The HomeExchange Blog

Fake messages using real names and stay dates targeted Australian travelers in October 2026. Here are 3 checks to spot a fake stay confirmation before clicking.

Three in four travelers say sustainability matters, yet price, effort and unclear options hold them back. Here’s how home exchange eases each barrier.

Founded in 1855 on Brome Lake, Knowlton is one of Quebec’s most beautiful villages, just over an hour from Montreal and an easy drive from Vermont.

Christmas and New Year’s Day 2026 both fall on a Friday: use just 4 PTO days, December 28 to 31, and enjoy 10 consecutive days off from December 25.

Yankee Magazine points late-season leaf-peepers to Connecticut’s coast, where Guilford, Essex, and Old Saybrook sit a train ride from New York and Boston.

A Skift study of 74,000 travelers finds 77% believe travel should benefit local communities, and 7 in 10 prioritize destinations committed to sustainability.

45% of Gen Z and Millennial travelers would shop at a local grocery store on a trip, and 28% would visit a weekday coffee shop to sample daily life.

Quebec’s only tourist train runs 78 miles along the St. Lawrence past seven coastal villages, with its 2026 season open until November 1.

Twice a day, up to 52 feet of water rushes through the Bay of Fundy. Three of Canada’s hidden gems sit along its New Brunswick coast, a short drive from Maine.

According to a YouGov survey for Flight Centre Canada, 93% of Canadians familiar with overtourism expect it to shape their travel plans in 2026. Nearly half plan to travel off-season, and 71%

Largo, Florida, adds a $600 yearly fee and inspections, and DeWitt, New York, bans paid stays under 30 nights. Both rules take effect January 1, 2027.

Santa Barbara voted to push short-term rentals out of residential zones, at a cost of nearly $3 million a year. Here’s why home exchange works differently.

The 185-mile Cabot Trail loop in Nova Scotia reaches peak fall color October 5 to 15, 2026, about 14 hours by car from Boston through Maine and New Brunswick.

93% of North American travelers are increasingly considering the train, per a May 2026 survey. From the Amtrak Cascades to the Alps, why rail suits a slower trip.

Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express reaches Burlington in about 7.5 hours from New York, and a fall dinner train runs to Middlebury on weekends until October 25.