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Green Theme International
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How Green Theme International Home Exchange began
Why Green Theme International Home Exchange?At GTI, we believe that Home Exchange is a concept right for our time making maximum use of existing resources. It reduces the need for second homes which are often left vacant much of the year diminishing the quality of life of local communities. Home Exchange is an environmentally friendly mode of travel and a comfortable alternative to high priced hotels and organised package tours. It is a way to experience an area as a local, not a tourist, to bridge the cultural divide and make new friends, and a great way to travel with children. It also achieves a balance between outgoing and incoming tourism, and does not place excess demand on destinations sometimes created by the flow of package holiday tourists to destination hotspots and the consequent over development of those areas, which often risks endangering some of the world's most beautiful locations. Since the innovation of the internet, our marketing effort has been focussed on attracting new listings from around the world by providing a comprehensive, multi-lingual, feature rich and simple to use home exchange web-site. We aim to give our members the widest choice of locations, balanced listings, and the most opportunities to experience an ideal home exchange vacation. We have focussed on communicating with members in their own language to bridge language barriers as far as possible and encourage participation throughout Europe and the World. We are constantly introducing web-site enhancements and implementing new features, many of which have come as a direct result of feedback from both members and web-site visitors. We always listen and welcome your comments. Last but not least we are a company that cares and we aim to deliver the highest level of quality customer service so that you never have to wait long for an answer to any queries you may have. The Tourism and the Environment equation is a difficult one. There are challenges and choices to be made. You can play your part in protecting the environment for future generations by using existing resources to the full. Be a "good" tourist and make your choice Green Theme International Home Exchange!! We may only be able to do a little, but even that can make a difference! First Home Exchange AllianceThe First Home Exchange Alliance (FHEA) is a business organisation founded in 1999 by a core group of established independent home exchange agencies which had already worked together co-operatively for more than 10 years previously. GTI is a founder member of FHEA. Purpose of the First Home Exchange Alliance
The member agencies of FHEA have established a reputation for a quality service by providing a wide selection of new, descriptive exchange offers with registration and expiry dates shown. Although we aim to provide a large range of up-to-date listings in many countries worldwide, our database is not so large as to become a daunting task when searching. We believe that the balance of listings between different countries is equally as important as the number of exchange listings, to ensure that members have the best chances of securing the exchanges they want. Member Agencies of First Home Exchange Alliance (FHEA)Green Theme International Home Exchange Holidays (England & France), Home Base Holidays (England) which also operates a reader service for The Guardian newspaper, Guardian Home Exchange (England), The Invented City (USA). By joining Green Theme International Home Exchange you have access to the worldwide home exchange listings from all First Home Exchange Alliance agencies.There is no need to join more than one agency in the group.If you have already established a home exchange service, are not already affiliated to any other home exchange organisation and would be interested in becoming a representative for Green Theme International or a partner of the First Home Exchange Alliance, you are invited to contact Green Theme International with information on your service. Return to Home Page |
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