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| Type of business | C corporation[1] |
|---|---|
| Available in | English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Spanish[2] |
| Founded | 2 April 2003 (New Hampshire nonprofit organization)[3] 3 May 2011 (Delaware for-profit corporation)[4] |
| Area served | Global |
| Founder(s) | Casey Fenton Daniel Hoffer Sebastian Le Tuan Leonardo Bassani da Silveira[5] |
| Key people | Patrick Dugan, CEO Francesco Deparis, Director of Operations[6] |
| Products | Homestay |
| Services | Social networking service |
| URL | www |
| Users | 12,000,000 users |
| Launched | 12 June 2004[7] |
| Part of a series on |
| Homestays |
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| Hospitality exchange services |
| Hospitality for work |
| Hospitality for money |
| Home exchange and others |
CouchSurfing is a hospitality exchange service by which users can request free short-term homestays or interact with other people who are interested in travel. It is accessible via a website and mobile app. It uses a subscription business model, and while hosts are not allowed to charge for lodging, members in some countries must pay a fee to access the platform.[8]
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