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Meet The Team: Sharon Tan

The Faces Behind Magic: 

We would like to Introduce The outstanding team members that compose the...

Meet The Team: Priscilla Coronado

The Faces Behind Magic: 

As we revamp our social presence, we would like to feature the outstanding...

Meet The Team: Wendy Janda

The Faces Behind Magic: 

As we revamp our social presence, we would like to feature the outstanding...

Temporary Housing vs. Hotels & Extended Stay

A CUrated Temporary Stay: 

Traveling for a full-time position, internship program, or a temporary...

Meet The Team: Pam Warren

The Faces Behind Magic: 

It is a pleasure to introduce the outstanding team members that compose...

Meet The Team: Sarah Shields

The Faces Behind Magic: 

As we revamp our social presence, we would like to feature the outstanding...

Service: The CornerstonE

As with many areas in our lives, customer service is the cornerstone of how we expect to experience...

Liability and Safety Issues: Airbnb’s Past and Possible Future

Liability and Safety Issues: Airbnb’s Past and Possible Future

Airbnb and Corporate Housing

What HR Managers & Travel Managers Need to Know

Home sharing sites such as Airbnb, HomeAway,...

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

The final piece of the Internship Best Practices Puzzle: Teamwork. Internship Programs are not a...

Clear Communication: Makes all the Difference

Communication: the sometimes dreaded “C” word. When it’s done poorly, it makes everyone’s life...

Real Work for the Real World

The goal of every internship program is to develop and cultivate a pipeline of fully vetted,...

Internship Best Practices

TIME Magazine recently published an article that, in summary, stated “internships are the next...

Hurricane Preparedness: Hurricane Florence

To all Switchplace Residents in the path of Hurricane Florence:

North American Temporary Housing: Critical Considerations

When you hear the words “temporary housing”, they can bring up different ideas and images based...

International Temporary Housing: Critical Considerations

When you hear the words “temporary housing”, they can bring up different ideas and images based...

Make Your Temporary Housing Feel Like Home

Whether you’re relocating permanently or spending time in a new city for a long-term work project;...

Corporate Housing vs Hotels: Six Key Differences

Business is global and this surge in business focused travel has directly impacted the hotel...

Corporate Housing: Who Benefits?

Temporary housing and corporate housing are often used interchangeably. They are both defined as “A...

The Four Fastest Growing Cities You Didn't Know About

If you had to rattle them off, you probably know at least a few of the nation’s hot spots and...

What Traveling Consultants Gain from Temporary Housing

Traveling consultants have traditionally relied on hotel room stays for the bulk of their business...

Welcoming Employees the Right Way With Temporary Housing

When you book corporate housing, the guest experience sends a message. The place you choose isn’t...

Temporary Housing Series — San Antonio

Home of The Alamo and the River Walk, San Antonio is one of the primary Texas tourist attractions,...

Temporary Housing Series — Los Angeles

Los Angeles is one of America’s most iconic cities, so creating a temporary housing guide is...

Housing for Interns? It Doesn’t Have to be Difficult

A 2016 Internship and Co-op survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)...

Temporary Housing Series — Austin

“Keep Austin Weird” is a well-known slogan of the Texas capital — one that is fitting given that...

Navigating the Soft Costs of Temporary Housing

While there are several steps involved in arranging temporary housing for guests before they...

Temporary Housing Series — Houston

The fourth-largest city in the U.S. and the home of NASA’s headquarters, Houston is one of the...

Temporary Housing Series — Dallas

Dallas, like many cities in Texas, including the capitol Austin, is one of the fastest growing...