Home-Swapping Clubs Like Behomm and Kindred Draw Gen Z and Millennial Travelers
Behomm, an exclusive Spanish club established in 2013, offers unlimited swaps for an annual fee of €560. Vogue describes it as the "Raya of home swapping." Patrick Janelle has utilized Behomm for visits to Helsinki, Barcelona, and Puglia. Kindred, co-founded by Justine Palefsky and Tas Amina in April 2021, boasts 400,000 members who earn credits for nights hosted, with guests only responsible for cleaning fees. Sweden's Hemma views housing as a form of travel currency. Family Home Swaps, initiated in 2020 by Susannah Cery, features over 1,000 homes across 63 countries. In 2022, Love Home Swap's membership surged by 82%. The practice traces back to 1953 with David Ostroff. In 2014, Berlin prohibited short-term rentals, influencing other cities. YouTuber Lydia Patel spent $480 for a six-night stay in Toronto through Kindred.
Key facts
- Behomm, founded in 2013 in Spain, charges €560 (about $630) a year for unlimited swaps and is invite-only for creatives
- Kindred launched in April 2021 in the United States with 400,000 members and uses a credit system instead of cash
- Love Home Swap, started in 2011, saw membership rise 82 percent in 2022
- New York teacher David Ostroff compiled a home-exchange list in 1953; European teachers founded Intervac International the same year
- Family Home Swaps, launched in 2020, offers more than 1,000 homes across 63 countries
- Berlin imposed a citywide short-term rental ban in 2014; Barcelona plans an outright ban from November 2028
- Lydia Patel paid $480 for a six-night Kindred stay in Toronto
- Amanda Stecker used HomeExchange for a three-week stay in Sydney
Entities
Artists
- David Ostroff
- Justine Palefsky
- Tas Amina
- Alexandra Gustafsson
- Hanna Friberg
- Susannah Cery
- Patrick Janelle
- Lydia Patel
- Amanda Stecker
- Francesca Henry
- Jules Knight
- Cameron Diaz
- Kate Winslet
- Jude Law
- Claire Turrell
Institutions
- Behomm
- Kindred
- Hemma
- Family Home Swaps
- Our Tribe Travels
- Love Home Swap
- Intervac International
- HomeLink
- Vacation Exchange Club
- Home Base Holidays
- HomeExchange
- Airbnb
- Untitled Social
- Money Fox
- Unique Cotswold Cottages
- Vogue
- Elle Décor
- Smithsonian magazine
Locations
- Spain
- Porto
- Portugal
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Sweden
- Snohomish
- Washington
- San Francisco
- Toronto
- Minnesota
- Copenhagen
- London
- Berlin
- Lisbon
- Paris
- Helsinki
- Finland
- Barcelona
- Puglia
- Italy
- Sydney
- Australia
- New York City
- Palma de Mallorca
- Singapore
- Alberta
- Isle of Skye
- Warwickshire
- Los Angeles
- Mexico
- Palm Springs
- California
- Missoula