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Warm Showers
Type of business501(c)(3) organization non-profit organization
Area servedGlobal
OwnerWarmshowers.org Foundation (as on the website); WARMSHOWERS ORG (as filed in the IRS form)
Founder(s)Terry Zmrhal
Geoff Cashmen
Key peopleLance Bickford, chairman
Jerry Kopack, treasurer[1]
ProductsHomestay
ServicesSocial networking service, Communication
URLwww.warmshowers.org
UsersMore than 180,000[2]
Launched1993; 33 years ago (1993)
For other uses of "WS", see WS (disambiguation).
Cycle touring over the Eriskay - South Uist causeway

Warm Showers (WS) is a non-profit hospitality exchange service and support network for people engaging in bicycle touring, whereby members offer each other free lodging, meals, and support.[3][4][5][6][7][8] It is operated by WARMSHOWERS ORG, a Colorado 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, US.[1] It is accessible via a website and mobile app. It uses a subscription business model, and while hosts are not allowed to charge for lodging, members must pay a fee to access the platform.

History

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The concept was inspired by cyclist John Mosley in 1976 by placing an ad in the U.S. magazine Bike World, which requested to sign up for a hospitality list.[9] A list of 800 names and contact infos was put into a rolodex for almost 30 years. The name of the organization was Touring Cyclist Hospitality Directory. Mosley provided touring cyclists with copies of pages from the rolodex.

A Canadian couple, Terry Zmrhal and Geoff Cashmen, founded Warm Showers in 1993 as a continuation of Touring Cyclist Hospitality Directory.[9][10][11] They created a database from the existing members of biking-hospitality organizations. In 1996, Roger Gravel became responsible for the platform.[12] In 2005, Randy Fay created the website based on the existing database.[10]

Financials

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Year Revenue / Contributions[1]
2015 $100,641
2016 $84,009
2017 $115,324
2018 $128,626
2019 $111,089
2020 $169,837
2021 $329,052
2022 $459,017
2023 $574,715
2024 $622,126

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Warmshowers Org". ProPublica.
  2. ^ "About Warmshowers Community". Warm Showers.
  3. ^ Cunningham, Joshua (April 24, 2018). "Warmshowers: why free hospitality for bike tourists is a priceless experience". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "For Road-Weary Cyclists, a Room, a Couch, Maybe Even a Meal". The New York Times. April 25, 2017.
  5. ^ Milyko, Jennifer (August 29, 2013). "Bicycle Travel Etiquette: Warmshowers or Couchsurfing?". Adventure Cycling Association.
  6. ^ Scotsman, The (December 1, 2019). "Edinburgh cyclists who up and left jobs to travel on their bikes reach half way point around the world in just six months". The Scotsman.
  7. ^ Pendak, Jared (June 28, 2018). "Tunbridge's Edwards Lives to Cycle". Valley News.
  8. ^ Higgins, Brian (October 3, 2018). "Why this man is letting cycling tourists stay at his house for free". CBC News.
  9. ^ a b "Bicycle touring fans reach out and connect through WarmShowers.org". Toronto Star. 13 November 2016.
  10. ^ a b Tilton, Benjamin (May 2, 2019). "Before You Hit the Open Road: Warmshowers Has an Overnight Solution for Touring Cyclists and Story-making". SLUG Magazine.
  11. ^ D'Ambrosio, Dan (March 1, 2018). "HEY buddy, CAN YOU SPARE A WARM SHOWER?" (PDF). Adventure Cycling Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  12. ^ Meyers, Drew (August 21, 2014). "A Little History of Modern Hospitality Networks". horizonapp.co.
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