JewettStreet.com recently received the "Home Exchange Club of the Month" Award from Know Your Trade, an unaffiliated home exchange information hub that rates all 60-plus such clubs worldwide. Since its launch earlier this year, more than 800 members from 44 countries have registered with www.JewettStreet.com.

"What I like about home exchange is to live like a local, to have the comfort of a real home and to meet interesting people from all over the world," says Emilia S, a senior exchanger and JewettStreet.com member who has done more than 10 swaps, mostly in Europe and long weekend-getaways in Italy. "It's as if I slipped into the life of another person for the duration of my stay. It's a fascinating experience. Home exchange has other nice side effects: it's free and environmentally sound."

The practice is especially popular with families traveling with children and with empty nesters, but is also done by students and young adults with apartments in metropolitan areas, explains Ursula Godwin Niesmann, founder of JewettStreet.com.

"Many members are fluent in several languages, most of them speak English," Godwin Niesmann says. "Popular is the classical summer home exchange vacation, however, long term exchanges among retired people and long national weekend trips are also in demand."

JewettStreet wins visitors over with its appealing design, easy interaction and outstanding search functions. In addition to classical single family homes and second homes, Jewettstreet users can also swap yachts and RVs. Registration is free of charge for the first 1,000 members.

"Aren't you concerned leaving your house to strangers?" is the most common question acquaintances ask Heather L., another JewettStreet.com member, from New England when she tells about her many traveling adventures.

"As a first step, I choose a serious home exchange club with an excellent customer service," Heather L. says. "How much space do I have in my listing for personal entries? The more information I have about a potential home exchange partner the better I can decide if he would make a good match. Very important is good communication between the exchange partners in the preparation phase of the trip. Don't hesitate to ask that delicate question. That way, possible misunderstandings can be eliminated and along the way you get to know your exchange partner better.

"With these simple guidelines and the use of my intuition, I have found outstanding home exchange opportunities, and on top of that, I have met wonderful people," Heather L. says. "Some of our former home exchange partners have become dear friends."

For more information about the great benefits a home exchange program brings to traveling, visit www.JewettStreet.com.

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