SPAM ALERT!
Most emails I receive asking to stay at my home are just a few sentences, or even words, long. They are obviously part of a spam campaign to get as many responses as possible, as quickly as possible. Often they are as uninspired as this one"
"We want two weeks in August. Please see our listing and respond if interested." Often I have no idea where the person even lives. Responses to these requests go to the very bottom of my "to do" list. After all, they will probably accept the offer of one of the other 200 home exchangers who received the identical message, so why bother?
WHY THEY WANT TO DO HOME EXCHANGE
People new to home exchange sometimes feel compelled to explain in their first email why they are trying this less-common travel style. Here's an example I just received. Identifying details have been changed:
"Since the summer of 200X my family has traveled to NYC at least every six months staying in a different hotel each visit. This was done purposely to provide us with a slightly closer proximity to different areas while keeping it local to Times Square which was the biggest interest for our sons.
When I decided to enlist in the home exchange adventure it was slightly selfish in that my goal was to save hotel costs and increase spending funds. While traveling we spend so little time in our hotel room but love to travel. A home exchange is the perfect solution. I believe it would also provide us with a different perspective of the city. I am confident from what I have read on your site that you may be willing to provide us with a new direction to visiting NYC."
I will not be exchanging homes with this person. Do you know why? Hit the comments link below, or tune in next time.
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