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The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the health risks of travel to Mexico at this time due to an outbreak of 2009-H1N1 influenza (“swine flu).” The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on April 27 issued a notice recommending that American citizens avoid all nonessential travel to Mexico at this time. [...]

Renters participating in home exchanges is something I’ve written about before, but the subject has been raised with me a couple of times recently so I thought it worth mentioning again. In short, yes, renters can certainly be home exchangers, with just two provisions: We strongly recommend that you check your lease or contact your [...]

Since the release of that silly movie “The Holiday”, too many people have labored under the misconception that arranging a home exchange is easy—a piece of cake! This simply isn’t true. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not putting home exchanging down—just being realistic! Unless you happen to live in a home that is perfect in [...]

After hearing a number of encouraging recommendations from people already subscribing, I signed up for the Travelzoo Top 20 Newsletter just a couple of weeks ago and I’ve already found a bargain, a very good deal for a B&B in Sonoma (this was a completely spontaneous, last minute trip and I didn’t have a chance [...]

The April / May edition of the ExchangeHomes.com home exchange Newsletter was distributed to everyone on our mailing list today. It is also posted online and can be read by clicking Here. Archives of all previously published Newsletters can be read by clicking Here, and anyone interested in joining our mailing list to receive future [...]

Unfortunately, 2009 doesn’t seem to be starting any different than previous years. Over the past few weeks we’ve received several complaints from members who have sent out home exchange inquiry emails, only to receive no response. Thankfully, this has been somewhat counteracted by another member who contacted us full of compliments. She said she had [...]