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Home exchange, also called house swap, house exchange or home swap, is a practical vacation alternative where you agree to swap homes for a vacation.  Typically home swaps are arranged for 1 to 4 weeks with cars an option to be included in the arrangement.  

Imagine a Home Exchange to Paris with no accommodation cost.  How about a home swap to New York,  Montreal,  Sydney or Vancouver?  

We offer home exchange opportunities to great destinations worldwide.  

Australia  Austria  Bahamas  Belgium  British Virgin Islands  Bulgaria Canada  Costa Rica  Czech Republic  Denmark England  Fiji  France Germany  Greece  Guadeloupe  Iceland  India  Ireland  Israel  Italy Japan  Malta  Martinique  Mexico  Morocco  Netherlands  New Zealand Nicaragua  Portugal  Puerto Rico  Scotland  Senegal  Slovenia  South Africa  Spain  St. Martin  Sweden  Switzerland  Thailand  UAE  United Kingdom 

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Long term and sabbatical home exchange is for academics or anyone wishing a longer visit to an area for study, work or leisure.  University and college faculty academics, teachers on a teaching exchange, seniors, extended vacation travelers, job seekers or people being transferred to a temporary job are often those looking for a longer term exchange.   View  long term / sabbatical swaps

Weekend home exchange There is also the option of exchanging homes for a relaxing weekend getaway to a nearby location. Weekend swaps are for those that just want a short stay, perhaps from 1 to 3 or 4 days.  

A home exchange or house swap is - you stay at my place while I stay at yours.  By swapping homes for a vacation, two families, from different parts of the area you live in, from other regions of your country, or the world - agree to exchange homes for a vacation or holiday.   Since no money changes hands between the parties - you can have the a first class vacation anywhere in the world and free home accommodation! 
 
Exchanging homes has many advantages, including significant savings on accommodations. Whether for a short term vacation, or a longer term sabbatical, a home exchange  provides you with more comfort, spaciousness, multiple rooms, kitchen facilities, a yard and greater flexibility than a hotel room.  

Is it safe to trade your home and personal space with a perfect stranger? About as safe as staying in a hotel owned by someone you don't know. Remember that your home exchange counterpart is also taking a risk by staying in your home, so instances in which the arrangement goes bad are few and far between. Historically, complaints are rare.

Many travelers join Global thinking the biggest benefit will be the money they save. This is most certainly realized with savings of hundreds to thousands of dollars on hotels, vehicles and meals.  After swapping homes most will say that the greatest benefits are experiencing an area like a local, not a tourist and having the comfort of being in a multi room home rather than a cramped hotel room.  Families with children love the spaciousness of an exchange house. 

Global Home exchange has served the vacation accommodation needs of worldwide home swap, bed and breakfast & vacation rental travelers since 1998.

Global membership includes a home listing that one may edit, pause or cancel at anytime.  Each member has access to a control panel for self editing, adding photos and a private mailbox with copies of contacts sent to them. 

As Global is an open site, member listings may be contacted to arrange an exchange by other Global Members, by members of our partner clubs and by any visitor or member of any worldwide home exchange club. 

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