Hosting Providers Application Form

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We have self contained accommodaion for our guests

our guests will be sleeping in a room/s in our own house

no spare room/s for our guests

Are you also able to provide any of the following accommodation options?

As some of the HIT members are +50yrs and may require a higher standard of accommodation than the younger ones who are in their 20’s, it would be great to mention in your hosting profile something like: “Modern, clean, comfortable home” or “Not suitable for those who are looking for higher standard of accommodation”.

To make the HIT network more accessible to those HIT members traveling in large groups, it would be great to mention in your hosting profile the maximum number of guests you’re able to accommodate at a time. If you don’t like having large groups you can still say: I/we prefer to have 1-2 people at a time but can host up to ___ if necessary”.

We recommend you say "open" and think it's the best option, as both you and your HIT visitors can take each situation as it comes.

Most Israeli travelers do not normally plan much in advance, so the less notice you ask for, the more of a chance they’ll contact you. As you can always refuse taking guests whenever the situation doesn’t suit you, the best way to have it in the HIT directory is “Just call”. I strongly suggest you remove from your hosting profile any request for any advance notice. However, if you still prefer to have some advance notice it would be better to say: “Advance notice, preferred” instead of “Advance notice, please”.

No host should pay (and definitely not go bankrupt) for hosting Israeli travelers and obviously, no-one can give what they themselves do not have. In the past, as many HIT hosts in New Zealand have been flooded with phone calls from Israeli travelers seeking accommodation, we advised you to put a charge of “$5 p”p a night”. Some hosts (especially those in the touristic areas) have found that this does not cover their costs and had it as “$10 p”p a night”. In other countries the costs can be different but always cheaper than the costs at business accommodation. Having a cover charge is, off-course, your own decision and up to each and every one of you to have it as you understand. However, if there are not that many Israelis coming to your area, and you only host a few HIT members a year and can afford to remove this “cover charge” from your hosting profile altogether, you will not only make yourself more “attractive” to the Israeli travelers but would also bring your witness to them to a higher level, as they will never be able to hold against you that you’re “getting” anything for hosting them...

In New-Zealand we recommend a cover charge of $5 p"p a night. In other countries this can be different. Pleasa note that the cover charge you choose should be cheaper than the cheapest charges at commercial accommodations in your country!

Unforetunately not all hosts can host all HIT member at all times.

As most Israelis using the HIT network (at least in New Zealand) are younger than 25yrs and being non-believers, I strongly suggest removing any comments in regard to unmarried couples from your hosting profile, as this is a big obstacle that prevents many Israelis who travel as couples from joining the HIT Travel Club. Those couples, who do join, will not normally go and stay with hosts who have such comments in their “hosting profile”, or worse, will come on the pretense that they are married. As God has overlooked so many things in each and every one of us, I would like to encourage you to do the same with your Israeli visitors remembering that this is an outreach to non-believers. However, if you still feel uncomfortable about this, it would be better to have such information in your hosting profile, so your Israeli visitors would know what to expect and would not be able to hold against you that you have withheld (some) information from them.  

Proximity to public transport, nearest town, environment, home features etc.

Proximity to public transport, nearest town, environment, home features etc.

please choose one or more of the following options:

Please be as specific and accurate as possible (i.e. double room $60, dorm $25 p"p, etc.)

Please note that those Israelis who keep Kosher will normally travel with their own pots and pants

Additional charges (state costs, if any, to any service you provide)

Additional charges (state costs, if any, to any service you provide)

Additional charges (state costs, if any, to any service you provide)

Additional charges (state costs, if any, to any service you provide)

Additional charges (state costs, if any, to any service you provide)

Please provide as much information and details as possible

Tell us, in your own words anything and everything regarding your hosting arrangements. This includes things you would like to add (including a personal welcome to the Israeli travelers) or details that you do not want us to include in your hosting profile

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