Guide to home exchange

Here are some things you can add to your home profile, details to include, and information to give guests to make sure everyone can feel comfortable and safe during their stay.

Finalizing your home exchange: an important step to benefit from our HomeExchange guarantees and to be able to review your exchanges

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are reaching out to their communities in need and lending a hand. If you are healthy, have some extra time and resources, it is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community. Here are a few ways you can help.

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We're encouraging HomeExchangers to share tips and ideas to keep us all busy and positive during the global pandemic. We can continue to exchange without leaving our home!

Every home exchange starts with a simple destination search and sending a message. Here are the best tips to get the most out of your exchanges.

Read anecdotes about hosting a home exchange from seasoned pros, who tell us about their initial home swapping doubts that became unforgettable stories of hospitality.

It's a fact: homes that have photos of the interior have a better chance of finding an exchange. If you want your house swap to get lots of eyeballs, see if your pictures could use a makeover as the summer season approaches.

Preparing for a home exchange? Discover this extensive checklist to help you get organized to host for your next home exchange so you are sure to not forget anything for your guest.

Looking to disconnect, but worried about travel advisories surrounding the coronavirus? You don’t have to go far to achieve that relaxed, holiday feel. HomeExchange is an ideal option for short getaways, even when you don't want to leave your hometown.

Dear HomeExchangers, As you may have noticed, the HomeExchange experience is not limited to a simple home exchange, it is much more than that ... it is the chance to be able to share

Sometimes, the best way to really live like a local is to leave the big city behind and hit the suburbs. Check out some of our favorite benefits of staying in the ‘burbs.

Would you like to get away from it all for a while? Would you like to spend a month or more abroad, visiting a country from top to bottom, or discovering a city

It’s time to plan your ski trip! When you're choosing a destination, planning your budget and finding a house swap near the slopes, here are some essential tips to keep in mind.

When it comes to taking a vacation with your kids, careful strategizing is necessary to ensure a stress-free trip for all. From accommodations to activities, here are some tips and tricks on traveling with kids.

By putting out your welcome mat before an exchange, your guests will feel more comfortable visiting your home and have a worry-free vacation. Here are a few tips to prepare yourself for an exchange.

Instead of dining at mediocre, overpriced restaurants, savour a meal at your local host’s recommended eatery. Instead of visiting overcrowded tourist attractions, head over to some lesser-known hidden gems in the city.

This Halloween season, don’t let home-exchanging scare you! Leave that to the ghosts, ghouls and goblins. Contrary to what some people may believe, home-exchanging is not as frightening as it may sound.

> Some of the most commonly held myths about home exchanging. And our best shots at busting them. Sharing is not new. It goes back to the dawn of humanity itself, and yet

If HomeExchange is the most beautiful, authentic, and humane way of traveling for us, these qualities are also what makes it the most responsible, when we do it while respecting its very own

Sometimes a good relationship between Members during an exchange can continue afterwards, and can last a long time. Do you want to hear some stories?

Your process to find home exchanges is getting caught up in the frenzy: sending messages, finalizing a simultaneous exchange at Christmas, another one in February to go skiing, then two or three with