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Travelling allows us to discover new places, experience different cultures and create unforgettable memories. But it’s also worth thinking about the impact our holidays have on the environment and local communities. The…

Travelling allows us to discover new places, experience different cultures and create unforgettable memories. But it’s also worth thinking about the impact our holidays have on the environment and local communities. The good news is that sustainable travel doesn’t have to mean giving up comfort or adventure. Small choices can make a big difference, and many of them can even make your trip more enjoyable. Here are some simple ways to make your next vacation more sustainable. 1. Stay for Longer Instead of taking several short trips throughout the year, consider staying longer in one destination. Slower travel gives you more time to explore, reduces the environmental impact of frequent journeys and allows you to experience a place more like a local. 2. Choose Existing Homes Over New Tourist Accommodation One way to travel more sustainably is to make better use of homes that already exist. HomeExchange allows members to stay in each other’s homes, making use of existing living spaces rather than creating additional demand for purpose-built tourist accommodation. Staying in residential neighbourhoods also gives travellers a more authentic experience of everyday life. 3. Walk, Cycle or Use Public Transport Once you arrive, consider leaving the car behind. Walking, cycling and using public transport can reduce your carbon footprint while helping you discover places you might otherwise miss. 4. Shop and Eat Locally Supporting local businesses helps communities benefit from tourism. V

Horrible experience. Last year’s verification ended up in saga of more than 10 days during which my points were taken away from me and I had sent 8 emails to which I had no answers. I was traveling soon and I needed to access my points. Nope, no answer, no respect, no apologies. appalling and now they are asking for verification AGAIN now. I wonder what kind of harassing behaviour I will face again this year.

+1 for this suggestion. I have just joined HomeExchange and this is one of the things I immediately found difficult when browsing homes. I would particularly like an option to “View all photos” rather than replacing the existing single-photo viewer. For example, clicking the photo count could open a gallery showing thumbnails of all the photos. Selecting any photo could then open the existing full-size viewer. This would make it much quicker to understand a home before looking through individual photos, especially for listings with many images or where the first few photos show the surrounding area rather than the home. As an additional improvement, it would be useful if hosts could organise photos into simple sections such as Living area, Kitchen, Bedroom 1, Bedroom 2, Garden and Local area . Guests could then quickly find the parts of a home they are most interested in. I recently viewed a listing with 70+ photos, so both features would make larger listings much easier to browse without limiting how many useful photos a host can include.

Hola Juan Luis y Merche, HomeExchange Intercambio de casa: Nules - la casa de Teresa - Castellón/España - HomeExchange Te gustaría vivir a primera linea de playa? Te gusta la naturaleza y las playas tranquilas? Este es tu lugar. Casa familiar y l #3072751 Creo que asi la podréis encontrar. Sino me dices y miro otras opciones. Un abrazo! Teresa.

When we first join HomeExchange, many of us have said, “I’d like to book/rent your home” It’s completely normal. We often come from a world of holiday rentals and hotels. But within the HomeExchange community, members …

When we first join HomeExchange, many of us have said, “I’d like to book/rent your home” It’s completely normal. We often come from a world of holiday rentals and hotels. But within the HomeExchange community, members have their own vocabulary, and the words we use in our first message or in our listing can make all the difference when it comes to convincing another member to host us. A message that “sounds like HomeExchange” shows your exchange partner that you understand the spirit of the community (and that can make a difference when they’re deciding whether to say yes!). Here’s a quick guide to “speaking HomeExchange” , with a Say this / Don’t say this approach (swipe through the carousel) And you? What words or expressions do you consider “green flags” , showing that you’re on the same wavelength as the people you’re talking to? 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic

When we first join HomeExchange, many of us have said, “I’d like to book/rent your home” It’s completely normal. We often come from a world of holiday rentals and hotels. But within the HomeExchange community, members have their own vocabulary, and the words we use in our first message or in our listing can make all the difference when it comes to convincing another member to host us. A message that “sounds like HomeExchange” shows your exchange partner that you understand the spirit of the community (and that can make a difference when they’re deciding whether to say yes!). Here’s a quick guide to “speaking HomeExchange” , with a Say this / Don’t say this approach (swipe through the carousel) And you? What words or expressions do you consider “green flags” , showing that you’re on the same wavelength as the people you’re talking to?

Hola @Cris21 Por un lado tienes razón… Pero por otro acortar ese tiempo también sería un problema … Por ejemplo, este verano hemos estado unos días en una vivienda “principal”. La anfitriona está viajando un mes, y aunque yo antes de irme le envié video y fotos de como quedaba todo, no me extrañaría que no haga la reseña hasta que vuelva, para ver la casa “con sus propios ojos”, y porque quizás está “de vacaciones” de todo… Hace años los días eran menos, pero quizás los incrementaron porque había quejas? Ni idea… Yo cuando busco intercambios y veo que faltan reseñas, si son de fechas recientes me hago cargo que no han podido aún escribirlas … Y lo que si hago habitualmente, pasados unos 20 días del intercambio es pedir la valoración por whats, muy amablemente, claro … (a no ser que sepa que esas personas están de vacaciones!) Saludos cordiales Annabel

Hola! Y q opináis del tiempo max de la app para publicar las opiniones tras las estancias? Creo recordar que son 40 días, si ambas partes no hay publicado. Si pasan esos 40 días y una de las partes antitrion o invitado no ha dejado la opinión , se publica la del que esté. No os parece mucho 40 días? Puede ser que planifiques otro intercambio antes de ese tiempos y el hecho de no tener comentario podría verse como algo negativo… Ya se que puedes pedir al anfitrión que si puede dejar la opinión..pero por no ser pesada…a mí me ha pasado,…

Bonjour, surtout nombreux sont ceux qui sont sur des sites de location à côté et donc louent en parallèle sans mettre à jour leurs calendriers!! C’est dommageable car effectivement quand les dates sont imposées ont ne peut pas changer…

Donc tes amies sont passées devant chez moi j’ai la vélodyssée en bas du chemin entre Rochefort et Royan.