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Thursday, February 7. 2008

Find a Summer Vacation Rental Home Now with Traveling2Florida.com

Now that the holidays are over, many people are thinking ahead and looking to book a vacation rental home for their next summer vacation. Traveling2Florida.com offers hundreds of rental home listings in many popular Florida vacation areas. Whether you are traveling with just one person or with ten, you're sure to find the perfect vacation rental home for your needs.

Many travelers find that staying in a vacation rental home has advantages over staying in a hotel. Florida vacation rental homes offer such amenities as private pools, full kitchens, and extra storage space. In addition, a vacation rental home can save money by accommodating a large group of people who might otherwise have had to book several expensive hotel rooms. And vacation rental homes are often located within walking or short driving distance of many popular Florida attractions.

"Traveling2Florida.com now features listings of hundreds of homes in Florida that are currently available for this summer," said Fraser Hannah, owner of Traveling2Florida.com. "Visitors planning a Florida vacation can search our rental home listings by location, number of bedrooms, and number of guests, and there is never a fee for booking through us."

Vacation rental home owners looking to fill their homes for the summer are invited to visit Traveling2Florida.com to take advantage of a limited-time free listing offer.

For help with planning your Florida vacation or to begin searching for a vacation rental home for this summer or for any other time of year, please visit www.traveling2florida.com.

About Traveling2Florida.com

Traveling2florida.com was founded in 2003 in response to the frustration felt at the lack of vision shown by many of the existing vacation rental sites. Traveling2Florida.com now connects thousands of travelers directly with the owners of high-quality vacation rentals in Florida (http://www.traveling2florida.com), from Orlando to the Florida Keys. For more information about listing rental properties on the site or about finding a property to rent, please visit www.traveling2florida.com.

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Editorial: Vacation rental run-around exposes policy problems

The Traverse City Commission needs to put the vacation home rental issue to bed once and for all. That includes squelching suspect ordinance language proposed by the administration that could, contrary to the commission's direct wishes, keep the short-term rental flame lit.

While they're at it, the commission must also spell out who can and can't make sweeping policy decisions for the city, and must also demand greater clarity in proposed ordinance language.

For some time now -- no one seems to know how long -- city employees have told those inquiring about short-term rentals that since the existing ordinance didn't even mention them, they were probably legal.

Last year, City Attorney Karrie Zeits ruled that such rentals were not allowed under the existing city zoning ordinance. Two weeks ago, the city commission rejected an ordinance that would have allowed vacation rentals in single- and two-family neighborhoods. Two commissioners said they had each gotten nearly 100 phone calls and e-mails decrying the proposal.

Now, it appears there is still some wiggle room, and that has to be plugged -- but not until the plug itself is plugged.

In rejecting the ordinance, the commission didn't speak to the fact that such rentals fall under the definition of a lodging facility and must be allowed in commercial zones; a new ordinance that spells that out has been written.

Even that document, however, appears flawed. A draft defines a vacation home rental as the "commercial use of a dwelling where the dwelling is rented for any term less than 30 consecutive days and such rental occurs more than 14 days a year."

But why open the door, again, by including the wording "... and such rental occurs more than 14 days a year." Does that mean 13 days is OK? It appears to, and would almost certainly be seized upon by those who want to rent their homes for, say, two six-day periods over the summer.

The city can't afford any more ambiguity on this issue; that wording must be dropped, and now.

This whole episode has pointed out a major shortcoming in the interface between policy and administration.

While city planning and zoning employees must have some latitude to do their jobs, that can't include sweeping legal interpretations like this one.

Major decisions must go up the chain of command to the people elected to decide policy before they are enacted.

And how is it that the latest ordinance, meant to fix all this, still includes wording -- "more than 14 days a year" -- that could open the vacation rental can of worms yet again? Incredible.

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Saturday, December 1. 2007

North Carolina Vacation Cabins by Cabinsbyowners

Description:Mountain Cottage Overnight Lodging & Vacations in a Country Farm Setting Located in the Beautiful Nantahala Mountains Area of the Great Smokies in Western NC, 3 Bedrooms Clean & Spacious Single-level, 5 Minutes to Town & Tourist Areas, Also Stables for an Awesome Horse Vacation, Many Local Activities & Attractions, Pets, Trailers & RV's Welcome. Clay County Noted For Lake Chatuge, National Forests, Renowned Trout Fishing, JC Campbell Folk School, Georgia Mountain Fair & Friendly People. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=87

Description:Relax in this natural setting in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Upon entering "End of the Rainbow Cabin" its warm and cozy environment will embrace you. Sip hot chocolate by the wood fireplace as you relax in this peaceful retreat or enjoy the screen porch with a good book. Make sure you keep an eye out for deer or other wildlife roaming the mountainside.The cabin offers two bedrooms (two queen-size beds) and one and a half baths. A queen-size sofa bed with memory foam mattress. Linens provided.We have made it as easy as possible for you to simply pack your clothes, grab some groceries on your way in and kick back! http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=83

Description:Cabin is located in a private gated community. Very private and secluded. All linens provided, fully equipped kitchen, fireplace, grill, Direct TV. Access to 2 private stocked lakes, beach area for swimming, waterfall, walking trails, covered picnic pavillion, river access for tubing or fishing. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=81

Description:Cozy 2 bedroom, 1 bath cabin located in the city limits of Lake Lure. Fully equipped kitchen, all linens provided, Direct TV in living and master bedroom, washer/dryer, grill, nice deck to sit and relax. Close to restaurants, grocery store and all other attractions in the area. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=80

Description:6 bedroom, 3.5 bath vacation home located on the river. Swim in the back yard or tube down the river.All linens provided, microwave, dishwasher, washer/dryer, coffee maker, Direct TV in living room and family room, TV in upstairs bedroom with DVD player for the kids to watch movies, gas grill, great deck to sit and listen to the river or eat outside. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=71

Description:Awesome views of the mountains. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths. All linens provided, washer/dryer, microwave, coffee maker, fireplace, gas grill, air hockey table, jacuzzi tub in master bedroom and close to everything. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=69

Description:3 bedroom, 2 bath cabin located in the private gated community of Riverbend at Lake Lure. Access to 2 private lakes, beach area for swimming, river access for tubing, fishing, walking trail, waterfall and covered picnic pavillion. Cabin has Direct TV with movie channels, washer/dryer, microwave, coffee maker, all linens provided, covered front porch with rockers. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=68

Description:New 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath cabin located in a private gated community. Paved roads and cabin sits back off the road so it is private. Direct TV, fireplace, washer/dryer, microwave, all linens provided. Close to grocery store and all amenities of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=67

Description:2 bedroom house in downtown Franklin, NC. Walk to restaurants, shops, museums
http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=36

Description:Beautiful homes on 32 acre estate, 2 bedrooms/2 baths, king size beds, fully equipped kitchen, satellite TV, Stone fireplace, decks with spectacular views http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=35

Description:STAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Be one of the first to enjoy this Brand New Chalet nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains overlooking one of the most beautiful and peaceful lakes in the southeast. The pristine Lake Nantahala. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=18

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Michigan Vacation Cabins by cabinsbyowners

Description:
Cabin Lodging Cabins are completely furnished,kitchens,living rooms,2,3 and 4 bedrooms,full bath,sun porch.Located on beautiful Crooked lake,in Lake Michigan.Rates are from $85.00 to $125.00 depending on the size.Snowmobile Renatls: We have 370cc ,440cc single Arctic Cat sleds and 570cc Arctic Cat 2 person sled . Bait shop has live bait, minnows,leaches, crawlers, wax worms,wigglers, spikes, mouse'es,leaf worms,
We carry tackle ,candy,snacks ,pop,odds and ends http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=38

Description:Cabins on the lake in , Lake Michigan,Boat Rental ,Snowmobile Rentals ,hunting,Fishing, Family vacation's,Open all year around,Boat Rentals , Snowmobile Rentals ,wireless internet available http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=37

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Kentucky Vacation Cabins By Cabinsbyowners

Description:The General's Cabin- Red River Gorge/Natural Bridge Kentucky 1480 sq. ft., 2 bdr., 2 bath. with loft poplar and oak cabin hand built by The General himself; a Flying Tiger and highly decorated fighter pilot as his private retreat. Fully furnished, pond with dock, pet friendly, 40 private and heavily wooded gated acres. Stunning and exclusive! 170.00- 195.00 nightly-2 night minimum. book one week and stay an extra night- discounted weekly rates. January 2008 Specials for Monday-Thursday stays Go to www.generalscabin.com for more pictures and detailed information http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=19

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Idaho Vacation Cabins By Cabinsbyowners

Description:Charming cabin overlooking Henry's Lake towards Sawtelle Peak. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=79

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Florida Vacation Cabins by Cabinsbyowners

Description:AVAILABLE NOW. Well maintain cabin/cottage, profesionally decorated, centrally located, nice and safe Clearwater Mall area, fenced in backyard. You will tropical/exotic fruit trees. ABOUT THE PROPERTY: $1200 per month INCLUDES FURNITURE, ALL UTILITIES, TV CABLE, HBO, WIRELESS HIGHSPEED INTERNET, WASHER AND DRIER, PROFFESIONAL CLEANING SERVICE FOR COMMON AREA, LAWN MAINTENANCE. IT IS A COZY, VERY WELL KEPT/MAINTAINED CABIN,. A VERY NEAT AND CLEAN, PROFESSIONALLY DECORATED. HARDWOOD FLOOR. LOCATION….LOCATION….AND LOCATION….!. The house is located in a nice, safe, and convenient neighborhood/location, easy access to major Highways, such as US Hwy 19, SR 60, and I-275. Twenty five minutes to Tampa/Airport Tampa, 5 minutes to Clearwater/St. Petersburg Airport, 15 minutes to beaches, 15-20 minutes to Dunedin-Tarpon Spring, 10 minutes to Largo/Pinellas Park.
http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=62

Description:
MINUTES FROM HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AND ALL ATTRACTIONS. LOCATED RIGHT ON THE BEACH WITH PRIVATE ENTRY.RESORT HAS 2 POOLS (1 HEATED) 5 JACUZZIS LIGHTED TENNIS & RACQUETBALL SHUFFLEBOARD 24 HOUR SECURITY ON SITE MANAGEMENT OFFICE
KING BED IN MASTER FAMILY STYLE 2ND BR WITH FULL SIZE BED WITH BUNK TOP AND ADDITIONAL TWIN SLEEPER SOFA IN LR IN UNIT FULL SIZE WASHER/DRYER LOVELY BALCONY OCEANVIEWS http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=32

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Colorado Vacation Cabins by Cabinsbyowners

Description:Next to Nothing, yet close to everything! Our beautiful and unique cabin is 3.25 miles from downtown Evergreen, CO. The cabin sleeps 2-4 with a King bed in the Master and a queen sleeper sofa in the living area. Abutting over 1000 acres of parkland, you will enjoy the peace and solitude of the mountains, yet be close to any & all ammenities you desire! This one of a kind setting has slate and knotty pine walls, a hammered copper sink in the bathroom, and a feather King bed in the huge Master bedroom loft. You can lay in bed and watch it snow in the moonlight through the 21 foot tall windows! Or soak undisturbed in your private hot tub! Hike right from your door. In this special place you have it all! Whether for a family vacation, a honeymoon, or a weekend get away, youll love the cabin at Colorado Dream Vacation! Places to visit within 30 minutes to 1 hour are Red Rocks Ampitheatre, the Buck Snort Saloon, Evergreen, Golden, downtown Denver, Ski Slopes, Blackhawk & Central City, & many many breathtaking scenic drives! http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=75

Description:come stay in a private sunny creekside cabin in a 1890s gold mining town just 30 mins west of boulder. enjoy nearby nederland’s great restaurants, hike the Switzerland trail or the high peaks, mountain bike, or just relax. 2 bedrooms with double beds, a fold out double couch, full bath &kitchen. all you need is to bring your clothes and food. perfect for honeymoons, birthdays, anniversaries or a getaway $100/night http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=42

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Arkansas Vacation Cabins by Cabinsbyowners

Description:Eureka Springs, 'ON THE WATERFRONT".One & Two story, luxury log cabins "ON THE WATERFRONT" of beautiful Beaver Lake in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Cabins feature jacuzzis for two, fireplaces, full kitchens, SAT tv,vcr,dvd,cd players, AC/heat, large decks with SPECTACULAR views and BBQ grills. Enjoy our private dock with slips and large swim/fish/sun deck. Cabins sleep 2-10 guests. Open year around. Children welcome. Sorry...NO PETS. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=43

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Canada Vacation Cabins by CabinbyOwners

Description:3 BDRM/2BTHRM 1200 SQ. FT. LOFT WITH MILLION DOLLAR SKI MOUNTAIN VIEWS. FULLY FURNISHED SLEEPS TEN, SKI IN/SKI OUT, AMPLE PARKING,PROPANE HEAT,FULLY RENOVATED,DEP. REQUIRED. REQUEST AN APPLICATION.
2 HOURS FROM VANCOUVER. : http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=78

Description:Our Calabogie cottage properties are available for rent year round & are full season cottages located in Calabogie Ontario. We rent our Calabogie Ontario cottages daily or weekly.
This rental includes more than you would find at other Cottages. We are across from Calabogie Peaks Ski Resort and minutes from the Calabogie Ski Peaks beach & beautiful Calabogie Lake. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=77

Description:2br log cabin on 150acres-all amenities in cabin--very private-full kitchen and bathroom,tv, dvd, stereo,phone, etc.-New Brunswick, Canada. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=47

Description:
Large selection of Vacation Properties right on the lake at Mont Tremblant - Quebec- Canada Properties vary in size from 3 to 6 bedrooms . All are luxurious homes with lakefront views. http://www.cabinsbyowners.com/info.php?id=26

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Finding budget vacation rentals in Europe

With the U.S. dollar circling the drain, and rising local hotel rates, American travelers to Europe are looking to find alternative accommodations more than ever. And if you're planning to stay in one spot for several days or a week, a vacation rental is often your best bet. But vacation rentals can be pricey—especially the luxurious "villas" that so many slick magazines feature. Finding budget places may pose a real challenge.

A recent reader's email posed it this way: "We are retired and want to spend our fixed income wisely. What resources do you recommend for finding reasonably priced apartment rentals in Europe?"

The short answer is encouraging: Quite a few websites list relatively low-cost vacation rentals throughout Europe (including the U.K. and Ireland). But first you have to understand a fundamental difference between the two major types of online vacation rental postings.

Listing sites

The largest sources of vacation rentals are sites that simply take and display listings submitted by property owners. On most sites, the owners submit—and pay for—detailed listings, with a list of rooms and other features, the local area, and, of course, prices and availabilities. Most listings include photographs and minimal maps. Once you select a property to examine, you make the deal directly with the property owner (or a local property management company). These days, most listing sites include direct links to a site for each property and you can book online; a few ask you to book by email or even by phone. Many good sites are based in Europe or the U.K. and list prices only in euros or pounds.

These sites almost always offer the lowest prices. Many of the sites I list below feature studio and one bedroom cottages for as little as $500 a week. But they also entail the highest risks. Florid language may overstate a property's charm, and wide-angle lenses can make closet-size rooms look spacious. Some of these sites claim zero tolerance for complaints, so if a renter complains about a property, the site banishes it. I have no personal experience that supports this claim.

Here is a sample of major listing sites. Many of them cover the entire world; some specialize in just Europe or even individual countries. My "favorites" list includes more than 50 such sites; I've tried to highlight the larger ones, and those that specialize in low-priced European accommodations.

Rental agencies

Other rental centers act as agencies for the property owners. They handle the marketing, reservations, payments, and other details of the rental. And most of them personally inspect the properties they list. If a problem arises, they're responsible to find a fix—and, in the worst of cases, make a refund. Clearly, renting through one of these agencies minimizes your risk of finding yourself in an uncomfortable situation—a bad location, a substandard property, or whatever.

The offset, of course, is that you typically pay more with a rental agency than you would for rentals through some other sources. The agencies add a markup to cover their costs and a profit. And because they want to avoid problems and disappointment, they tend to concentrate mainly on mid-price and upscale rentals rather than budget properties.

Although rental agencies cover almost all of Europe (as well as other parts of the world), you find a heavy concentration in the U.K., France, and Italy.

Individual properties

Still another approach is to locate an individual property. Many of them advertise in the "classified" or equivalent sections of travel magazines and newspapers. If you attended a college or university, your alumni magazine typically carries a bunch of these ads. You can also find some by Googling the location you want to visit.

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How to Promote Your Vacation Home Rental

In the past, promotion of the availability of a vacation home rental was limited to a few local avenues - print advertising, flyers handed out or hung up around town, postcards left in local establishments, and word of mouth. With the advent of the Internet, a new option has been created for marketing vacation rentals. You can now promote your rental home across the globe relatively inexpensively and easily. You can create your own website or you can take advantage of listing sites that draw the traffic in for you.

In this first part of a forthcoming series of articles, you will learn the basics of how to promote a vacation rental home. Each additional installment in this series will go into more detail about marketing vacation rentals in a variety of ways.

Marketing Vacation Rentals with Individual Websites

It has become very easy for anyone to buy a domain and hosting package and promote a vacation home rental online. Plus, you don't have to know HTML or be an experienced web designer to take advantage of marketing vacation rentals in this way; there are many programs that have been created that make the creation of a slick-looking website easy. You want to make sure that your vacation home rental site looks as professional as possible and contains pictures of the inside and out as well as details about all of the amenities available. You can also include information about price and availability if you wish, or you can require that interested parties contact you for more information. And make sure that you have a way for visitors to contact you!

At its core, your vacation home rental site should serve as an online version of a glossy brochure that you might hand out to prospective renters. You will learn more about ways to create great sites for marketing vacation rentals and how to get them noticed in future articles in this series.

Vacation Home Rental Sites

Whether you want to create your own website for your vacation home rental property or just want an easy way to advertise your home, you may be interested in looking into the benefits of vacation rental websites. These sites make marketing vacation rentals easy by compiling listings of homes for rent by owners and/or companies to help bring the renters to your door. Many vacation home rental sites charge a small fee for your listing but allow you to incorporate photographs, text, and a link to your own site. These sites may also make it easy for renters to get in touch with the owners of homes. Future articles will teach you what to look for in a vacation home rental site and how to promote a vacation rental alongside the many listings that are available.

Marketing Vacation Rentals with Print Advertising - From Flyers to Newspaper Ads

While the Internet is an extremely important tool in marketing vacation rentals, traditional marketing venues still can make a difference if you are looking to attract renters. You can create flyers with pictures of your house, prices, and a list of amenities that you can post in the town where your vacation home rental is located. This is an extremely inexpensive way to get noticed, but it is important to design your flyers with eye-catching images and easy-to-read text. You can also create postcards with this information that can be mailed to local households or placed in local stores for visitors and residents to pick up.

Another option for marketing vacation rentals is to run advertisements in the classified section of any local newspaper. The downside to this is that you may wind up paying a lot for an ad that will only be seen by a limited number of people, but that same ad will be specifically targeted in the area for your vacation home rental and may get strong results.

Preparing Your Vacation Home Rental Property

No matter how you choose to go about marketing vacation rentals, you will need to have photographs of your home taken to put on the web, in the newspaper, or in a flyer. Make sure that you prepare your home so that it looks its best - that the lawn is trimmed, that the pool area is tidy, that the windows are clean, and so on. Then, take a series of pictures from several angles of the home so that a prospective renter knows exactly what he or she will find. If you can, add something to your home that will make it stand out. For example, use brightly colored curtains, or take your photograph at night. Above all, make sure to give people a reason to look more closely at what you have to offer in a vacation home rental.

Word of Mouth

The simplest and cheapest way for marketing vacation rentals is by word of mouth. Tell anyone and everyone that you have a home available. Tell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell the people at the bank and at the grocery store. While the person you tell may not be the next person to rent your home, he or she may have a friend or relative who is in the market for a vacation home rental.

Conclusion

Above is just a small sampling of options that you have for marketing vacation rentals so that they are booked around the year. Future articles will give you more in-depth information about these options as well as additional tips and ideas about how to promote a vacation rental successfully.

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Affiliate Platform for Vacation Rental Market

(PRLEAP.COM) www.VRAFFIALITE.com (Vacation Rental Affiliate) announced Affiliate Platform for Vacation Rental Market where Vacation Rental Owner’s will not have to pay no fee for 3 months and Affiliate will enjoy a revenue for their non-performing sites.

Michelle provided more information, "At Affiliate, Owners will be treated as Merchants and can use various formats of Links like Banners, Text Links, Template Texts so that Affiliate can use these on their sites."

She adds, "We are trying to provide good and affordable services to the Vacation Rental Market, and hoping that VRAFFiliate can be good alternative of other high paying Affiliate Programs."

Some of Owner’s Benefits VRAffiliate Offering are:
1) Advertise on variety of websites.
No fee for complete 6 months. Nothing to Lose.
2) Get targeted traffic/enquiries.
Pay outs only after full satisfaction.
3) Easy Payment Facility.
Guaranteed way of detecting bookings/frauds.
4) Pay for traffic/enquiry/lead whatever you choose.

Some of Affiliate’s Benefits VRAffiliate Offering are:
1) Get commission upto $50 from advertisers.
2) Applicable to worlwide websites.
Easy payments with Paypal.
3) Payout on every 15 days or when your balance reach on $50.
4) Look n feel better than other networks.
5) Display property/Banner/Text Links as you prefer.
6) Auto-Generation Banner Rotators.

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Friday, February 8. 2008

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