Supercharged House Swapping with Hostshare
Summary
This episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast features Sean Wilkinson, Co-Founder of Hostshare, discussing house swapping for short-term rental hosts. He explains how Hostshare provides a platform where hosts can leverage last-minute vacancies to travel at virtually no cost, effectively trading vacant nights for vacation stays. He touches upon some potential challenges and their vision for the future. Wilkinson discusses how this approach enriches hosts’ lives by enabling travel and sharing a community with similar values.
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