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15 unpopular travel opinions from HomeExchangers

From hating art museums to loving waiting in long lines, here are 15 unpopular travel opinions from our community!

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How to Prepare Your Home for Your Guests: A Guide

Your first exchange can sometimes hold a mixture of excitement and stress in the face of the unknown. We are here to help you prepare your home to welcome your guests as you desire and they deserve!

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Our live session recap: answering your questions about travelling with HomeExchange during the pandemic

Last week, we hosted a live session with members and non-members to answer some questions you might have about travelling with HomeExchange during the pandemic. Here’s a little recap of everything discussed

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Your Guide to Comfortably and Safely Hosting During the Holidays

Tips to comfortably, safely prepare to host guests during the holiday season.

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How to Plan Wheelchair Accessible Family Vacations

A special needs mom and disability travel blogger shares her tips for planning wheelchair-accessible family vacations.

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This Christmas holiday, give your HomeExchange profile a magical touch

Add a magical Christmas touch to your HomeExchange profile to make it more welcoming and ensure you find an ideal home exchange for Christmas vacation.

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12 Ways to Make Your Home Accessible for Travelers with Disabilities

12 home accessibility features that can make travel easier for people with disabilities, including wheelchair users, people with visual impairments, and those with chronic illness.

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What surprised you the most about your first home exchange?

The first home exchange is always the one that stands out the most. Your adventure with HomeExchange begins with plenty of wonderful surprises.

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Take a cheap Thanksgiving vacation with HomeExchange

If you're looking for a Thanksgiving 2020 getaway, there are plenty of ways to fit in an extra-long weekend vacation in November. Whether you like to hike, explore a new city,

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Top 5 Italian Restaurants in New York City

Discover the best Italian restaurants in New York City, with classic dishes and authentic ingredients for the best pizza on this side of the Atlantic.

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Why HomeExchange is the ideal way to travel right now

Due to COVID-19, we have all had to adapt our way of traveling. HomeExchange has established itself as the ideal solution in these uncertain times.

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How do you prepare the house when you have consecutive exchanges?

Receiving guests in your home requires a certain organization beforehand so that everything is taken care of: cleaning your house, preparing the cards, dropping off the keys, buying small welcome gifts... Travel with

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HomeExchange back-to-school checklist

Summer has come to an end, and with it summer vacation. Kids are starting back to school, and their parents are heading back to the office. But for members of the HomeExchange community,

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How to home exchange comfortably and cautiously during COVID-19

By traveling locally and cautiously, Yvonne discovered you don't have to travel far to get away. Home exchanging provides a safe and comfortable way to travel amidst a global pandemic.

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Home-exchanging and thank yous: how do HomeExchangers thank their hosts?

As you already know, it’s a big step to take opening up the doors to your home and welcoming someone you met online into it, trusting them completely and doing everything you

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How to take a longer vacation on a budget by arranging multiple home exchanges

When you are a HomeExchange member, you have the benefit of arranging unlimited home exchanges for the whole year. Our members take advantage of this by arranging multiple exchanges in a row, so they can have a longer getaway.

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How to live as a 'digital nomad' working from anywhere with HomeExchange

Learn how one home exchanger lives as a digital nomad, working while traveling around the world, while being financially savvy and living like a local.

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Home-exchanging and home manuals: what other HomeExchangers find most useful

Preparing a home manual can be confusing so we asked HomeExchangers what kind of information is most useful for them in a home manual.

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Yes, your home is perfect for home-exchanging!

You don't really know why but you think your house or apartment is not attractive enough to do a home exchange. Well, that’s totally not the case!

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Home-exchanging and privacy: what to do with your personal and valuable items as commonly practiced by HomeExchangers

It’s important to feel comfortable when leaving your home to your exchange partners. HomeExchangers share what they do with their valuables when hosting.

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Home exchange: the most common doubts

Home swapping can seem a bit intimidating. Exchangers can be  a bit apprehensive at first, which is perfectly normal. Letting complete strangers come to your home, or having an exchange canceled at the

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How to Convince your Partner to Go with HomeExchange

All our tips to convince your partner to finish signing up for HomeExchange by getting rid of their doubts and objections.

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Home-exchange and cleaning: how HomeExchangers clean and prepare their home

While cleaning is not a “fun” and “sexy” topic to talk about when arranging your vacations, as with anything else, it’s important to communicate about your expectations when discussion about your exchange

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It’s not too late for a home exchange this summer!

Many of you have the desire to travel locally this summer, whether you prefer an outdoorsy or laid-back vacation, the beach or the mountains, it is never too late to find the home

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How to Clean Your House Before Hosting Guests: Go Clean Co's Tips

HomeExchange has partnered with Go Clean Co to share how to clean your home effectively to make sure your home exchange is safe. Here are some of the best post-coronavirus cleaning secrets from GoCleanCo.

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