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Finding somewhere to stay while travelling can be very expensive.\u00a0I wanted to write an article that offered resources for free and cheap travel accommodations. Some of these options require some open-mindedness. Hopefully, you will find a few options that will work for you!<\/p>\n
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Is English your native language? Want a week long free trip to Spain or Germany?<\/p>\n
Diverbo<\/strong><\/em><\/a> offers free accommodations for one week. Volunteers stay at one of their beautiful resort villages in either Germany or Spain. This offer is for English speaking individuals\/volunteers that can help locals practice their language skills. You literally TALK to people in exchange for a free one-week vacation!<\/em><\/p>\n “A fun and rewarding experience is offered in exchange for your English conversation.”<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0Diverbo Job Listings HERE<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Want to pay for your accommodations by petting puppies and kittens? Are you serious?<\/em> Sign me up!<\/p>\n *NOTE: These House Sitting Service Websites may charge an annual fee.<\/p>\n Trusted Housesitters<\/strong><\/em><\/a> connects home and pet owners with house sitters\/pet sitters. Let’s say a family in London, England is going on a week-long vacation. A pet sitter\/ house sitter can stay at their home in London for free in exchange for taking care of their home and pet. Win-win.<\/p>\n This is great for animal lovers with flexible travel dates.<\/p>\n I.D. verifications & criminal background checks are made for all applicants (home\/pet owners as well as house\/pet sitters)<\/p>\n Trusted Housesitters WEBSITE<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other house sitting options:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hospitality Networks allow you travel the world, learn from locals, and meet other travelers – all for free. You can find a host that will offer a bed, air mattress, or couch as free accommodations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Looking for an extended vacation experience?<\/p>\n Adventurework<\/strong><\/em><\/a> offers seasonal trainee positions – perfect for those who love the great outdoors. Some jobs are temporary and some resorts\/companies offer training courses that can lead to short-term or long-term employment.<\/p>\n Positions available offering free travel:<\/p>\n These jobs offer:<\/p>\n Check out the Adventurework Website to see what positions are available:<\/p>\n Adventurework WEBSITE<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Similar work-for-accommodations<\/em> OR volunteer-for-accommodations<\/em> websites:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Roomer<\/strong><\/em><\/a> offers deeply discounted hotel rooms. The concept behind it is if someone can\u2019t fulfill their prepaid hotel room, their reservation is offered at a lower price (up to 70-80%). Roomer even shows TripAdvisor reviews for the hotels features on their site.<\/p>\n Roomer Website<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Would you like to travel the world for an entire year?<\/em><\/p>\n These companies offer a “workation”, for professionals who can work from anywhere. They provide accommodations, air\/train travel, and a shared workspace for participants who are invited.<\/p>\n With Remote Year<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, you must request an invitation, and participants need to have a job that they would be able to do remotely. This year-long travel opportunity is open to “<\/em>50-80 inspiring professionals, freelancers, entrepreneurs, and adventurers”. Those chosen to participate will live and work in a new city every month. These cities are located all over the world – from Peru to Thailand to Japan to Portugal.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n All travel planning, including flights and accommodations, are taken care of by Remote Year.<\/p>\n We Roam<\/strong> <\/em>& The Remote Experience<\/strong> <\/em>offer similar travel experiences for professionals, which is called a “workation”.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Visit These Websites for more information:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hostel Bookers<\/strong><\/em><\/a> can help you find a hostel in various cities around the world.\u00a0 These dorm-style accommodations are not fancy, but they are very inexpensive. You can pay a few dollars or up to $20 for a bed for the night.<\/p>\n They also offer cheap hotel deals.<\/p>\n Hostel Bookers WEBSITE<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n With Home Exchange, you vacation in their home while they\u2019re vacationing in yours. The website charges an annual membership fee to search for homestays all over the world<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other home exchange programs:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you travel for work or travel a lot and stay in hotels, it is a good idea to sign up for hotel reward programs and collect points. It may take some time, but these really build up after a while. We stayed in New York City for several nights for free by using hotel reward points. My husband travels for work, and he saves his hotel and airline rewards for family travel.<\/p>\n Some also use airline miles\/frequent flyer miles and credit card rewards to earn free travel as well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I hope these options help you save lots of money so that you can travel even more! Have you tried any of these suggestions? Any other ones we should be aware of?<\/p>\n Want to share this info for later? 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