.6 million in two round of financing in 2011 and 2012. |
Brand | Couchsurfing |
---|---|
Website | http://www.couchsurfing.com |
Category | Home Exchange |
Primary Business | Homestay |
Operating Company | Couchsurfing International, Inc. |
Parent Company | None |
Headquarter | Francisco, CA, United States |
# of Employees | 10-50 |
Online Year | 2004 |
Service Languages | English |
Property Inventory | 400,000 |
Total Visits in May 2017: | 9.4M |
Description | Couchsurfing.com is a social travel platform that allows members to stay as a guest at other members' home for free. It encourages members to stay with locals, join events and share with each other. Initial registration is free of charge. However, you need to pay an annual fee to be verified so that you can send unlimited messages to other members. Couchsurfing has 14 million members in nearly every country in the world, although only 10% of the members log in at least once a month. |
History | Couchsurfing was formed in April 2003 as a non-profit corporation in the state of New Hampshire. The website was launched in June 2004. Before it was reorganized to a for-profit corporation in 2011, the website was maintained and developed by volunteers. The website was redesigned in 2012 and in 2014. The company has raised $22.6 million in two round of financing in 2011 and 2012. |
Brand | Couchsurfing |
---|---|
Website | http://www.couchsurfing.com |
Category | Home Exchange |
Primary Business | Homestay |
Operating Company | Couchsurfing International, Inc. |
Parent Company | None |
Headquarter | Francisco, CA, United States |
# of Employees | 10-50 |
Online Year | 2004 |
Service Languages | English |
Property Inventory | 400,000 |
Total Visits in May 2017: | 9.4M |
Description | Couchsurfing.com is a social travel platform that allows members to stay as a guest at other members' home for free. It encourages members to stay with locals, join events and share with each other. Initial registration is free of charge. However, you need to pay an annual fee to be verified so that you can send unlimited messages to other members. Couchsurfing has 14 million members in nearly every country in the world, although only 10% of the members log in at least once a month. |
History | Couchsurfing was formed in April 2003 as a non-profit corporation in the state of New Hampshire. The website was launched in June 2004. Before it was reorganized to a for-profit corporation in 2011, the website was maintained and developed by volunteers. The website was redesigned in 2012 and in 2014. The company has raised $22.6 million in two round of financing in 2011 and 2012. |