Jan 9, 2008
The rental of vacation homes continues to boom, attracting more companies to specialize in the activity
There's no doubt that for a family or group of friends, a vacation home can be far cheaper and more pleasant than an equivalent hotel room or rooms. And large numbers of vacationers are now turning to such services as Vacation Rentals by Owner (www.vrbo.com) or Endless Vacation Rentals (www.evrentals.com)," or even Craigslist (www.craigslist.com), to obtain vacation homes for their own next trip.
The latest entrant is a firm called Zonder (www.zonder.com). It has enlisted high-powered PR representation, is heavily marketing its services, and claims to be hot stuff. It specializes in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, and cites -- as an example of its product -- one particular four-bedroom beachfront property in Costa Rica that includes a private hot tub, full-size kitchen, and even a blender for cocktails, for less than $200 a night.
What other advantages does Zonder offer? Its users, it says, can view exact property locations on maps through Microsoft Virtual Earth or Google Earth. They will enjoy internet tools enabling travelers to filter search results using criteria such as price, distance, group size and thousands of amenity combinations. Their description of each property includes a photo slide show and a detailed write-up. You might give it a try.
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The latest entrant is a firm called Zonder (www.zonder.com). It has enlisted high-powered PR representation, is heavily marketing its services, and claims to be hot stuff. It specializes in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, and cites -- as an example of its product -- one particular four-bedroom beachfront property in Costa Rica that includes a private hot tub, full-size kitchen, and even a blender for cocktails, for less than $200 a night.
What other advantages does Zonder offer? Its users, it says, can view exact property locations on maps through Microsoft Virtual Earth or Google Earth. They will enjoy internet tools enabling travelers to filter search results using criteria such as price, distance, group size and thousands of amenity combinations. Their description of each property includes a photo slide show and a detailed write-up. You might give it a try.
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