Workaway

Workaway.info
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Available inEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese
Area servedWorldwide
OwnerVEN ltd
IndustryTravel industry
URLwww.workaway.info
RegistrationOptional, site can be browsed without registering. Signing-up as a host is free. Paid subscriptions for volunteers.
Launched17 April 2002; 24 years ago (2002-04-17)
Current statusOnline

Workaway is a platform that allows members to arrange homestays, including food, in exchange for work. Volunteers or "workawayers", are expected to contribute a pre-agreed amount of time per day in exchange for lodging and food, which is provided by their host during the duration of the exchange, which can range from a few days to over a year.[1][2][3]

The opportunities on offer include gardening, animal-care, cooking and farming,[4][5] as well as more specialist and niche help requests.[6]

Workaway is most popular with budget travellers, language learners,[7] people focused on sustainable tourism, and people who want to become more immersed in local culture and traditions.[8][9]

Brexit has affected Workaway placements due to increased difficulty in obtaining work permits for the United Kingdom.[10]

In many cases, Workaway requires a work permit and cannot legally be done on a tourist visa. This has resulted in detention of participants by immigration authorities.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bowes, Gemma (17 October 2009). "Spain for free - a working holiday". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Frommer, Arthur (4 March 2012). "Budget Travel: Website offers work-for-room-and-board abroad". Cape Cod Times.
  3. ^ Glusac, Elaine (2024-08-20). "How to Choose a Volunteer Trip". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Finn, Christine (15 January 2011). "Culture clubs: volunteering in creative communities". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Bowes, Gemma (17 October 2009). "Five great Workaway working holidays". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Dixon, Rachel (1 February 2016). "How to escape: tips and sites for working or volunteering abroad". The Guardian.
  7. ^ Utton, Charley (28 January 2013). "Travelling on a student budget". The Independent.
  8. ^ Buccheri, Rory (20 November 2023). "Workaways: How to travel the world without spending a penny". The Big Issue.
  9. ^ Rainsford, Cat (12 July 2014). "Working holidays: my volunteering breaks and the lessons learned". The Guardian.
  10. ^ Glass, Katie (2023-01-17). "'I loved being a Workaway host but now Brexit has ended it in the UK'". The Guardian.
  11. ^ "Volunteering or free labour? The risks of Workaway holidays". The Times. 16 March 2025.

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