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I'm currently planning a trip and have looked at both. CouchSurfing seems to rely a lot more on a sense of community, whereas Airbnd is more "business-y", which
by devonrt 16y ago
I'm currently planning a trip and have looked at both. CouchSurfing seems to rely a lot more on a sense of community, whereas Airbnd is more "business-y", which only makes sense given that CS is free whereas Airbnd is not. CS users are encouraged to maintain an up to date profile; the intricacy of some people's profiles rivals MySpace profiles of yore. Airbnd has a much nicer website.
- ichverstehe 16y agoAlso, included in the CS-experience is the socializing – nobody wants to host someone who's just taking the "free couch"-part, so actually there is compensation included, but it is not money.