plan for accommodation in the different cities

[bumi]

• what are the requirements for accommodation?
• find some places in the different cities

[MwirabuaTimothy]

I stole a few interesting ideas from here : http://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-tips/travel-hacking-guide/

1. Hotel Deals: Getting a sweet deal on a hotel is actually really easy, especially if you are in the United States. Simply head over to Priceline or Hotwire and bid on rooms. When you know your dates, just head to Better Bidding first to see what similar people bid on and won at. Use that as your baseline. I used this method to get a hotel room in Times Square, New York during Christmas for $85 USD per night. (That is a huge bargain!)

And, just like with airlines, many hotel branded credit cards offer huge sign-up bonuses, which can get you lots of points to redeem for free accommodation. There are also non-credit card promotions that can get you some points, too.

1. Stay with Locals, Stay for Free: Use Couchsurfing or similar sites like Global Freeloaders, and Hospitality Club (who merged with another site called Servas) to find a local who is willing to host you during your visit to their city. You’ll get a free place to stay (sometimes a bed, a couch, or an air mattress), a local who can help show you around, and the chance to learn a bit about the local culture. It’s a much better way to learn about a city than staying at a hotel. I am a particular fan of Couchsurfing and have used it often.
2. Go Camp in a Garden: The concept is simple: people offer their gardens for you to camp in. You can search for suitable sites by place, and they range from the basic “here’s a spot for the night” to the more glamorous that offer full access to the house. The offerings are mostly in the UK. There are a few spots dotting the rest of the world, but most locations are in the British Isles. It’s growing in popularity around Europe. Check it out at: Camp in my Garden.

[MwirabuaTimothy]

Awesome idea Jan. I am actually down for that. I wish we could all couchsurf during the trip...

On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Jan-Christoph Borchardt < notifications@github.com> wrote:

I would really really recommend to try and stay with locals. That’s really important to get to know the people and culture and to hang out more. That’s what I usually do during travels and was one big thing I missed during our AfricaHackTrip.

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[jancborchardt]

I would really really recommend to try and stay with locals. That’s really important to get to know the people and culture and to hang out more. That’s what I usually do during travels and was one big thing I missed during our AfricaHackTrip.

Berlin hackers who might have some space :) @xMartin @galfert @freenerd @langalex @anagromataf @rdoc101 @jorin-vogel

[MwirabuaTimothy]

Awesome :)

On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Jan-Christoph Borchardt < notifications@github.com> wrote:

I would really really recommend to try and stay with locals. That’s really important to get to know the people and culture and to hang out more. That’s what I usually do during travels and was one big thing I missed during our AfricaHackTrip.

Berlin hackers who might have some space :) @xMartinhttps://github.com/xMartin @galfert https://github.com/galfert @freenerdhttps://github.com/freenerd @langalex https://github.com/langalex @anagrom_ataf @rdoc101https://github.com/rdoc101 @jorin-vogel https://github.com/jorin-vogel

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/EuroHackTrip/organisation/issues/3#issuecomment-29512409 .

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