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Where to Find Furnished Apartments for Rent Near UBC Vancouver
Reasons Why You Will Love Furnished Rentals Near UBC. Learn about Furnished apartments and rentals near UBC in Vancouver.
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Home Exchange Travels: Long-term Home Exchange
The ideal length of a home exchange varies by country. Europeans generally get far more vacation time than Americans and are more likely to use it, since there is no legal right to vacation in the United States. This piece looks at the long-term exchange.
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Marie Claire: Barter-Nomics
This Marie Claire piece is about traveling without spending a fortune. Think you can’t afford to go abroad? Instead of paying for a pricey hotel, some travelers swap homes to see the world for less. Here is a look at the barter-nomics approach.
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Budget Travel: The Ultimate Guide to Free Travel
In The Ultimate Guide to Free Travel, Laura MacNeil compiles nine ways to travel for next to nothing. One is house sitting, where Sophie Alexander recommends ironing out the details, asking questions, and reaching an arrangement that works for everyone.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education: A Web Site Plays Real-Estate Agent for Traveling Scholars
Nadege Conger sees herself as a kind of international matchmaker, though lifelong love affairs aren’t the aim, a two- or three-month lease will do. This Chronicle piece covers the June launch of Sabbatical Homes and how it serves nomadic scholars.
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A Dozen Reasons to Love Sabbatical Homes!
In 2012, SabbaticalHomes celebrates its twelfth anniversary. For finding or offering a home to rent, exchange, sit, or share, the academic community has counted on the site since 2000. In that spirit, here are a dozen reasons to love Sabbatical Homes.
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SabbaticalHomes Celebrates 25 Years of Housing Minds on the Move
In 2025 SabbaticalHomes marks 25 years of housing minds on the move. With more than two million members across 65 countries, the platform has spent a quarter century as a trusted home base for academics and scholars seeking temporary housing worldwide.
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Los Angeles Wildfires: Call for Open Housing
After the Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed so many Los Angeles homes, SabbaticalHomes responded with a call for open housing. The platform waived its annual listing fee to help connect displaced neighbors with members able to offer a place to stay.
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2022 Member Survey: Dream Destinations for Vacation, Work & Research
After two pandemic-era surveys focused on work-life balance, our 2022 member survey turned to travel. Members shared their dream destinations for vacation, work, and research, and the results offer a snapshot of where academics most want to go.
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SabbaticalHomes.com: A Great Resource according to grow.acorns.com & Sidehusl.com
A CNBC affiliate, grow.acorns.com, interviewed Sidehusl.com founder Kathy Kristof about earning passive income from assets you already own. SabbaticalHomes made her short list of trusted resources for generating extra income with little effort.
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Fall 2021 Member Survey: Work / Life Balance during COVID-19
Following up on our 2020 survey, we asked members in academic and research institutions how they were managing work-life balance under COVID-19. Their responses and comments, from across the globe, paint a candid picture of the moment.
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SabbaticalHomes.com listed as “One of the Best” Ways to Rent your Home
Looking for a good way to rent your home to short-term tenants? The Los Angeles Times named SabbaticalHomes one of the best ways to rent for short-term stays. Here is what the coverage highlighted.
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SabbaticalHomes.com: Tops the List of 10 Best Alternatives to Airbnb
Writing for Curbed, Megan Barber lays out the pitfalls of booking furnished rentals through the big listing sites, then names her fix. SabbaticalHomes tops her list of the 10 best alternatives to Airbnb.
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SabbaticalHomes.com: New & Improved
SabbaticalHomes has been the leading temporary housing resource for the academic community since 2000, and it is now better positioned than ever to serve members. After a year spent upgrading the website, we walk through what is new and improved.
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