...now that we've moved to Australia.
Disclaimer: I am very welcoming and hospitable, just don't like being taken for a mug!
Seriously, the number of people that we've not seen / heard from for years that have got in touch saying "I'm planning on travelling around Australia and wouldn't it be great to catch up?!" Wouldn't it be great to cadge free bed and board rather than fork out for a hotel is more like it.
I don't run the local B&B or Holiday Inn.
We've just had dh's family to stay for a month over Christmas (which was lovely and they all pitch in to help) and my parents are coming over in a couple of months for a 4 week stay. In the last few weeks we've had three different people get in touch out of the blue trying to angle (none to subtly) for a place to crash.
Just had to email an old uni acquaintance back saying "Great to catch up. Let us know where you're staying - we've got family staying then so we've no room."
Reply went something like, "Oh.... well, do you know any other cheap and cheerful places we could stay in instead?" 