Home Exchange Guide

By Larry Klimczyk

The most important factor when booking travel is price. In today’s sharing economy with collaborative consumption, a great way to save thousands of dollars, pounds, euro and yen is through home exchange. You save money on accommodation and also have the added benefit of all the amenities of a home for additional savings or simply to enjoy extra space.

How do you learn more about home exchange? A quick and essential Home Exchange Guide is now available for you as it answers the questions ‘What is home exchange?’ and ‘Why should I be interested?’

The following topics are covered:
•Learn about different types of home swaps
•How to find the right house exchange network for you
•How to get a trade
•How to ready your home
•Making the most of your vacation
In addition, you will get helpful hints and tips for house swapping that include:
•10 Things to Avoid
•Your Home Exchange Membership Checklist
•and a sample Exchange Agreement.

‘While many people have heard of Home Exchange / Swap, do they really know all the benefits and more importantly how it works? We pack over a decade of experience into this guide to help you learn how to make the most of home exchange and save thousands of dollars on your next vacation’ says Larry Klimczyk,

If you are new to home exchange, this guide is a great introduction. For those of you that are experienced traders, it will give you new ideas to consider for enhancing your future home swaps.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Larry Klimczyk
• Release date: Jul 25, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311629531

Larry Klimczyk

Loving travel, Larry has experienced over sixty countries, enjoying every one. Ask him about his 'bucket list' and you'll get another dozen! Today he lives in London, to him the world's most international city, expanding opportunities for others to enjoy exploring the globe.

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HOME EXCHANGE GUIDE

by L Klimczyk

from International Vacation Home Exchange

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Copyright © 2014 Larry Klimczyk

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Contents

Why home exchange?

Are all home exchanges the same?

How to find the right network for you

How to get an exchange

How to ready your home

Preparing for your vacation

Watch Out - 10 things to avoid

Enjoy and have fun!

Appendix A. Your Membership Checklist

Appendix B. Home Exchange Agreement

Why home exchange?

Do you love to travel?

Do you have a sense of adventure yet like the comforts of home?

Does saving money appeal to you?

If you answered 'yes' to any or all of the above, home exchange is for you. It is a fabulous way to become immersed in other cultures and explore new corners of the world while avoiding expensive accommodation and restaurant bills - turning what seems unaffordable into a dream vacation. In this guide we aim to share with you some of our experiences over the last decade and certainly entice you to try an exchange on your next vacation.

Let's revisit the questions that we opened up with:

Do you love to travel? There are opportunities around the world, from major cities like New York, Paris, London and Sydney to unique locations such as Alabama, Goa, Iceland, Isle of Arran, Malawi, Nova Scotia and Patagonia. As you will come to discover, there is a good chance that no matter where you want to visit,