House swapping
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House swapping, also known as home exchange, is the increasingly popular activity of two homeowners living at each other's houses for a set period. Homeowner A would live in Home B for a time period, while Homeowner B lives in Home A.
This system is usually used as low cost vacation accommodation and is a private arrangement between the two parties. The arrangement has several benefits - neither has to pay for lodging, the home itself is usually more comfortable than a hotel, and plants/pets may be cared for for free. House swapping is most popular with in-town residents planning to vacation in another major city. There are many organizations online that facilitate such swaps for free or a fee. The first one was founded in 1953.
Home exchange was also the subject of a movie entitled The Holiday.
[edit] External links
- Home Base Holidays - large, London based home exchange service, est. 1985
- Home Exchange Direct - Free Home Exchange
- Itamos.com - 100% free home exchange site
- spaceXchange.org - free home exchange portal
- JewettStreet.com - free home exchange portal
- Friendly Travelers - free home exchange portal
- Exchange Zones - free home exchange portal
- Homelink - large home exchange organization
- Holitrade - Free home and RV exchange portal
