HomeExchange.com

HomeExchange
Headquarters	Paris, France
Area served	Global
Founder(s)	Emmanuel Arnaud
Key people	Emmanuel Arnaud, CEO; Charles-Edouard Girard, Chairman
Products	Homestay
Services	Home exchange
URL	www.homeexchange.com
Launched	May 4, 2011; 10 years ago

HomeExchange.com is a network to facilitate home exchanges.^[1]

Each home has a number of points attributed, called "Guestpoints". Members can either do reciprocal exchanges or non-reciprocal exchanges with guestpoints. They earn points by hosting other members, and they can use those to stay at other homes. In order to finalize a reciprocal exchange, members need to activate their annual membership of €130 per year for unlimited exchanges.^[2]

History[]

In 2011, the company was founded as GuestToGuest by Emmanuel Arnaud and 22 families experienced in home exchange.

In 2013, Charles-Edouard Girard joined the company as chairman.

In November 2013, the company acquired Itamos.^[3]

In June 2015, the company raised €4 million from Mutuelle d'assurance des instituteurs de France (MAIF).^[4]

In March 2017, GuestToGuest merged with HomeExchange.com, founded in 1992 by Ed Kushins, and since 2019 continued under that name.^[5]

In 2019, HomeExchange was included on the Next40, the annual selection of the 40 most promising start-ups in France.

External links[]

Official website

References[]

^ "HomeExchange: How does it work?". omeExchange.com.
^ Johanson, Mark (March 19, 2015). "10 websites changing the way we travel". CNN.
^ "Interview with Guest to Guest Founder: Home Exchange with Guest Points". ShareTraveler. May 20, 2014.
^ "GuestToGuest nabs cash from peer-to-peer insurance specialist". Phocuswire. May 6, 2015.
^ "GuesttoGuest Expands World's Largest Home Exchange Community and Bolsters U.S. Market with Purchase of HomeExchange" (Press release). PR Newswire. March 7, 2017.

[1] "HomeExchange: How does it work?". omeExchange.com.

[2] Johanson, Mark (March 19, 2015). "10 websites changing the way we travel". CNN.

[3] "Interview with Guest to Guest Founder: Home Exchange with Guest Points". ShareTraveler. May 20, 2014.

[4] "GuestToGuest nabs cash from peer-to-peer insurance specialist". Phocuswire. May 6, 2015.

[5] "GuesttoGuest Expands World's Largest Home Exchange Community and Bolsters U.S. Market with Purchase of HomeExchange" (Press release). PR Newswire. March 7, 2017.

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