The home exchange is an agreement between two families to exchange their homes for free for a period of time. So you can travel abroad with free accommodation. The obvious advantage is the saving of the costs involved staying in a hotel or eating always in restaurants, but there are many:
First, accommodation is a home warm and comfortable in front of impersonal hotel rooms. This gives us the opportunity to delve deeper into the culture of the place visited, and helps to avoid the traditional tourist role, noting the place from a distance. In addition, this system has an important environmental component and that by not staying in hotels, helps reduce the environmental impact of mass tourism. Finally, while the family is on vacation, the house is empty, so there is no risk of theft, and plants or animals are treated.
First, accommodation is a home warm and comfortable in front of impersonal hotel rooms. This gives us the opportunity to delve deeper into the culture of the place visited, and helps to avoid the traditional tourist role, noting the place from a distance. In addition, this system has an important environmental component and that by not staying in hotels, helps reduce the environmental impact of mass tourism. Finally, while the family is on vacation, the house is empty, so there is no risk of theft, and plants or animals are treated.
Although most exchange sites are pay (around 80 per year) there livingway pages where you can subscribe free for 6 months.
