The GuestPoints system explained

What are GuestPoints?

The GuestPoint system was created to facilitate non-reciprocal home exchanges. Reciprocal home exchanges can sometimes be difficult to organize because it might be hard to find another member that wants to go on vacation to your home during the same dates that you want to go to theirs.

This is the reason HomeExchange uses GuestPoints, a points system that allows Members to organize free, non-reciprocal home swaps.

GuestPoints are transferred automatically once the exchange is finalized.

If you organize a non reciprocal exchange you usually need to use your GuestPoints. If you organize a reciprocal exchange you will have the option to organize the exchange with or without GuestPoints. If you do a reciprocal exchange with GuestPoints, our system will take into account the different GuestPoint value of each home.

How are GuestPoints calculated?

The GuestPoints value of your home is automatically calculated by a unique algorithm which was created by HomeExchange, which takes into account a various of different things such as your home’s location, size, number of beds and equipment available in your home.

• Please note that you can change the GuestPoints value of your home manually in “My home”, but we don’t recommend it because we feel it is important that all homes are valued equally.

How can I obtain GuestPoints?

There are several ways to obtain GuestPoints:

1. The easiest and quickest way to get GuestPoints for a home swap is by simply completing your profile, describing your home and adding pictures.

+500 GP for signing up
+200 GP for completing your home profile to 100%
+100 GP for completing your personal profile to 100%.
+250 GP for contacting 10 members during your first search

+250 GP for each friend that your refer to HomeExchange and that completes both the personal profile and the home profile to 100% (valid for the first 10 friends). Copy the link that appears in your friends menu.

2. The second and probably most obvious way to receive GuestPoints is by hosting other members at your home. These members will offer you GuestPoints in exchange for staying at your home. The GuestPoints will be automatically transferred to your account once the exchange is finalized. Remember to update your calendar with available periods in order to increase your chances of hosting other members and earning more GuestPoints.

3. You can also receive 100 GuestPoints by verifying your profile. This service verifies your identity and the address of your home. It is proof to other members that you are a “real person” with a “real home” and helps boost trust within the community. Members whose profile has been verified appear at the top of search results, which increases your home’s visibility and improves your chances of organizing an exchange. Verification is an optional FREE service.

If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask us at contact@homeexchange.com