HomeExchange.com is excited to announce that home exchange, and our website play a prominent role in the blockbuster "The Holiday" from writer/director Nancy Meyers. "The Holiday" is a romantic comedy starring Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet who use home exchange to change their lives as they trade homes between Los Angeles and England. The film also stars Jack Black, Jude Law, Ed Burns, and Eli Wallach.
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In “The Holiday”, Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz) and Iris Simkins (Kate Winslet), swap their houses between England and Los Angeles as a way to get a break from the men in their lives, but the experience ends up opening their eyes in ways they never expected.
Writer/Director Nancy Meyers says the initial spark for the story was ignited when she was planning her own vacation and serendipitously happened across HomeExchange.com, the internet site that arranges house swaps – across countries, across continents. “I had no idea this kind of thing ever existed”, she confesses. On the website, I read about all these fantastic houses and thought it would be a wonderful starting point for two women both running away from something. Swapping houses becomes the first step in taking their lives back”.
Diaz and Winslet’s characters have discovered what thousands of families already know, that a home exchange vacation can be the best thing they ever tried.
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Diaz and Winslet’s characters have discovered what thousands of families already know, that a home exchange vacation can be the best thing they ever tried.
The concept is simple: “You stay in my place while I stay in yours”. HomeExchange.com makes it so simple: in three clicks you can Search, Select and Contact a home swap Listing where you want to go. A one year Membership offering unlimited exchanges (no additional per-exchange or per-day fees) is only US$99.95 per year. HomeExchange.com has over 21,000 Listings in over 100 countries around the world, but most in preferred destination locations. And Nancy Meyers was right, the homes are fantastic.
Consider the benefits:
No cost for accommodations, so except for getting there, a vacation almost anywhere in the world doesn’t cost much more than staying at home.
Live like a local, not a tourist., Shop for ingredients at local markets and prepare meals in your own kitchen, get personal recommendations of places to eat and visit, meet the neighbors, enjoy spacious accommodations with your own backyard, BBQ, toys, games, DVDs and more! Things you never get to do when you stay in a hotel are all yours when you travel the home exchange way.
When traveling via HomeExchange.com with kids, everyone can have their own room, there is always a kitchen, and you don’t have to eat in the hotel coffee shop or an expensive restaurant for every meal. The kids have their own space, and so do you.
And now people are using home swaps for weekend getaways, to visit kids in college, to attend weddings, family reunions and much more than just that once every two-year trip overseas.
The natural reaction of some people to the home exchange concept is understandable, “I’m worried about having someone stay in my home”. Members swear that the process of arranging an exchange actually makes that fear go away. Think of home exchange as Internet Dating for your home. Before you would actually go on a date with someone you met on the Internet, you would exchange some emails, talk on the phone a few times, and swap recent photos. By the time you agreed to meet, it wouldn't be with a "stranger". You wouldn't go on a date if you didn't feel a connection, and the same goes for a home exchange.
“The Holiday" has done for home exchange what “You’ve Got Mail” did for Internet dating, and moved Home Exchange into the mainstream. In any case, good communication minimizes misplaced expectations, and the site offer hints for other precautions, including asking for referrals about prior exchanges.
It works. Just ask Hollywood!
The Dates
Most people on the site have flexible travel dates, but you can search by specific time periods if you like!
The Destination
With over 27,000 Listings in over 100 countries, there is almost no place you can't go with HomeExchange.com
The People
THE HOLIDAY stars Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black, Jude Law, Ed Burns, and Eli Wallach.
Visit HomeExchangeGOLD.comand see the first and only site featuring exclusive Listings that offer luxury and location for a fraction of the cost of similar rentals, resort fractional ownerships, or high priced hotels.
These very special homes feature some combination of distinctive size, location, style and amenities
HomeExchangeGOLD allows owners of distinctive, high end properties the opportunity to search for and exchange with other Members who own similar homes. We are sure you will find that these properties meet the highest standards of the most discriminating Members. They include homes and second homes in the most desirable locations around the world.
Members of HomeExchangeGOLD.com may contact Members on the HomeExchange.com site at any time and may also choose to have their Listings posted on the HomeExchange.com site at no additional charge, but Listings posted on HomeExchangeGOLD.com may only be contacted by other HomeExchangeGOLD.com Members.
HomeExchangeGOLD Membership is only US $500 / year, far less than a vacation "club", fractional ownership, or actually buying a second home.
Benefits of HomeExchangeGold.com
Free Vacations Worldwide
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Live Like a Local, Not a Tourist
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Great for anything from weekend getaways to international vacations
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