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 ...

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 ...

Social networks and online platforms come and go. Before Facebook, there was Friendster, before Google, Altavista, and before Gmail, Hotmail. But the travel space is different. Before Couchsurfing, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, a website that connects travelers with friendly, foreign strangers willing to share their home, is proving to be fundable business. Today, the company raised an additional $15 million, ...

This is just ridiculous. Three year old CouchSurfing, a beloved service used by some 90,000 members, had multiple database crashes, critical parts of the software and data were irretrievably lost, and ...