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Holiday handover Imagine not having to pay for your stay abroad. All you need is a spare set of keys. Anna Whitehouse discovers why house swaps are on the rise Living like a local 52 Holland Herald FREE Wish you were here NEW YORK I'll take Manhattan Greetings from Belgium
As Belgian holidaymakers Joseph Dunn and Caroline Schwartz amble up the sun-dappled path to their retreat in rural Italy, they fi nd their stresses and strains dissolve into the Tuscan sunset. While most would expect to pay through the nose for such a holiday spot, this Brussels-based duo hasn’t paid a dime. “We got into house swapping a few years ago and haven’t really looked back,” says Caroline, explaining that both she and Joseph were introduced to the concept through the romantic comedy The Holiday. The plot is simple: Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet swap homes, have a great time and fall in love with Jude Law and Jack Black respectively. While a home BRUSSELS Scandinavian SSScanddiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna SSc S style stttylllllllllle TUSCANY STOCKHOLM Under the Tuscan sun exchange doesn’t necessarily come with an A-lister on tap, there are huge fi nancial benefi ts to swapping your bricks and mortar with a complete stranger’s. “The state of the economy is defi nitely swelling our numbers,” says President of HomeExchange.com, Ed Kushins. “Other than getting there, it doesn’t cost any more than staying home. You can shop in a local market, eat at home and have fun doing it all.” While Kushins estimates his listings have increased 20-35% compared to the same month last year and his website currently gets up to 1,000 new posts each month, home exchange is still a small part CAIRO C DUBAI Walk like an Egyptian TRAVEL TREND of the travel market, according to Michael Oshins, professor of hospitality administration at Boston University. “The concept is never going to challenge the hotel sector, but it is defi nitely carving a strong niche for itself and offers a good option for those on a budget.” But you can’t escape the fact that you are allowing a complete stranger to sleep in your bed, eat from your fridge and generally make themselves at home in your abode. “First-timers are extremely concerned about security, but the risks are virtually nil,” says Dan Rubin, President of the International Home Exchange Network. “If you are worried, the key See the sights FREE Holland Herald 53 Photo: Jean-Pierre Lescourret/Corbis, Jon Hicks/Corbis
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