Home Exchange Vacationing: Your Guide to Free Accommodations

Author: Bill Barbour, Mary Barbour, Al Hartley
List Price: $14.95
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ISBN: 1558533893
Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press (April, 1996)
Sales Rank: 160,366
Average Customer Rating: 1.8 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 1 out of 5
Not a good guide but rather a company promotion
I read this book some time ago (I don't even know if it's still available but presume so if still on your lists) and I have to agree with the other reviewers that it is not all that useful, particularly now when most people must be using the internet to arrange exchanges, the information (such as it is) will be very out of date.

What no one else has mentioned that really astounded me was why the publisher wouldn't have questionned the research methods used by the authors. They blatantly promote one home exchange agency which, although around for a long time, I wouldn't think is the best for everyone, certainly not now when there are so many alternatives (most much cheaper) on the internet.

I hope that other writers with a knowledge of the subject will take on the challenge to write a good book on home exchange as I'm sure there is the interest and this one is not worth buying.

Rating: 1 out of 5
Stating the Obvious
I excitedly ordered this book in anticipation of a home exchange vacation. I was disappointed to find that it contained only what I perceived to be obvious, self-explanatory information.

I rarely consider a book purchase a waste of money, although I definitely did so in this case.

Rating: 1 out of 5
This book was a disappointment -- not enough useful info.
While home exchange sounds like a great idea, this book gives very little practical information on how to arrange it. If the information is buried within the numerous, rambling accounts by previous home exchangers, I missed it - probably because I was too bored and irritated to read every word of their very personal and detailed accounts of their vacations. Good grief, I just wanted to know the legal protections, if any, tips on finding suitable matches, etc.

I believe this author has enough expertise to craft a quality book on the subject of home exchange.

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