<![CDATA[Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys!]]>Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! I know is profitting from the economy of genocide in Palestine by renting out apartments on stolen land. The same goes for . I don't want to support that kind of business. What other options and alternatives do we have? Hit me with all you know.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/b5c9b9b5-91d7-4c02-93ac-c7046f2404ef/looking-for-tips-on-booking-accomodation-on-journeysRSS for NodeThu, 13 Aug 2026 01:54:07 GMTMon, 10 Aug 2026 09:25:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:12:46 GMT]]>@JSAMcFarlane Thanks, I was specifically looking for UK this time

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/117075867499651520https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/117075867499651520Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:12:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:08:38 GMT]]>@malte see if homestay.com has anything nearby. More (UK-based but still generally useful) suggestions here: https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/transport-travel/shopping-guide/ethical-sustainable-travel-companies

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/JSAMcFarlane/statuses/117073491977342327https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/JSAMcFarlane/statuses/117073491977342327Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:08:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:55:52 GMT]]>@malte I use booking.com to find/filter/screen places, but then usually contact and book with the hosts directly. In many cases this also is cheaper, since they waive the 5-15% booking fee

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.thi.ng/users/toxi/statuses/117073205815755900https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.thi.ng/users/toxi/statuses/117073205815755900Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:55:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:43:02 GMT]]>@malte don't.

No idea why people are so obsessed with booking sites.

You know you can just rock up to a hotel and negotiate a rate, right?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/sortius/statuses/117073155337550261https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/sortius/statuses/117073155337550261Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:43:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:30:05 GMT]]>@malte Sadly, www.fairbnb.coop has been offline for 8 months - their website was hacked and who knows what has happened to them?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/LillyHerself/statuses/117073104425998367https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/LillyHerself/statuses/117073104425998367Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:30:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:44:33 GMT]]>@malte I once heard about fairbnb and thought I should check it out at some point. I never did but maybe you could?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/asbjornn/statuses/117071273874886848https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/asbjornn/statuses/117071273874886848Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:44:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:53:52 GMT]]>@malte let us know what you find out/experience along the way.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/Koefoed/statuses/117070838654099321https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/Koefoed/statuses/117070838654099321Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:53:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:45:39 GMT]]>@Koefoed Just looked it up and on top of commercializing the community it also became a paid service. I do remember lots of old couchsurfers started a new initiative called so I'll try reactivating my account there. Thanks for triggering me to think about this!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/117070806336626430https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/117070806336626430Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:45:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:37:08 GMT]]>@Koefoed Good question. I might check it out again. It's been 15 years since I used it and back then I had a sense that the community aspect was disappearing as the organization behind it commercialized, which really made a lot of hosts quit (myself included).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/117070772868478203https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/117070772868478203Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:37:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:52:53 GMT]]>@malte I think couch surfing still works?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/Koefoed/statuses/117070598891598551https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/Koefoed/statuses/117070598891598551Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:52:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:43:56 GMT]]>@diemkay Great tips!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/117070563643905633https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/117070563643905633Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:43:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking for tips on booking accomodation on journeys! on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:39:38 GMT]]>@malte It's been a while since I rented anything.

When I did, most owners would rather you go direct to them for bookings instead of 3rd parties taking increasingly larger cuts. Just using Booking or search engines to find a place and booking directly - though it comes with its risks.

Not many platforms will have the same pan-European inventory. There are:
https://www.hometogo.pl/
https://www.check24.de/ in Germany
https://slowhop.com/en in Poland
https://www.vacavilla.com/en/ in Italy

etc.

Or more US solutions like Whimstay, HomeExchange (close to Airbnb in spirit)

Having said that, individual policies and stances on the Israel/Palestine situation need to be checked.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/diemkay/statuses/117070546760164076https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/diemkay/statuses/117070546760164076Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:39:38 GMT