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Guide to home exchange

How to take eye-catching photos for your home exchange profile

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.

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Your Home Exchange Prep Checklist

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.

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Local Home Swaps for a Getaway Free From Coronavirus Worries

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.

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Sustainable Tourism

10 Tips to be a Responsible Traveller

We believe it's all the little things we do that can leave a significant impact, so we've made a list of things you can consider doing.

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How to Surprise Your Guests

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

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How and why to home exchange in the suburbs

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.

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Tips to arrange a long term exchange

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

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Tips for a successful ski trip home exchange

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.

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Practical Tips for Traveling With Kids

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.

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Make Your Home Exchange-Ready

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.

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Our Members Share Their Hidden Gems

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

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Do not be afraid of HomeExchanging

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

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Is HomeExchange for Me?

> 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

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Website Stories

Everything Done to Help Facilitate Your Exchanges

Finding a HomeExchange is not always easy and definitely not as convenient as reserving a hotel with a few simple clicks. But isn’t that the beauty of HomeExchange in some way? Finding

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Why is HomeExchange all about being the most responsible way of traveling?

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

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When a HomeExchange Turns into a Beautiful Friendship

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?

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The GuestPoints Guide - How to Hit the Jackpot

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

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Top 10 Tips That Will Help You Find Your Next Home Exchange

You've already completed your listing, sent messages to other Members, but haven’t found your next home exchange? Don't worry: these top 10 tips from exchange experts will help

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What makes HomeExchange a once-in-a-lifetime experience

HomeExchange is a community of 400,000 members and just as many opportunities for unforgettable holidays. In this article, we want to honor the hospitality of our Members which makes our home exchanges such a special experience.

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Sustainable Tourism

Earth Day Special: HomeExchange Members’ Sustainable Practices

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22, and is an annual global event that promotes the protection of the environment and natural resources. Exchanging homes is a form of sustainable tourism based on

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Community Q&A Session #1

On March 13th 2019 we launched the first Community Q&A Session for many of our English-speaking Members.  Members were allowed to ask a question in advance to receive live answers,

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Sustainable Tourism

Travel like a local with home exchange

Discover how to travel like a local with home exchange for an authentic experience while exploring the globe and saving money. The benefits and ease of utilizing HomeExchange to find stays while you travel will change your life.

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How YOU can make an exchange

Joining HomeExchange comes at no cost! You only pay when you make an exchange. The best way to secure an exchange is to have a complete profile. With the new HomeExchange, you no longer have to wish to visit places, you can get out there and travel.

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Get to know HomeExchange: Finalize your house swap

Ready to start planning your house swaps through the HomeExchange platform? Here is your step-by-step guide to finalizing your home exchange.

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GuestPoints: An Easy Way to Exchange Homes

At HomeExchange, we want to make the process of exchanging your home as easy as possible. The same was true with HomeExchange's old sister brand GuesttoGuest. Before merging to create the

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