Our First Time: It’s Like Hosting Old Friends – Staying with Staff

  We’re hosting travelers, organizing events and will be out surfing around the globe.

Couchsurfer Hosted 120 People & Traveled the World for 1,000 Days

Tomislav Perko, 30, had a career as a stockbroker. After quitting his job during the financial crisis…

Product Update: Host Preferences and Search Enhancements

As a host, you may be used to receiving more requests than you can accept. Due…

Announcing the Couchsurfing Store!

  Love to show off your Couchsurfing pride? Now you can take your Couchsurfing game to…

Product Update: Thanks for Your Feedback about the Reference System!

Over the past several months, we have made many changes to both Member Profiles and to…

Product Update: Maps, Praise, and References on your Profile

For active hosts like Simon in Clara, Ireland, Couchsurfing is “an exchange of ideas from other…

Couchsurfing With No Baggage

Guest post by Clara Bensen My partner Jeff and I like to do this thing where…

12 Holiday Gifts For Every Couchsurfer On Your List

The end of the year is a time to reflect on the people we met and the many experiences…

Our Hearts Are With Paris

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we begin to reflect on the violence and…

7 Things Learned While Couchsurfing in Iran

Couchsurfing hosts open their homes every day to travelers and adventurers alike in nearly every country…