VisitBritain offers tips on home exchange

Published Saturday August 16th, 2008

NEW YORK - VisitBritain has some tips for people interested in swapping homes as a way to save money on vacation.

The tourism promotion agency recommends Intervac - http://www.intervac.com -- as a home exchange program that offers a "diverse selection of apartments, country houses and cottages in England, Scotland and Wales."

Green Theme International Home Exchange Holiday Service -- http://www.gti-home-exchange.com -- specializes in "eco-friendly homes" which may have solar panels, fluorescent or LED lights and sometimes even bicycles or hybrid cars.

HomeExchange -- http://www.homeexchange.com -- offers house swaps as well as hospitality exchanges, where you may stay with your host family.

Self-catering apartments such as Club Suites -- http://www.sloaneclub.co.uk -- and Soho Square -- http://www.londonapartmentservice.co.uk -- can also help you cut down on dining out expenses. Self-catering apartments have full-service kitchens with cooking utensils so you can buy food at a local grocery store and cook your own meals.

In addition, VisitBritain recommends checking out http://www.beabritdifferent.com to connect with locals for tips on places to go and ways to save money.

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We've done several swaps to Europe and the USA. Home exchanging is not only a great way to save money but you can also make some lasting friendships.

When we swap homes, we also swap cars. This provides additional savings.

Our home is listed on several websites but one that has worked great for us is http://www.1sthomeexchange.com.

For those readers new to home exchanging, you should know that swapping homes does require some effort. You simply cannot post a listing and expect to find a swap. It usually takes some time and you may need to e-mail many exchangers before concluding an exchange (as only a small percentage may reply, and even a smaller percentage of positive replies).

Home exchange does require some effort but is well worth it.