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09 Dec 07

Stocks, Sure, but Trading Places Can Be Enriching, Too - New York Times

  • being in the suburbs does not rule me out of playing the home-exchange game.

  • Overwhelmingly, though, home-exchange organizations say that negative experiences are rare, even when you consider that people often throw in bicycles or cars as part of the deal.

    “By the time you make the exchanges, generally the people are not strangers

Home swap - the insurance issue - Times Online

  • “That means that if you allow someone into
    your home and they steal everything, you would not be covered.”


    He points out that this applies to home swaps, too: “You can get a specialist
    policy if you decide to swap homes over Christmas, or you could contact your
    existing insurer to extend cover to your guest for the period of the swap.”

09 Nov 07

Home Exchange - The Latest Trend in Vacation Savings | cruise line getaway

  • The primary advantage of finding vacation homes through a home exchange is that you have no accommodations costs. Zero. Plus, you’ll save considerable money on meals, since you’ll have the option of cooking at your vacation home. In addition, there’s no resentment factor: your home doesn’t have to remain empty while you pay premium prices for a hotel room. You’ll also have added security for your own home while you’re on vacation, since someone will be staying there. Ultimately, people who regularly vacation with a home exchange find that they can visit exciting new place worldwide at a fraction of the normal price.
26 Sep 07

You Can Vacation For Free With Home Exchange Vacations

  • This is a great way to meet the locals.
  • You will “become” a local
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25 Sep 07

PR-GB.com... News from origin - Honeymoon On A Budget

  • There are also some interesting possibilities for those who have a home or apartment ready to occupy. There are some great home exchange programs. These programs help people make arrangements to exchange accommodations. Since the accommodations are often the most substantial expense of any trip, a home exchange can provide a fantastic honeymoon on a budget. There are people looking to exchange homes in Europe for similar accommodations in the United States. A honeymoon couple could trade their home for one in London, Paris or Berlin.
04 Jan 07

Whitehaven News


  • Propertyfinder.com asked nearly 1000 people about home swapping and revealed that it is surprisingly popular. Half of respondents knew about home swapping and 18 per cent said it was something they would consider, although less than 3 per cent had actually done it.



    The people most likely to do a home swap were between the ages of 31 and 35 with 63.8 per cent of this age group saying they would consider exchanging homes for a holiday.



    However, unlike the film, single people emerged as the people least likely to consider a home swap, perhaps opting for more sociable holidays. People with families were the most enthusiastic respondents, citing affordability as the most popular reason for choosing a home swapping holiday.

30 Nov 06

Swapping homes, swapping lives

  • couple had saved an estimated $250,000, or roughly $2,500 a trip, in hotel and car rental costs.




  • Notley prepares her guests for a visit to Middle America, arranging for friends to stop by to visit her guests and making sure they are invited to barbeques and other community activities. Most, she said, are here to get an inside taste of American culture as well as to make new friends.
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16 Nov 06

RealEstateJournal | House Swapping Allows Travel With All the Comforts of Home


  • Penny-pinching twenty somethings -- another user group on the rise according
    to both Bergstein and Kelly -- almost fearlessly jump into arrangements,
    sometimes at the last minute, that allow them to zoom from coast to coast for
    stays in the empty apartments of their peers for sometimes as short as a
    three-day weekend. T
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