Workaway.info has been set up to promote and encourage exchange. From you, the host point of view, you will need to be able to provide work (Up to 5 hours a day) accommodation and food for your visitors. In exchange you can expect to receive 5 hour work a day 5 days a week. Work can be anything which is within reach of a willing visitor. Some typical examples of exchanges have been; House painting, weeding, tree planting, baby sitting, cooking, elderly care, shopping, general maintenance,typing, help with building etc. Remember travellers come for a different experience to what they are used to in there own country, some are skilled professionals on a break, many are students on a year out and many come to practice a language. This means that they should be made to feel part of the family. Hosts should interact with visitors as much as they can. Workaway.info is NOT set up to provide cheap labour. It is an exchange in which both parties should benefit.

When you register as a host your e-mailor should you choose your phone number is passed on to working travellers,students and language learners who have shown interest in the areas that you have specified. It is then up to the worker to contact you and entirely up to you whether you decide to offer some kind of exchange or not. Remember we only provide interested parties with your e-mail or phone number if you chose to give it and the general area in which you live. After the first contact has been made, you can then provide more specific details should you wish to.

Frequently asked questions.

- How long do my visitors stay for?

-This is entirely up to you. We recommend that you arrange, at first, a short period of time (5 days to a week) as a trial period with the view of extending should both parties wish to (some workers end up staying for up to a year and become life long friends!) This gives both parties an "opt out clause" in case of unforeseeable circumstances, or you simply just don´t get on!

- What type of accommodation am I expected to provide?

- Again this depends entirely up to you. From providing a tent in the garden, a caravan ,the guest room of your house. The important thing to stress is that workers know of the type of accommodation to expect before their arrival.

- What about food?

- Food is included in the exchange, and in most exchanges the tasks of cooking and washing up are also SHARED. This means that you are not expected to prepare three meals a day for your workers and likewise you can not expect them to cook for you everyday on top of the work you provide (Unless part of the exchange is cooking!) Again the best thing is to make your wishes clear from the start to eliminate problems in the future. Remember it is a cultural exchange so you should just carry on your normal eating times and cook with or provide the necessary without any special change. Should you wish to eat in the style of your visitors then again this is entirely up to you.

- How do I register with workaway.info?

Click on to the link below, where you will be asked to provide some information about yourself and/or your organization, information about the type of work you are wanting to be done, information about the type of accommodation you can offer and some general information about the type of worker you are looking for (smoker/non smoker etc.).

Register as a host