Why Home Exchangers Need CHECtravel

Home exchange, as a practical and economical means of travel, appeals to more people every day. After all, it's hard to knock the opportunity to significantly reduce travel expenses and to vacation in a spacious home rather than a cramped hotel room. Today on the Internet over 50 home exchange clubs offer listings for a seemingly endless variety of places to travel for a fraction of the normal cost.

However, because of this diversity, many prospective swappers feel that that they could be walking into a mine field whenever they receive an exchange offer. Our research has shown that the greatest deterrent to home exchanging today is fear of the unknown. CHECtravel helps defuse that fear by making the exchange process more enjoyable and safer than it has ever been.

Seven Reasons to Join CHECtravel Today!

If you:

• Are uncomfortable about having a stranger in your home: With CHECtravel there are no strangers.
  • Each U.S. CHEC member receives a background check.
  • Non-U.S. applicants must provide address verification emailed to us.
  • Random criminal checks will be performed when possible.
  • All information is kept private and not shared with other CHECtravel members.
  • Each member has also agreed to abide by the CHEC Code of Conduct as a requirement for membership.

• Are worried about the possibility of a bad exchanger: With CHECtravel, the chances of you running into a bad exchanger are slim. If an exchanger does not adhere to the Code of Conduct, simply fill in our evaluation form and the issue will be handled appropriately, with measures ranging from warnings to expulsion. All reported issues with CHEC members will be available upon request.
  
  
• Want to know which home exchange club to join: CHECtravel home exchange agencies (pictured below)all adhere to the industry's most stringent Standards and Practices. CHEC assures this by maintaining an invitation only policy.
  

  

• Want to know which clubs to avoid: In the CHECtravel member area, the Join at Your Own Risk section has information on clubs that have practiced unethical behavior and if they still continue to do so.
  
  
• Need help solving exchange problems: If problems should arise with your exchange partner or club, CHEC provides moderated chats and third party mediation services designed to expedite a solution in most situations. In the rare case that the problem cannot be solved using CHEC methods, we provide referrals to outside mediation services.
  
  
• Want travel insurance protection designed for the home exchanger: If you've purchased your airline ticket and your exchange partner cancels, you are covered. CHEC has worked with AIG Travel Guard to design a policy specifically for the home exchanger. CHEC also has a policy that will protect you in case of a medical emergency during your exchange. (coming soon)
  
  
• Love to save money: CHECtravel is working with our many vendors to offer discounts and rebates to our members. For details see our Ten Plus Ten Plan.
  
  

For home exchange to become universally accepted as a safe, secure and practicable means of world travel, it is essential that all exchangers, both new and experienced, be provided with a blanket of increased protection, as well as a way to address grievances that may occur in the home exchange process. CHECtravel's mission is to bring this collective peace of mind to the home exchanger insofar as it is legally and humanly possible. That is the CHECtravel commitment.