The popular is a consumer financial website Bankrate.com recently published an original article on hospitality exchange clubs as a terrific way to save a bundle of money while traveling.
Read it here: Travel Clubs Offer Big Savings on Lodging
The article covers some important basics of what you might expect from Casa Casa and how it works:
For the $20 annual membership fee, Casa Casa offers a password-protected online member directory. Browsers can list an extra bedroom, view other members’ available rooms, find out whether the stay is child-friendly and discover the host’s hobbies and interests.
It also talks a little about how you might assess if hospitality exchange is a good fit for your travel style:
These cheap sleeps aren’t for every traveler. Those who aren’t comfortable with the thought of a bed-and-breakfast stay won’t enjoy a hospitality exchange. Visitors may have to share a bathroom and probably won’t dry off with spa-like hotel towels.
Nancy Stein says that some people have expressed concern that they let strangers into their home, as part of the hospitality exchange.
“But they really aren’t strangers,” Stein says. “They’re in the directory and we all have something in common. We all love to travel.”
