Trustroots
| Type of business | non-profit organization |
|---|---|
| Area served | Global |
| Owner | Trustroots Foundation |
| Key people | Mikael Korpela (co-founder), Kasper Souren (co-founder) |
| Products | Homestay |
| Services | Social networking service, Communication |
| Website | www |
| Users | 44,000 members (As of 24 June 2020[update]) |
| [1] | |
| Part of a series on |
| Homestays |
|---|
| Hospitality exchange services |
| Hospitality for work |
| Hospitality for money |
| Home exchange and others |
Trustroots is a non-profit hospitality exchange service featuring “circles” for hitchhikers, cyclists, buskers, train hoppers, vegans and vegetarians, climbers and others.[citation needed][2][3] The platform is a gift economy — hosts are not supposed to charge for lodging and are not bound.[4][better source needed] In 2020, Trustroots counted 44,000 members.[1] The software for the website of Trustroots is open source.[5][better source needed] Trustroots' mobile app is obtainable for iOS and Android.[6][better source needed] Trustroots' members originate from 220 countries.[7]
History[edit]
Trustroots was founded by Kasper Souren and Mikael Korpela in 2014 in Berlin, Germany.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pandemic hits 'couchsurfing' travel bug". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ "The Best Websites For Finding Free Lodging During Your Next Vacation". TravelAwaits. 2021-01-10. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ Ryals, Mitch. "Derailed". Inlander. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ "Suicidal teen learns world isn't a 'big bad place' through travel". South China Morning Post. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ "Introducing Trustroots". Mikael Korpela. 2014-12-23. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Trustroots". tracxn.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ ПРОСКУРЯКОВ, Евгений (2021-03-20). "Пять вещей, которые вы покупаете, а могли бы получить бесплатно". kp.ru (in русский). Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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