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All уου need tο participate іn home exchange іѕ a home! Yου need nοt hаνе tο compare values οf thе house οr search fοr a swapping partner іn thе case οf a home similar tο yours. It јυѕt requires identifying a home whеrе уου аnd уουr family саn stay comfortably іn thе destination уου wish [...]

One of the biggest parts of a travel and vacation budget is often the cost of getting from one place to another. It is important to budget for this important expense, and to consider some unique options, in order to make your travel dollars stretch as far as possible. When choosing a rental car, it [...]

Thеrе іѕ nο doubt thаt airfare іѕ one οf thе bіggеѕt expenses οf аnу vacation. Airfare costs саn easily represent аt lеаѕt half οf thе total cost οf a vacation, аnd іf уου dο nοt gеt thе best possible deal οn airfare іt іѕ easy tο gο over budget. Thеrе аrе ѕοmе іmрοrtаnt strategies fοr [...]

When most people think of ski resorts, they naturally picture mountains full of fresh fallen snow and people huddled around a roaring fire enjoying a cup of hot cocoa. While this image is certainly accurate, and ski resorts are some of the most popular of all vacation destinations, the prices of these resort getaways can [...]

One great feature of home exchange is that you can “swap pets”. By that I mean each family’s pets stay at home to be taken care of by the exchange family vacationing in the home. Great, if you just have a cat that needs to be fed and maybe cleaned out once a day, but [...]

Here are some of the favorite tips for budget travel in Europe. Actually, these budget travel tips apply to any country that you want to visit! Budget Travel Tip # 1 Eating with the locals instead of the tourists. This way, you will save some money and enjoy the local food at the same time. [...]

The world of budget travel is one of the most exciting and interesting, and in today’s world traveling on a budget is becoming more and more of a necessity. Keeping costs low while traveling is important, whether you are a solo traveler seeing the world for the first time or a family with a [...]

Frequent flyer miles sound great in principle—travel with a certain airline and earn points that you can cash in later, or use a certain credit card to earn points without even traveling. What could be better than free airline ticket? Airlines, unfortunately, aren’t so keen on your sudden desire to fly for free. Their goal [...]

I spoke at length the other day with a member who had joined ExchangeHomes.Com a month or so earlier and was becoming frustrated because she had joined with her travel plans for December already set in stone, airline tickets purchased. She told me that she had contacted several fellow members located in her intended location [...]

When you go into a home exchange, your thoughts are usually focused on the excitement of living in a new place for a while.  At the same time, there is always some level of concern about other people living in your home, particularly if the people you’re exchanging with have children.  When doing a home [...]

This is an old chestnut, and I keep hauling it out, dusting it down and repeating it year after year, but it really is extremely important that you make the effort to add several eye catching photographs to your home exchange listing. At ExchangeHomes.com we have programming in place to track exactly how people—members and [...]

No-one ever pretends that setting up a successful home exchange is easy. To the contrary, if you don’t live in one of the more sought after locations, it can be a challenge. But a challenge is not an impossibility, quite the opposite, a challenge if viewed positively can be enormous fun! There are a few [...]