As LGBTQIA+ travellers exploring new and often unknown corners of the world, we may not know if the town we are visiting has an underground LGBTQIA+ neighborhood, a new fabulous queer art collective…. OR areas that we may want to avoid. Who better to help us navigate all of that than a queer PLU member? We are all just friends who have not met yet, aren’t we? Lets help each other out as we explore this beautiful world, one exchange at a time.
Start your home exchange experience with People Like Us by building up your listing. Add unlimited photos, describe your home and region, introduce your family, and include a profile picture.
At People Like Us, we offer four types of home exchange:
Simultaneous: The most common type, where you exchange homes with another member at the same time.
Non-Simultaneous: Exchange with another member at different times, providing flexibility in travel arrangements.
Non-Reciprocal: A one-way exchange, with exclusive use of another member's home. Most non-reciprocal exchanges use Globes, our unique token for non-reciprocal exchanges. A Globe is worth one stay at another member's place, with duration and location agreed upon by you and your exchange partner.
Hospitality: Experience staying at another member's place like an invited guest, using part of your host's home.
Explore your dream vacations with ease by sending enquiries through People Like Us. Our intuitive filters help you define desired destinations, dates, and home types. Introduce yourself, share your preferences, and contact multiple members in your desired region.
Receive enquiries from others, opening doors to fantastic opportunities. Even if you're not interested, respond courteously - we value a caring community.
For more exposure, join our lively Facebook group, where we chat about travel and life. Share your home and travel preferences. Trust, the foundation of home exchange, thrives in our community. Your perfect vacation awaits!
You've connected with an interested exchange partner – how exciting! Follow these tips for a successful first exchange:
Agree on Dates & Party: Confirm travel dates and the number of travelers in your party.
Get to Know Each Other: Initiate a video conference to meet the family and discuss house details. Communication is key!
Finalize Important Details: Ensure agreement on house key and car location (if included).
Prepare Your Home: Leave a helpful note with WiFi, security, and appliance info. Clean and get ready for your adventure!
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"The PLU platform is more than a home exchange site! It is a space where each member wants to support and encourage others. We exchange our homes but also a way of living together! Tips, tricks, giveaways, and even a Secret Santa are some of what we love about this platform. And we also want to share all this to create a new, more egalitarian and collaborative world. We are proud to be a part of this home exchange community!"
"PLU's founder Drew, has created a community of like-minded people that works for the individual member and the group. We have witnessed its growth over the last couple of years and are amazed at the caring attitude of its members. So many times, when help has been needed for various scenarios, the Facebook page is alight with suggestions and offers; and most often a solution is found. Drew has also been consultative and responsive, adapting the website and adding features that make it easier and more efficient to use. We are happy to be part of this group!"
"Perhaps the most friendly home exchanging community in the world, People Like Us brings like minded people together. With a love of travel, whether that be far and wide, or in your local area, PLU is a fabulous network offering ideas about destinations that you may never have contemplated. Come on, join us! You will never look back!"
"The most welcoming home exchange site that I am a member of. Great community."
"We are long time home exchangers yet have never encountered a community of like minded travellers such as PLU. Supportive, friendly, caring, giving. It’s quite the “world” we all have helped to create here at PLU! Come join us and experience travel like you’ve never travelled before."
"People Like Us is so much more than just an exchange platform - it’s a community. Not only have we found exciting exchange destinations and fantastic homes and locations, but also made new friends across the globe. And we constantly learn more about other countries, customs, local food, handcraft, languages and so much more through the lively Facebook feed. It has given an international touch to our everyday life!"
"This platform is the most supportive travel community I have ever experienced. Exchanging your home is a very personal decision but PLU makes it easy, comfortable, and exciting. Home exchanging is a wonderful way to travel and live like locals in any part of the world. The best part is the friends you make while exploring each other’s favorite places."
"I have been so happy with the guidance given to me from Drew and his team. I’m now flying and ready to exchange … how exciting after the terrible time Of not traveling during the Covid pandemic."
People Like Us is the world's most trusted home exchange community. We believe in sharing, trust, generosity, respect, communication, equality, cooperation, honesty, hospitality, friendship, flexibility and adventure. We take pride in our homes and we care about the environment in which we live: our village, city, country and our planet. We care about the ethos of home exchange and we do it because we love the experience and the friendships that it generates.