www.homebase-hols.com                                                                                                        May 2013 (issue 97)

One thing that some people new to home exchange  sometimes worry about is - what if their home swap partner has to cancel? Although this is very rare it can happen for reasons such as: a sick parent, a job loss or a death in the family. While home exchange is one of the most cost effective ways to travel, it is good to know that your travel insurance would also cover the cost of your tickets in the event that your exchange had to be cancelled.

It is also always recommended that you make sure that your travel insurance also covers the costs of emergency medical care. If you're traveling outside your health insurance network, and experience a medical emergency, you don't want to have to pay for expensive medical treatment out of pocket. 

We've been sent the following Travel Insurance Review link to compare plans and get the right coverage at the best possible price. There's also their recent post: 15 Reasons to Buy 'Cancel for any reason' for Home Exchange Travel for more details.

"When I got the acceptance letter to do my Masters in London, I was ecstatic. The programme is one I hadn't found anywhere else in the world and the school has a top notch reputation in the field (Dance Anthropology). But now the task of deciding where to live (and what to do with my condo here in Vancouver, Canada) has begun. My first impulse was to see if someone in London would swap homes with me, allowing both of us to experience life in another city as a local. So I signed up with Home Base Holidays and posted my condo listing as a potential long term swap. I'm hoping that there is someone out there, ideally living in the Southwest of London (or with easy access to Roehampton University), who would like to come and visit Vancouver for 8 months (September 2013 to the end of April 2014). Look forward to hearing from you!"

Lori (Vancouver, Canada)

If you live in London England and are interested in an 8 month swap to Vancouver then check out Lori's home swap offer...

If you are a current Home Base Holidays member, you are offered complimentary one year membership to a second North American home exchange agency. To take up this offer, contact us (subject line: Global offer) with a note of the password you would like set.  

Your message, along with a link to your Home Base Holidays listing, will be forwarded to a representative of the 2nd swap site who will contact you directly with information on using the site. Contact us to sign up to the free offer!