Many of us love to travel, but the costs of accommodation can be prohibitive. Now one savvy woman has spoken out about how she's saved a fortune on travelling abroad thanks to her love of house swapping.Lizzi Seear, 53, a freelance market researcher, has saved a whopping £50,000 on the cost of accommodation over her house-swapping career.
She uses HomeExchange, a home-swapping platform that allows people to save on accommodation when they travel. Guests earn points by hosting visitors, and can 'spend' these points on their own trips."I'm always on the lookout for new travel tips and ideas," Lizzi explains.
"I'd read an article about housesitting but my husband is allergic to animal hair so that wasn't a viable option." "It was whilst researching house sitting that I came across an article about house swapping. I read a few articles and then signed up with a few companies on a free trial.
"Lizzi has been everywhere from Melbourne to Barcelona on her journeys. "I've done nearly 50 trips from short weekends in Barcelona to two weeks in Bali in a private villa with a housekeeper," she said. "As my husband and I are currently living in Singapore, having moved from London last year, we are enjoying being able to explore Asia and Australia .
"In January I spent 10 days in Melbourne, Australia to watch the AO Open Tennis. Hotels were over £300 a night so a house swap was an enormous cost saving. And you just cant put a price on coming back to somewhere comfortable, quiet and homely.
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