How to Rent Holiday Cottages

If you are looking for a break from the city life, renting a holiday cottage can offer you great escape. If you wish to spend a peaceful and quaint holiday, renting cottages are ideal for you. Even a few years back, the only way to know whether a holiday cottage is good was to depend [...]

National Park Deals Are Here

National Park deals are here, and so are the vacation rentals near them. The national treasures that are  found here are just amazing. And to make it even better, there is one last free weekend to see the national parks this summer. Here is a link to the National Parks Service to get the specifics. [...]

The Time is Right to Plan that Fall Vacation

Summer activities are in full swing. The pools are open, the kids are out of school for the summer, and vacation destinations are crowded with families enjoying time together. Sounds great, but if this crowded, sweating vacation mass is not for you, how about planning a fall get away. Most summer vacation spots are winding [...]

Savvy Marketing for Florida Vacation Rentals

As the first reports of oil coming ashore in a small part of the vast Florida coast line, everyone is praying for the residents in these areas. The news is a constant reminder that there are vast quantities of oil in the water that is moving toward shore. What can the vacation rental property owner [...]

Marketing Your Gulf Vacation Rental in Tough Times

This may be an interesting summer if you have vacation rental property in the Gulf of Mexico. We all know that there is a huge oil spill in the Gulf, but what can you do to promote your property as still open? Marketing your Gulf vacation rental in tough times just became your top priority. [...]

How to Market Your Vacation Rental

It is just about summer travel season, and you still have vacancies for your vacation rental. This looks to be a better year for renting your property, but it may not be a robust year in some areas. The cost of gas looks like it will take its annual hike to hit vacation travel budgets. [...]

Banner Ad Auction at VacationRentals.BG Blog

There is one free banner spot left on this vacation rentals blog, but more than one advertiser who wants to use it for his marketing campaign, so we decided to offer it to the highest bidding customer.

Ten Tips to look good with Renters

Renters are back in force after the new year to book vacations. Here are ten tips to close bookings quickly and ensure repeat business next year. Respond – Remember this old saying? – The early bird gets the worm. Respond, the faster the better! And, follow up – Many renters are shopping around and a [...]

The good, the bad, and the ugly: How social networking sites are affecting small business

My name is Shannon Russo – and I’m a recovering social network-aholic… The Ugly Yes, I admit it. After losing my job and deciding to make a go of freelance writing from home, I realized – a couple of months later – that roughly 3 hours of my day went into my socializing: catching up [...]

Two not-so-new Google web tools that keep vacation rental home and portal owners at the forefront of the industry

Google Alerts Google Alerts allows users to easily receive customized email or RSS feed alerts for free based on keywords entered and the type of alert selected. Excellent for tracking the competition, following industry news, monitoring the appearance of your own website’s online exposure, and much more. Why use it? For maximum benefit, sign up for [...]