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Guide to home exchange

How to organize a home exchange with GuestPoints

Whether you are a newcomer to HomeExchange or have swapped your home dozens of times, you may not understand everything about the GuestPoints system. Here’s how to arrange a home exchange with GuestPoints.

  • HomeExchange
    HomeExchange
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Here's How to Live Abroad for Free

If you're dreaming of moving to another country for an extended period of time, you might be thinking how the logistics of such a move might be too much. Just considering

  • Haleigh Walsworth
6 min read

Here's How To Live Abroad for A Year at Any Age

Have you ever dreamed of living abroad for a year? Chances are, you have. Perhaps you missed out on the chance to do so in college, or maybe you just want a change

  • Haleigh Walsworth
5 min read

Here's How to Travel for Free

They say the best things in life are free, but when it comes to travel that can seem impossible. Travelling domestically and abroad opens our horizons, heightens our senses, and leads to fulfilling

  • Haleigh Walsworth
6 min read

Is HomeExchange Worth It?

Is HomeExchange worth it? If you're looking at the financials alone, that question is easily answered. Becoming a member of our global network and unlocking unlimited exchanges for an entire year

  • Haleigh Walsworth
6 min read
Sustainable Tourism

10 tips for saving water (and lowering your water bill)

While periods of drought are occurring earlier and earlier each year and increasing in frequency, saving water has become a major issue that concerns us all. In many regions of the world, water is even becoming a rare resource.

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    HomeExchange
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HomeExchange News

Discover the Magic of Home Swapping: Even Good Morning America is Talking About It!

Have you ever dreamt of experiencing a new city or country like a local, all while saving on vacation costs? Well, you’re in luck! The concept of home swapping is gaining traction,

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    HomeExchange
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Apartment Swap: The Best Apartment Exchange Website

Here at HomeExchange, we often talk about exchanging houses. A home is so much more than a house though. They come in all shapes and sizes! As the expression goes, the home is

  • Haleigh Walsworth
5 min read

These are the Top 10 Best Places to Live in Texas

If you're looking for a place to hang your hat in the Lone Star State then you have come to the right place. Texas has traditionally been known for wide-open spaces,

  • Haleigh Walsworth
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These are the 10 Best Small Towns in California

California is one of the most breathtaking places in the world. While it's known for world class cities like San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, its coastline coupled with its

  • Haleigh Walsworth
7 min read

Our 5 Favorite Best Small Towns in Tennessee

Tennessee is famously known as the birthplace of country music, where legends like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash found their voices and made history. While this put places like Nashville, Memphis, or Knoxville

  • Haleigh Walsworth
5 min read

These Are the Top 10 Best Places to Live in Florida

Surely, they wanted Florida to sound attractive when they named it the Sunshine State. With its miles and miles of coastline and year round warm weather, it's definitely a huge draw

  • Haleigh Walsworth
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Discover the 10 Best Small Towns in Florida

If your first thoughts of Florida tend to be spring break beach vibes in the hustle and bustle of Miami or major park destinations like Disney World, you might be surprised by what

  • Haleigh Walsworth
8 min read

2023 carbon footprint: rising emissions due to the growth of our community and long-haul flights

Discover the results and key findings of our 2023 carbon footprint.

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    HomeExchange
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The Top 20 Most LGBT Friendly Countries to Visit

Are you ready to embark on a journey that celebrates love, acceptance, and the freedom to be your authentic self? Whether you identify as LGBTQ+ or are an ally seeking inclusive destinations, it&

  • Haleigh Walsworth
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Spanish Immersion for Adults: Live Abroad for (Almost) Nothing

Learning a new language is an exciting way to expand your mind and broaden your horizons. Just like language can unlock access to new people and places, so can HomeExchange. Thus it'

  • Haleigh Walsworth
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Free Alternative to Short Term Rentals in Miami

Miami is truly magic. There is so much to love in this city where it's seemingly summer all year long. The Art Deco architecture, pastel promenades, budding Design District, and white

  • Haleigh Walsworth
4 min read

Free Alternative to Short Term Rentals in Chicago

Why they call Chicago The Windy City when there is so much more worth talking about here is beyond us. Chicago is a world class city offering everything you would expect from a

  • Haleigh Walsworth
4 min read

Free Alternative to Short Term Rentals in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is the city where dreams are made, traffic is legendary, and the sunshine seems to stretch on forever. It doesn't get more West Coast than this sprawling metropolis. For

  • Haleigh Walsworth
4 min read

Free Alternative to Short Term Rentals in San Diego

If you have your sights set on San Diego then you have come to the right place. The San Diego area no doubt has a certain draw. It hits all the marks when

  • Haleigh Walsworth
4 min read

HomeExchange: Your Overnight Pet-Sitting Solution

Overnight petsitting in my home? It's easy and free with HomeExchange.

  • Haleigh Walsworth
4 min read
Guide to home exchange

Pet-Sitting House Exchange for Pet Owners & Caretakers

HomeExchange is a truly incredible community that's bring people together all around the world for difference reasons. Among those people are pet owners and pet sitters. Our respectful community of mutual

  • Haleigh Walsworth
5 min read

Free Alternative to Short Term Rentals in NYC

New York, New York! The city so nice they named it twice. So the saying goes and it's really true. New York has so much to offer, it almost seems endless.

  • Haleigh Walsworth
4 min read

Join the first ever HomeExchange Sunday Social events on Sunday, June 23rd in the Western U.S.!

Drumroll please, because we’re delighted to announce that our first ever Sunday Social events are coming to the Western U.S. States on June 23rd 2024! Participating states to include: CA, OR,

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    HomeExchange
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Travel Inspiration and Tips

9 National Parks in Canada to Visit This Summer

Here are 9 of Canada’s best national parks that should be on every nature lover's bucket list, from east to west.

  • HomeExchange
    HomeExchange
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