Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Travel costs continue to rise, and savvy globetrotters are increasingly turning to alternative accommodation options that save ...

Yesterday, the hospitality-exchange network CouchSurfing announced that it has raised $15 million in funding, an impressive amount for a niche travel site devoted to pairing local hosts with visitors ...

With the current housing crisis, more and more young people are couchsurfing. Couchsurfing is a growing form of homelessness in many countries including Australia; however, new research suggests it is ...

CouchSurfing, an online service that lets users find free lodgings, is investigating a security breach after hackers began selling the details of 17 million users on Telegram channels and hacking ...

The overnight guest hosting site Couchsurfing is under fire after a media investigation revealed that an Italian policeman allegedly used it to invite women to his apartment and sexually assault them.

Since its inception in 2004, Couchsurfing has garnered a lot of attention for a simple idea: strangers offering couches or beds to travelers, at no cost for lodging. At its best, it is a great way to ...

In the latest indication Silicon Valley is in the midst of a new technology bubble, CouchSurfing.org, a non-profit website that connects global travelers with locals, has opted to accept $7.6 million ...

Couchsurfing launched in 2004 after co-founder Casey Fenton emailed over 1,500 students in Reykjavik asking for a place to stay. Dozens offered to open their homes. The Couchsurfing website was a ...

Three years before you could rent your fancy 5th Ave Manhattan apartment or luxury seaside mansion in Thailand on Airbnb, travel social network CouchSurfing was *the *place to fill up your sofa or ...

CouchSurfing International is one of those rare Web companies– like Mozilla or Craigslist– that has eschewed the normal Silicon Valley values of growth, greed and venture capital. Started in 2004 and ...