# Home Exchange Websites Luxe Home Swap Uses Social Media to Connect Travelers By Jordan M | Published 2011-02-06 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxe-home-swap References: [luxehomeswap](http://www.luxehomeswap.com/) With social media’s amazing abillity to bring people from across the world closer together, it’s no wonder that an ingenious house exchange service like [Luxe Home Swap](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moulin-rouge-windmill) has emerged to offer avid travelers a fantastic way to connect. What makes Luxe Home Swap remarkable is that it functions through [existing social networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/internet-social-caf) like [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinysoko) to match avid travelers with homes available for swapping. For $159 a month, users can browse listings from all over the world via their existing social network contacts and swap homes as many times as they want. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.0/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Social Media House Swapping:** Using social media platforms to facilitate home exchange services. - **Global Home Exchange:** Connecting travelers worldwide through house swapping opportunities. - **Subscription-based Home Swap:** Offering unlimited home swapping options for a monthly fee. ### Who This Affects Most - **Travel and Hospitality:** Innovating the way people travel by enabling them to exchange homes with others. - **Real Estate:** Creating new opportunities for homeowners to monetize their properties through temporary home swaps. - **Social Networking:** Leveraging existing social media platforms to connect people for house swapping. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Connective Economic Travel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swapper.md) - [Festive Home Exchange Opportunities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/homeexchange.md) - [Social Network Room Sharing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flatx.md) - [Family Homestay Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/homestays-with-kids.md) - [Cultural Travel Stays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adventure-homestay1.md) - [Social Travel Exploration Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roameio.md) - [Peer-To-Peer Rental Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peertopeer-rental.md) - [Travel Rewards Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hostel-hop.md) - [Unique Home Showcases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/placeof.md)