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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 [...]

3 reasons I consistently hear from people why (in their opinion), home exchanging would be impossible for them! I couldn’t possibly trust strangers in my own home. Yes you can. Your exchange partners will be trusting you to live in their home responsibly and ethically so why should they be any less trustworthy than you? [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Another huge advantage of home exchange vacationing is the opportunity to take your pet with you. This is a definite possibility worth considering if you will be traveling by car or train to your home exchange destination, and even if you will be flying, it’s not out of the question.