Imagine being able to swap your holiday home for a glamorous getaway almost anywhere in the world – and it’s rent-free. The only obvious catch – except for a small service fee – is that you have to own a holiday retreat worth more than $2 million. ThirdHome is a luxury holiday home exchange club.
Credit: ThirdHome ThirdHome, a luxury holiday home exchange club, is an interesting option for those who may be tiring of their holiday bolthole or feeling it’s underused. When members let people stay in their holiday homes, they earn credits that unlock access to some 17,000 homes worldwide. While a holiday stay is rent-free, fees range from $745 to $2015 a week, with annual membership costing $445 (free in the first year) – a fraction of the actual rental cost.
Queenslander Sarah Campbell, who owns a luxe getaway on the Sunshine Coast, was attracted to the concept when she heard about it from a friend two years ago. Sarah Campbell has hosted three successful swaps at her Sunshine Coast retreat. Campbell plans to list her house on ThirdHome during off-peak times.
“We’ve been on home-exchanges platforms where somebody who owns a caravan in the middle of a New Zealand paddock wants to swap,” she says. Since joining ThirdHome, she has stayed at a plush three-bedroom apartment in Hokkaido, Japan. “Our family are all skiers – we have four children.
The apartment was high-end, had a concierge, and was in a great location,” she says. Loading She likes the travel clu.