What are the negative aspects of home exchanging?
To be realistic we estimate that one exchange out of several hundred does *not* work out satisfactorily due to differences in expectations. We believe that this is an excellent statistic given the huge amount of success experienced by our members over 50 years. To prevent most problems we provide a checklist and sample exchange agreements on how an exchange process should be conducted – plus both members can upload up to 20 photos into their listing to properly represent their offer. Once every few years, a confirmed exchange has to be cancelled due to last minute emergencies related to a serious medical issue or even sudden death. As already noted Intervac has a network of national representatives residing in over 35 countries – therefore the organizers of the two countries involved in a cancelled exchange have successfully “salvaged” the other member’s trip by quickly finding alternative accommodations for the arriving family.
