In the past 24-hours I have received three different offers to swap homes with families in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Is this just an odd co-incidence? Maybe. I do not list Buenos Aires as a preferred destination, so swappers there are not writing to me in response to my own request to visit their area.
WHO IS THINKING ABOUT A HOLIDAY HOME SWAP?
I often find that home exchange offers come in clumps from one region. Sometimes it makes me wonder if an article was recently published about home exchange in one of that country's major media outlets.
A more likely possibility is that swappers' in various countries begin thinking about their next travel destination during a current vacation. Perhaps they travel for a national holiday and find their accommodations lacking. Their thoughts may naturally turn to home exchange as a preferred alternative for their next trip.
Or maybe they travel via home exchange and enjoy it so much they decide to waste no time finding their next swap.
HOW TO USE OTHER COUNTRY'S HOLIDAYS TO FIND A SWAP
If either of these possibilities is indeed the case, now is the perfect time to contact home exchangers in the United States. We have just celebrated our Thanksgiving holiday.
Thanksgiving is among the busiest travel times of the year here in the USA. Families tend to gather from far-flung regions to have the Thanksgiving meal together. Many of those families will have endured a cramped hotel room or camped out on a relative's sofabed in order to go home for the holiday. Now is the time to send an attractive swap offer that will appeal to their desire for a better travel experience on their next trip.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THEY WANT TO SPEND THE HOLIDAY AT YOUR PLACE?
If American swappers have listed a "trip wish" to be in your home area in November, chances are their family lives in your town. They may not want to plan for next Thanksgiving this far in advance, but there is a good chance your location will appeal to them when they begin to make plans for next Thanksgiving.
FOREIGN HOLIDAYS
To strike while the holiday swap is on the minds of residents of your preferred destination, just search for the phrase "[Target Country] National Holidays, 2010". This will show you the weeks when citizens of, say, France or Canada will be most likely to want to do holiday home exchange travel.
PLAN AHEAD FOR HOLIDAY HOME SWAPS
Arranging a home exchange is much more likely to happen if you give your target swap partners time to plan. Contact people now for trips you want to take four to 10 months in the future. Here's hoping your home exchange holidays are bright.
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