| Founded | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) |
|---|---|
| Founder | Debbie Wosskow |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Celia Pronto, Managing Director |
| Products | Homestay |
| Services | Home exchange |
| Number of employees | 40 (2021) |
| Parent | Travel + Leisure Co. |
| Website | www |
Love Home Swap is a subscription-based, peer-to-peer holiday home exchange or home swapping website. Members of the website swap homes with each other, either simultaneously or using a points system. The company is based in London, United Kingdom. Love Home Swap was acquired by Travel + Leisure Co. (formerly Wyndham Worldwide Corporation) in August 2017. In March of 2023, HomeExchange.com purchased Love Home Swap.
History
Love Home Swap was founded in 2011 by Debbie Wosskow OBE after being inspired by the film The Holiday featuring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz. The company was founded during a phase of rapid growth in the sharing economy or collaborative consumption space, of which Wosskow was a strong proponent.
- 2014 Love Home Swap acquired 1st Home Exchange
- 2015 Received first investment from Wyndham (now operating as Travel + Leisure Co.)
- 2015 Acquired Dutch rival Home For Exchange
- August 2017 Love Home Swap was acquired by Travel + Leisure Co. for $53 million
- March 2023 Love Home Swap was purchased by HomeExchange.com.
External links
References
- "HomeExchange, the Global Leader in Home Swap Vacations, Acquires Competitor Love Home Swap" (Press release). PR Newswire. 2 March 2023.
- Russell, Josh; Seery, Natalie (11 July 2016). "Love Home Swap's Debbie Wosskow is sharing the love". Elite Business.
- Burn-Callander, Rebecca (6 November 2015). "Britain's top tech firms growing 1,000pc a year". The Telegraph.
- Whyte, Patrick (11 August 2016). "How Wyndham Plans to Tack Vacation Rental Disruptors". Skift.
- Burn-Callander, Rebecca (13 December 2015). "Love Home Swap acquires Dutch rival to become world leader in home exchange". The Telegraph.
- Lunden, Ingrid (31 July 2017). "Wyndham buys Love Home Swap for $53 million". Tech Crunch.
- "HomeExchange, the Global Leader in Home Swap Vacations, Acquires Competitor Love Home Swap" (Press release). PR Newswire. 2 March 2023.