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Home swap vacations: Cheap — but with risks

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Posted on 4/24/2009 21:42 EST
Filed in: Cheap Travel

Strangers in my house? No way, you say, until you check hotel prices in the location you want to visit and realize swapping homes might be the cheapest way to go. But know what you're getting into, MSBNC cautions.

"It's an alluring vacation idea in a recession: To beat pricey hotel rates, you swap homes with a family in the city you want to visit.

But when push comes to shove, you might have doubts about home exchange programs that open your home to strangers and the possibility of theft, property damage or injuries..."

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