Marketing Local Attractions with your Vacation Rental

On February 21, 2010, in General VRBO Articles, by Vacation Rental Expert

Recently, I came cross this article excerpt written by industry expert think PhoCusWright.  The jist of the article is that the traveler community does not select vacation rentals only on obvious factors, like cost and location.  Many travelers are looking for a specific kind of travel experience, and they actually don’t care where they go, [...]

Renting a vacation rental to a under 25 spring break crowd?

On February 21, 2010, in General VRBO Articles, VRBO Property Management, by Jon M

For those of you renting in a spring break area (I have a condo on the Gulf Coast), will you rent to “spring breakers”? When I first started renting and had a hard time keeping my condo booked, I would rent to the 21-25 crowd with a larger deposit. Maybe it’s my old age and [...]

Honeymoons in a vacation rental?

On February 16, 2010, in General VRBO Articles, Vacation Rental Marketing, by Vacation Rental Expert

In last Sunday’s Boston Globe, there was an article talking about staying in a vacation rental for a great honeymoon experience.  The article really got me thinking about how vacation rental owners are marketing their vacation rentals properties – specifically, the description of the property and the photos that owners post of the property. What [...]