There was an article in USA Today by By Gary Stoller about the increase in Vacation Rental Businesses, "The Internet is doing for vacation rentals what eBay (EBAY) and similar online marketplaces have done for merchandise sellers. For not much money, owners can now display via the Web their vacation properties to a worldwide audience of potential renters."
The most interesting point to me was the problem of legitimate rentals. According to the article, many shoppers apparently are not confident in staying at a vacation rental for fear that it doesn't exist. "In some cases, the vacation rental industry is starting to address some practices that have kept it from growing, including rentals that have been listed on the Internet but don't exist. " For http://lodging4vacations.com/ we occasionally receive e-mails, or phone calls asking how long our clients have been with us and if "they are for real." Because we are familiar with all of our properties, we can back them up 100%. If we receive 3 legitimate complaints from different renters we will investigate and discontinue business with the rental owner. Although our site may not be as large as VRBO and Homeaway, we are happy to answer any questions a possible renter may have about a rental property listed on our site. Read the USA Today article "Staying at a real home away from home."
The most interesting point to me was the problem of legitimate rentals. According to the article, many shoppers apparently are not confident in staying at a vacation rental for fear that it doesn't exist. "In some cases, the vacation rental industry is starting to address some practices that have kept it from growing, including rentals that have been listed on the Internet but don't exist. " For http://lodging4vacations.com/ we occasionally receive e-mails, or phone calls asking how long our clients have been with us and if "they are for real." Because we are familiar with all of our properties, we can back them up 100%. If we receive 3 legitimate complaints from different renters we will investigate and discontinue business with the rental owner. Although our site may not be as large as VRBO and Homeaway, we are happy to answer any questions a possible renter may have about a rental property listed on our site. Read the USA Today article "Staying at a real home away from home."
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