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I asked for a swap on an apartment in Florida last week. I only asked to 2 members if they were interested. They both replied within 24 hours. The first one had already arranged a swap for next year. The second one said that they would be interested. We have today finalised everything and are looking forward to spend Christmas in Orlando. Our friends will be using our Spanish villa in April. THIS IS GREAT! I couldn’t believe how easy it was and I am looking forward to arrange other free holidays.

Vincenzo.


Good luck with this concept. I think it sounds fantastic and is so much better than house swapping. Having allowed guests to use our home in the past when we were going on holidays has convinced me that the stress of getting your home ready for those guests added 200% to the stress of getting the family ready to go away. Using our holiday home in this way seems ideal and if it allows us to access a holiday home overseas we will be thrilled.
I assume you will notify us when the website is launched in early March. I hope you have loads of interest and I will certainly be passing on the website details to my friends with holiday homes in Australia.
Kind regards
Liz Tehan

I think this is a great idea!!! I am sure it will work. As a holiday home owner I have often wished I could do something like this. As a timeshare owner, I know how difficult I have found getting the desired location for a holiday exchange through RCI the timeshare swap host. We pay over £90 for the exchange. Worse still we can not look and see what there is to pick from until we bank our own timeshare week. After banking we then realise that the location/dates we desire does not exist. I did not hear about this site, but simply found it by googling with the search 'holiday home swap'. I am hopeful that we can look forward to many holiday home swaps with other holiday home owners.

Good luck!!

From Bridget

London

More members comments;

Thanks for your help - great website!

Might be worth a punt for off season stays!

This is a great idea and we hope it takes off for you and that we all get benefit from it.

Thanks so much - what an awesome idea!

All the best with it!


Must say I am highly impressed with this site. Streets ahead of the others. Don't you want to start a rentals site as well?

What an interesting concept, looks wonderful. We dream of an overseas holiday especially a swap arrangement!!

Thank you so much. I hope we can make use of this. It is such a good idea!

Site looks good and interest in it is picking up – best of luck

All the best with it!



Escape's picks of the week
Sunday February 26, 2006
The Observer

The website
A new online service puts holiday home owners around the world in touch with each other so they can arrange house swap holidays and avoid leaving their properties empty. The site, at www.swapandstay.com (0870 300 8181), is claimed by its operators to be the first to be dedicated to holiday home exchanges. It aims to feature properties in Europe, Australia, the Caribbean, America and lots more. Registration for the first 1,000 people is free, then £50 a year.

Dallas Morning News
Friday, March 17, 2006
From Staff Reports

Second-home swap site links owners worldwide

Baby boomers are snapping up vacation homes, research shows. But the holiday residences stand empty much of the time.

A new service, Swapandstay .com, offers a possible solution. Members pay about $90 per year to list their property on the Web site for other second-home owners to see and possibly swap for. Properties may be anywhere in the world.

Unlike some house swaps, the weeks don't have to be simultaneous. Although only sole owners of a property can participate (no timeshares allowed), the second homes may be houses, condos, cabins, villas, boats or RVs.

England-based Swapandstay doesn't inspect properties. It acts only as a link between homeowners. Swappers must verify details of a property for themselves and cobble their own exchange agreements. If the values of two properties are unequal, owners may trade several weeks for one or pay cash for the difference.

The National Association of Realtors reported in 2005 that 6.6 million Americans own second homes.

The San Diego Union-Tribune
Sunday April 2, 2006.

Second-home swap site
Baby boomers are snapping up vacation homes, research shows. But the holiday residences stand empty much of the time. A new service, Swapandstay.com, offers a possible solution. For about $90 per year, members get to list their property on the Web site for other second-home owners to see and possibly swap. Properties may be anywhere in the world. Unlike some house swaps, the weeks don't have to be simultaneous, and if the values of two properties are unequal, owners may trade several weeks for one or pay cash for the difference. Although only sole owners of a property can participate (no time shares allowed), the second homes may be houses, condos, cabins, villas, boats or RVs.

Swap and Stay
Rating: 4 out of 5 ****
www.swapandstay.com
Reviewed By: Web User

Swap and Stay lets holiday home owners around the world get in touch and organise to stay in each other’s properties.
You need to register to use the site, which is free for the first 1,000 members and costs £50 a year for anyone joining after that. One clear benefit of this sharing scheme is that holiday homes don’t have to sit empty for most of the year and it also offers the oppotunity to spend time in other locations. The site features tips on successful swapping and guides on how to list your property. Already people from the Caribbean, Asia, United States, Africa, Canada and New Zealand have signed up to the service.