TUFUNU.com Home Exchange Made Easy

There are a lot of reasons why people like to do house exchange, here are some of them:

To save money on the hotel bills and perhaps the car rental

To see the local way of living in your destination, you are likely to meet the neighbors and
maybe some of the friends of your exchange partner.
And they will probably have given you a note about the local area including shops and restaurants.

To have someone to watch for your apartment / house while away

There is the opportunity to make your own food in a real kitchen.

There is the pleasure of NOT being in a anonymous hotel room

The possibility to see most parts of the world, in a cost effective way

Meet new friends around the world, some home exchangers become friends, during the time to prepair the exchange, and through the meetings there
often will be in an airport.