Hospitality travel – 6 reasons why you need to try it

Visiting and meeting with new people is such a rewarding way to expand your life and journey to new places.  There are many reasons why hospitality travel is so popular with everyone these days. Here are just six of them.

Save money

Whilst you may not always be staying with the people you meet; this is one option that can be available.  At the same time, if you are travelling with a group that you have arranged to get together with, you can often make great savings on bookings for more people. Travel can also be shared i.e. cars, meaning that you can split the cost of fuel which is also incredibly Green. Swapping cars or other modes of travel such as bikes also provides a whole lot more flexibility and means you don’t have to spend. You will also find yourself in the not-so-touristy places when overseas, spending time with the locals who can show you the best and cheapest markets and shops.  When you do go for a meal out, you will have already saved the cash to pay for it! 

Explore the areas not often seen

Yet another reason for getting off the beaten track and away from the tourist hot-spots is that you will get a far more realistic feel of the place you are in.  For example, if you are from the UK, why go to Spain and find yourself surrounded by loads of English people!  Intermingle with the people that live there all year round, find hidden gems in the way of locations and beautiful spots and make some amazing memories.  Explore real neighbourhoods and get to know the people you are visiting as well as the locals that live around them.  Discover the many merits of your destination inside out and create your own path, well away from the hustle and bustle of tourist areas.  You will never get this feeling of ‘uniqueness’ in any other way. 

Forget expensive and over-crowded hotels

Stay in real homes or in accommodation suggested by your new friends. Enjoy the true food of the area, eating with the people you are visiting with and letting them suggest new and exciting things to try out.  Enjoy the feel of their hospitality and the atmosphere of the place.  If you are invited to stay in your host’s home, you will have every comfort as enjoyed by them.  If the accommodation that they live in is basic, then you will do the same.  It’s all about getting into a fully immersive experience and relaxing whilst you do it.

Be eco-friendly

If you want to be Green and travel the world, it can sometimes be a difficult balance as how do you fly miles by plane and do your bit for the environment? Whilst doing this would not be at all eco-friendly, sharing transport is. At the same time, you are not making use of hotels or shopping centres, all built for the tourists. Because you are not behaving like a tourist, local areas don’t need to be decimated by new hotels being built.  You are decreasing the demand for hotel rooms, staying in a real neighbourhood with your new friends.  By combining resources with them, you are doing things on a far more personal level.  Because you are not contributing to the huge and highly wasteful hotel industry and doing your bit to limit the use of fuel, a little bit more of the planet is saved.

Perfect for families, couples and solo travellers

Whether you are a single person looking to meet new people, a couple looking for adventure or a family with children looking for similar families to combine visits with, the benefits of hospitality travel are immense.  You will always have company, ideas to exchange, plans to make together and even someone to babysit the children whilst you go out.  It’s all about sharing and caring about each other.  By staying in different areas, you will be creating experiences that you would never have had elsewhere. Youngsters will be enthralled by the constant array of new escapades coming their way and you will be able to swap invites with others that you meet.

Pets can be included

If your visit includes people coming to your locality, then you don’t need to wave goodbye to pets or put them into kennels. Dogs can accompany you on trips out and fish and cats and other indoor pets can be cared for by you when you are not out having fun with your new visitors. Not only do you save money, but pets don’t get stressed.  If you have a farm or keep animals, your new friends can even get involved caring for them, going horse-riding or collecting fresh eggs from your chickens!

The same goes for your garden; if you are growing vegetables or have a home filled with many plants, you don’t have to travel to have new adventures.  You can be at home, still caring for them and have your visitors nearby or even staying with you.  The choice is yours.

If you like the idea of hospitality travel and want to make this the year that you do something different, then check out visitsomeone.com.    All you need to do is create a profile and then you are ready to explore the many potential visits that are available, as well as listing your own.