Pasporta Servo

The Pasporta Servo (English: Passport Service) is a hospitality exchange service available both online and in print that lists people in Esperanto culture who are willing to offer free homestays to speakers of Esperanto. It is maintained by the World Esperanto Youth Organization (TEJO).[2] The platform is a gift economy; hosts are not allowed to charge for lodging. Guests using the service are encouraged to speak only Esperanto with their hosts.

Pasporta Servo
Founded1966 (1966)
FounderRubén Feldman González
Location
Area served
Global
ProductsHomestay
ServicesHospitality
Membership
974 hosts[1]
Websitepasportaservo.org
Cities in the world with Pasporta Servo hosts as of 2015

Free lodging via Pasporta Servo is one of the benefits of learning Esperanto.[3][4][5][6]

History

In 1966, psychologist Rubén Feldman González started the Programo Pasporto, a lodging service for Esperanto speakers, in Argentina.

In 1974, the Pasporta Servo directory was first published, listing 40 hosts.

In August 2008, the directory was first published online.[7]

References

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