To travel alone or in company with the aim of meeting new people on vacation you can take advantage of some social networks for travelers . They are a mix between old-fashioned dating sites and a Facebook in which we talk about traveling together and finding hospitality abroad or adventure companions. So nothing to do with Tripadvisor and the other travel sites where you read and share opinions and reviews. The social networks described in this article serve to break the ice with people from other countries to meet them when you go to their city, for vacation or for work, to be guided as tourists, to have fun in their company and find accommodation or accommodations where to go to sleep .
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1) Couchsurfing is a very popular site among the most modern travelers because it is a powerful platform where you can find new friends abroad who can host us in their home .
Coachsurfing is therefore used to search for accommodation in other cities as you would with AirBnb and also to find recommendations on the best bars, visits to do and other travel information.
In CoachSurfing (which can also be read in Italian from the settings at the bottom of the page) you create a profile complete with photos and a description of yourself indicating your interests that become important for finding people with whom you can get along or, for why not, to which pleasure. Anyone who wants can make the room available or even the sofa in the house or a corner of the garden for the tent to accommodate travelers. It is always advisable to read the profile of the person from whom you are staying or who you are staying with and to always clarify honestly the reasons for the trip and your habits.
2) BeWelcome is also a site in Italian that connects people with each other to share places to sleep, tourist guides or simply useful tips for a trip abroad.
BeWelcome goes into enough detail on the profile and, for example, you have to indicate for how many days you can host travelers, what kind of relationship is expected from him and other information. Members can exchange homes, find homestays to host students reciprocally, and leave feedback on accommodation found and stays. Many also ask guests to cook, exchange recipes from different countries and learn a language. BeWelcome is a non-profit so you go to sleep for free and host it for non-profit, at least formally.
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3) Travelers Point is the site to find travel companions. You can create a profile and say where you want to go waiting for someone to reply or you can scroll through the various travel proposals of other users and, if you want, organize to leave with that person. It is possible to write and read reviews of hotels, bars and places of interest and receive updates when someone comes to our city.
The site is obviously only in English.
4) WAYN (Whereareyounow) is a famous travel site that looks, graphically, a mix between Foursquare and Instagram, where you can share photos of your stays abroad and where you can also stay in touch with other travelers to meet them around the world . When you sign up for WAYN you must write a profile to list your travel preferences, interests, previous adventures and other things. WAYN is a rather demanding social network with many features both for travelers and for those who just want to meet new people without moving.
5) Trippy is a site where you can request advice and read reviews on any type of travel written by users of the site. You register using a Facebook account and you can find all the information to start safe.
6) InterNations is a social network for those who have to expatriate and move to another country in the long term. They exchange more general advice on international schools, on accommodation, visas, city guides, permits and more. The members are diplomats, foreign correspondents, corporate employees and you can join the community only by invitation.
7) GapYear allows you to create travel plans and to publish original or adventurous ideas to find travel companions and meet other people.
8) Travelerspoint is a space to create a travel blog, publish photos and create interactive maps of the places visited. You can therefore find opinions on accommodation, restaurants and various attractions including photos of who has really been there.
9) HospitalityClub is a less elaborate couchsurfing site than Italian, where to offer and find accommodation.
10) EverPlaces is a social network similar to Pinterest that allows you to monitor the places where we have been and those we want to visit, creating a collection of places to share online.
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