BeWelcome Presentation

A presentation I did at the Act Like a Local conference on 30 November 2013 for Use-It in Brussels

Transcript

1. o The 3rd Tourism Wave o The History of BeWelcome o BeWelcome…a sustainable alternative? o HospEx Typologies The Future of Hospitality Exchange?
2. Company Name Here The 3rd Tourism Wave • Community feeling • Online/offline • Finding a niche • Free • No warranties • Cultural Exchange • Sharing • Safety • Trust • Sustainability What do all Hospex organizations have in common? HospEx Characteristics 1st wave: Educational Tourism 2nd wave: Recreational Tourism 3rd wave: Cultural Exchange
3. History of BeWelcome • From Hospitality Club to HCvol • BeVolunteer & BeWelcome • UnConferences • Decision-Making Process I & II • Influx from CS and HC • From 25,000 to 50,000 • Welen…the future? 2000 - 2006 2007 2008 - 2013 2010 & 2013 2012 - 2013 2013 2014 ?
4. BeWelcome…a sustainable alternative? Hospitality Club • Privately Owned • Closed Source • 250k – 650k • Not democratic • Static website • Top-down • Basic ToU Couchsurfing BeWelcome • Company • Closed Source • 7 million • Not democratic • Dynamic website • Top-down • Restrictive ToU • Non-Profit • Open-Source • 50,000 • Democratic • Member-defined • Grassroots • User-friendly ToU BeWelcome Values Collective work Democracy Transparency In-clusive Sustainability
5. HospEx Typologies Guest • The Culture-Lover • The Budget Traveller • The Party-Animal • The Vegan Hitchhiker • The Freeloader Host • The Language Freak • The Busy-Bee • The Die-Hard Host • The 5-Star Hotel • The Active Traveller