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Movies, TV and Radio
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Newspapers, Magazines and Online - coverage in Canada and around the world:
Swapping means travel dreams - Vancouver Sun - Aug-2013
Globetrot for a fraction of the price - Ottawa Citizen - June 2013
Why not bunk with the locals - Times Colonist - Victoria - Nov-2012
Intervac on iPhone and iPad - Sept 2011
Swap Your Home to See the World for Less - Globe and Mail August 2011
Save by Avoiding Hotels - The Toronto Star - August 2011
Beginners Guide to House Swapping - News.com.au - Australia October 2009
Hotels Too Pricey? Try a Swap - Washington Post - September 2009
Canada-Britain house swap gives close-up view of life in southeast
... The Canadian Press - July 2009
Bellissimo - taking a trans-Atlantic trip during a recession - The Boston Globe - June 2009
Home exchange is more than just free holiday accomodation - UK Sunday Times June-2009
Try a House Exchange on Your Next Vacation -
San Francisco Jan-2009
The Complete Guide To Home Swaps - United Kingdom Jan-2009
House Swapping Makes for Cheap Travel - Sydney Australia Feb-2009
Stay for Free in a Private Home - Montreal Sep-2008
My House is Your House - The Wall Street Journal Oct-2008
Exchanging Lives - Couples Trade Homes for Extended Vacations - Arizona USA Mar-2009
Step into someone else’s life for a week or two, save big money, maybe meet the locals. What’s not to like?
A Home Away from Home -- Literally -
Torrance CA USA Feb-2009
Tips for a Budget Vacation - Vancouver Dec-2008
Make yourself at home -house swap an ideal way to get comfy in far-away places - CanWest News Service May-2007
City Swappers - live like a New Yorker, Parisian or Los Angeleno - Globe & Mail Apr-2006Here are some samples of coverage in other languages. The phrase "home exchange" translates into other languages as echanges de logements or échange de maison, intercambio de casas, haustausch,
boligbytte, scambiare la casa per le vacanze:
Como viajar para o estrangeiro sem pagar hotel - Lisbon - June-2009
El intercambio de casas para veranear también llega al país - Buenos Aires - Jan-2009
El 10% de viviendas que se intercambian en vacaciones son segundas
Las Provincias - Comunidad Valenciana,Alicante Spain - Dec-2008
Les echanges de logements ont la cote -
Le Monde - Paris,France - Jan-2009
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Blogs covering home exchanging
http://homeexchanger.blogspot.com/
Published by an enthusiastic home exchanger who gives his profile as a 40-ish native New Yorker, parent of young children, care-giver for elderly parent, has done 40+ home swaps since 1991.http://myhouseforyours.blogspot.com/
This family has been home exchanging since 2001. It has allowed them to travel further and longer than they would have done otherwise if they had to pay for accommodation for four people.
http://patandlewtravel.wordpress.com/
Retirement travel and home exchange blog - this couple made home exchanging the focus of their lives.
http://blog.knowyourtrade.com/
This blog supports and advances home exchanging in general. They have researched various home exchange clubs and list them on their website.
Finally - here is what Arthur Frommer - the founder of Frommer's Travel Guides - said about home exchanging:
"..... It is the single most logical, sensible, economical and rewarding method of travel. It permits you to use an asset - your own home or apartment - to enjoy a free-of-charge stay in someone else's home or apartment. You live at the destination as a resident, not a tourist. And you enjoy a vacation that more and more (North) Americans have decided is the "way to go" in these days of our weak currency..."