Several agencies charge a small registration fee to facilitate the swapping of apartments and houses. What used to be done by catalog is now usually handled online.
Families can browse listings of available properties and then contact the homeowner via email.
This makes sightseeing in Provence or Tuscany or wherever you travel both easy and economical. The keys to this sort of travel are detailed communication with your swapper, advance planning and flexibility. Tourist favorites go faster than less convenient choices. For example, flats near London s Picadilly Circus will be snatched up much more quickly than country cottages outside the city.