Hosting Providers Application Form

Step 1 of 6 - Name/s and contact details

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While trying to create the most attractive hosting network possible for HIT members to use, it is important for us that each one of you who host with us in HIT international will first & foremost be comfortable in your own home and with your own hosting environment. We do provide, however, some suggestions on how you can make your hosting profile more attractive and appealing to the Israeli travelers.

* Please fill this online Hosting Providers Application Form in ENGLISH only!
* Please give as much information that you're comfortable with and be as specific and clear as you can possibly be.
* Any details you do not want us to publish? Please mention it to us (see space at the end of this form).

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I am / We Are*
Name/s and contact detail
Name/s to appear in website*
Full residential address (as you would write in your country)*
Postal Address (if different from residential)
As in each country the residential address can appear differently, please specify below:
House number
Street
Neighborhood (if applicable)
Town or City
Sub-district
State/District (if applicable)
Country*
Phone - land-line (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Fax (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Email Address*
Website Address
Marital status*
Language/s spoken at my/our home (please list all)
Children at home (if any) and their year of birth (i.e. John - 1998, Sara - 2003) please specify

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Details of Host 1 - Please give as much information about yourself (that you're comfortable giving) and be as specific and precise as possible
Name of Host 1*
Gender*
Year of birth*
Country of Birth
Nationality (if different from country of birth + what year you immigrated?)*
Occupation
I am
If Gentile (please choose)
Specify...
If Jewish (please choose)
Affiliation (if any)
If you chose "other", please specify
Name of church / synagoge / community you belong to
Phone at work (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Mobile Phone (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
I'm using the following applications
- Viber
- WhatsApp
- other
Specify
Facebook address
i.e. https://www.facebook.com/omri.jaakobovich
Skype name
Email (if different from above)
In the next page we ask details of your spouse. No spouse? You will skip to the next section.
Do you have a spouse?*

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Details of Host 2 - Please give as much information about your spouse (that you're comfortable giving) and be as specific and precise as possible
Name of Host 2*
Gender*
Year of birth*
Country of Birth
Nationality (if different from country of birth + what year you immigrated?)*
Occupation
I am
If Gentile (please choose)
Specify...
If Jewish (please choose)
Affiliation (if any)
If you chose "other", please specify
Name of church / synagoge / community you belong to
Phone at work (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Mobile Phone (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
I'm using the following applications
- Viber
- WhatsApp
- other
Specify
Facebook address
i.e. https://www.facebook.com/omri.jaakobovich
Skype name
Email (if different from above)

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Hosting and accommodation details
Are you a commercial accommodation OR a private host?*
Host or accommodation category*
Regular and backup hosts are private people who are hosting according to their ability and will.
Quality Accommodation
We have self contained accommodaion for our guests
- unit
- flat
- house
Please specify and give more details about it
Family Accommodation (shared facilities)
our guests will be sleeping in a room/s in our own house
- single room
- double room
- twin room
- share room
- family room
Please specify and give more details about it
Basic Accommodation
no spare room/s for our guests
- mattress on the floor
- fold-out couch
- something else
Please specify and give more details about it
Other possible accommodation
Are you also able to provide any of the following accommodation options?
- sleepout
- outside caravan
- gaziboo
- tenting
- vans (sleeps 2 people)
- campervans or caravans (sleeps 4 people)
- motorhome (sleeps 6 people)
- other
Please specify and give more details about it
Suitable for those looking for higher standard of accommodation?
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”.
- Yes
- No
My/our home is (choose 1 or more of the following)
- modern
- clean
- comfortable
- warm
- cosy
- old
- messy
- cluttered
- busy
- noisy
- other
Specify
Maximum number of guests at a time
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”.
Length of stay
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.
Advance notice
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”.
I/we want to ask for a cover charge?
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...
- Yes
- No
my/our cover charge (per night, per person) is
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!
I am / We are happy to host
Unforetunately not all hosts can host all HIT member at all times.
- males
- females
- unmarried couples
- married couples
- families
families up to.... people
Sleeping arrangements for single males, single females and unmarried couples
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.
- unmarried couples in separate rooms
- mixed sleeping (no problem for unmarried couples sleeping together)
Specify
Smoking
- No smoking on my/our property
- No smoking inside (smoking outside - ok)
- no problem - smoking permitted
Alcohol
- No drinking
- No drunkenness (moderate drinking permitted)
Special conditions and/or limitations
- Check-in
- Check-out
- Curfew
Please specify exact time/s
Any other conditions or limitations? Please specify
Property information
Proximity to public transport, nearest town, environment, home features etc.
Additional information
Proximity to public transport, nearest town, environment, home features etc.
Apart from Israeli travelers, I am / we are happy to also host
- Non-Israeli Jews
- Other HIT hosts
- Non-hosts HIT supporters
Your place is...
please choose one or more of the following options:
- Camp ground or Caravan park
- Backpacker or Hostel
- Guesthouse
- B&B
- Motel
- Home-stay or Farm-stay
- Hotel
- Apartment
- Other
Specify
What is your normal pricing?
Please be as specific and accurate as possible (i.e. double room $60, dorm $25 p"p, etc.)
Discount or special deal to HIT members - mandatory*
Please note that in return for free publicity on our network, we ask for the best discount/extra value deal possible that your business is able to give HIT members.
My/Our accommodation is disabled accessible?
- yes
- no
Specify
I/We keep a Kosher Kitchen?
Please note that those Israelis who keep Kosher will normally travel with their own pots and pants
- yes
- no
Specify
Apart from Israeli travelers, we are happy to extend our discount/special deal to
- Non-Israeli Jews
- Other HIT hosts
- Non-hosts HIT supporters
- Other Service Providers
If the discount/special deal you offer to any of the above is different from the one you offer Israeli travelers, please specify here
We are also happy to provide our visitors with the following extras.
Hosts are not required to provide any of the following, but are free (and encouraged) to do so.
Unfortunately, I/we are unable to have visitors stay over-night but would like to offer HIT members, the following:
Meals
- breakfast
- lunch
- dinner
Specify
Additional charges (state costs, if any, to any service you provide)
Laundry
- washing machine
- dryer
- outside line for drying cloths
Specify
Additional charges (state costs, if any, to any service you provide)
Internet
- dial-up
- broadband
- wireless
Specify
Additional charges (state costs, if any, to any service you provide)
I/We offer (you may choose one or more of the following)
- day tours
- 4X4
- fishing
- boating
- hunting
- horse riding
- cycling
- hiking
- other
Specify
Additional charges (state costs, if any, to any service you provide)
Only passing through? - Pop-in for a refreshment stop
- cup of coffee / tea
- shower
- travel suggestions
- other
Specify
Additional charges (state costs, if any, to any service you provide)
Are you also able (and interested) to provide HIT members private (non-commercial) hosting? If so - please specify and give as much details as possible
Are you also offering commercial hosting? If so - please specify and give as much details as possible
Anything else that you're happy to provide HIT members with? (ie - pick-up/drop-off to/from the airport)
Please provide as much information and details as possible

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Other Categories: Celebrating Shabbat and the Jewish Festivals? Having a business that may be of any interest for Israeli travelers? Perhaps you need workers OR looking for volunteers? Please check if any of the following Categories >>> Jewish Interest (Category J), Travel/Tour Operators (Category O), Work (Category W) or Volunteers (Category V) is relevant for your hosting profile...
Are there any other Categories that are relevant to you?*
- Yes
- No
I / We would like to offer Israeli travelers the following category/ies as well:
- Category J - Jewish/Israeli cultural provider
I/we would like to invite Israeli traveler to
- Shabbat meal
- Jewish/Biblical festivals
- Jewish/Israeli community meetings
- focus on Israel meetings
- Hebrew library
- other
Specify
- Category O - Travel/tour operators and any other non-hosting business
No need to provide any information that you have already provided us previously in this online Application Form
Business/Organisation name
Residential Address
Postal Address (if different from residential)
Free phone (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Land-line (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Fax (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Email
Facebook
Website
Description of business (we reserve the right to edit)
Discount/extra value deal offered to HIT members (mandatory)*
Please note that in return for FREE publicity on our website, we ask for the best discount/extra value deal possible that your business is able to give HIT members.
Special conditions to obtain discount (you may choose all)
- must present a valid HIT card (mandatory)
- direct bookings only (recommended)
- not in conjunction with other deals
- doesn't apply to commissioned items, merchandise or specials
- minimum number of people
How many?
Apart from Israeli travelers, we are happy to extend our discount/special deal to
- Non-Israeli Jews
- Other HIT hosts
- Non-hosts HIT supporters
- Other Service Providers
If the discount/special deal you offer to any of the above is different from the one you offer Israeli travelers, please specify here
Contact person
Position of contact person (owner, manager, etc.)
Mobile phone of contact person (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
- Category V - Volunteers required (offering the oppurtunity for voluntary service to HIT hosts/supporters)
No need to provide any information that you have already provided us previously in this online Application Form
Business/Organisation name
Residential Address
Postal Address (if different from residential)
Free phone (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Land-line (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Fax (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Email
Facebook
Website
We provide our volunteers with
- food
- accommodation
- other
Specify
Description of voluntary (non payment) work
Special visa/permit
- voluntary visa/permit required
- no visa/permit required
Time of availability
- all year round
- from time to time
- seasonal between...
Specify
Commitment required for, if any (please specify)
Qualifications/skills required, if any (please specify)
Experience required, if any (please specify)
Contact person
Position of contact person (owner, manager, etc.)
Mobile phone of contact person (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
- Category W - Work providers (e.g. orchard, farm, restaurant, etc.)
No need to provide any information that you have already provided us previously in this online Application Form
Business/Organisation name
Residential Address
Postal Address (if different from residential)
Free phone (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Land-line (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Fax (as calling from within your country, without the country code)
Email
Facebook
Website
Type of payment
- paid work
- work in return for accommodation and food
Description of work and payment offered
IRD and visa/permit requirements
- IRD number required
- work permit/visa required
- no visa/permit required
Time of availability
- all year round
- from time to time
- seasonal between...
Specify
Commitment required for, if any (please specify)
Qualifications/skills required, if any (please specify)
Experience required, if any (please specify)
Contact person
Position of contact person (owner, manager, etc.)
Mobile phone of contact person (as calling from within your country, without the country code)

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Photos: Please attach (below) photos of yourselves, your family, home and hosting environment and even some photos with Israelis that have stayed with you previously. Please send us high-quality photos only, making sure the photos are horizontal and not vertical or square ones. If you have no photos ready to be sent now, please take some and email them to us later - hosting.israeli.travelers@gmail.com
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Where and how you have first heard about HIT?
Anything else to add?
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
Comments
Do you have any comments / questions / suggestions / requests regarding this Hosting Providers Application Form?
For new hosts only (Categories R, B, C, S) - please email us to hosting.israeli.travelers@gmail.com a character reference (1 reference from church/synagogue/community leader (preferred) or 2 references from non-relatives)
In order for you to view your online hosting profile (and access other things on the HIT website) our system will provide you with a Username. Please provide us with a Password (which you can change later on)*
Terms and conditions for hosting providers*
I have read the Terms and Conditions for Hosting Providers
- I accept the terms and conditions and will endeavor to abide by the operational principals set out in this form by HIT international.

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HIT, Hosting Israeli Travelers, is an international hosting network, where private people, lovers of Israel, open their hearts & homes to host Israeli travelers.