HelpX

HelpX
Area served	Worldwide
Founder(s)	Rob Prince
Industry	Tourism; Volunteering
Products	Homestay
URL	www.helpx.net
Launched	April 2001

HelpX, short for "Help Exchange", is a barter platform in which people offer or receive homestays, including lodging and food, in exchange for performing agreed-upon tasks for a few hours each day.^[1]^[2] Types of work include gardening, animal welfare, cooking, and farming, among others.

^ Cahalane, Claudia (August 12, 2011). "Working holidays made easy". The Guardian.
^ Tigar, Lindsay (December 25, 2018). "How to Travel for Free—Seriously". Reader's Digest.

[1] Cahalane, Claudia (August 12, 2011). "Working holidays made easy". The Guardian.

[2] Tigar, Lindsay (December 25, 2018). "How to Travel for Free—Seriously". Reader's Digest.

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