Wednesday, March 17, 2010

“Vacation By Owner Property Website Scenic Rentals Offers New Features To Help Market Properties (dBusinessNews.com)” plus 3 more

“Vacation By Owner Property Website Scenic Rentals Offers New Features To Help Market Properties (dBusinessNews.com)” plus 3 more

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Vacation By Owner Property Website Scenic Rentals Offers New Features To Help Market Properties (dBusinessNews.com)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:15 AM PDT

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ScenicRentals.com, a popular vacation by owner website that offers affordable and effective rental advertising to property owners, announces new features to the website.

Find VacationsATLANTA, GA--For nine years, owners of vacation properties have looked to ScenicRentals.com to list their vacation by owner properties in order to connect with travelers. The recent redesign of the website has new and improved features that help property owners market rentals by owner despite the current economic downturn.

One of the main reasons that ScenicRentals.com is a popular marketing tool for vacation property owners is its low annual fee of $45 per property listing. Some of the new features added to the website provide an additional value for the same low fee.

The new redesign has not only given the site an exciting new look, but it's also been optimized for search engines resulting in high rankings on major search engines including Google and Yahoo. The search engine optimization has provided marked results for driving travelers to the site, which means that property owners are getting higher exposure. The marketing and social networking efforts by ScenicRentals.com including a company blog, Facebook and Twitter are also constantly working to improve SEO rankings.

"One of the biggest complements we regularly hear from our by owner vacation rentals clients who advertise on our site is how streamlined it is. Not only is it graphically pleasant, but also provides easy navigation for both the property owner who uploads a listing and the traveler who is looking for a great vacation rental," says Mike Braswell, president of Scenic Rentals.

Some of the top features that make ScenicRentals.com stand apart from other vacation rentals by owner listing websites include:

  • Listings limited to 60 properties per location, enabling property owners to be more competitive in securing reservations;
  • Easy integration with the free availability calendar on PropertyCalendar.com allows property owners create calendars, update them and place them on individual websites;
  • The ability to post up to 12 photos for free, in contrast to other sites that charge per photo;
  • URL links directly to property sites and the ability to link ScenicRentals.com from the owner's property site;
  • An owner control panel that allows users to edit listings 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Scenic Rentals offers customer support and a money back guarantee to vacation property owners that promises a full refund if the annual listing doesn't result in any reservations. Additional features that make Scenic Rentals a favorite resource for travelers and property owners include easy navigation, guest testimonials and full descriptions of each property. As a member of The Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA), owners Mike and Amy Braswell pride Scenic Rentals on being 'property manager friendly'.

About Scenic Rentals:
Mike and Amy Braswell founded ScenicRentals.com in 2001 after they saw the need for online advertising for vacation rentals from managing their own vacation rental property. The site allows by owner vacation rentals to log on, list their property along with photos and contact information for the low annual fee of $45. Travelers are able to see listings at no charge and connect directly with vacation by owner properties.

Media Contact:
Mike Braswell
mbraswell@scenicrentals.com
404-229-9643
http://www.scenicrentals.com/

Vacation By Owner Property Website Scenic Rentals Offers New Features To Help Market Properties (OfficialWire)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 09:41 AM PDT

For nine years, owners of vacation properties have looked to ScenicRentals.com to list their vacation by owner properties in order to connect with travelers. The recent redesign of the website has new and improved features that help property owners market rentals by owner despite the current economic downturn.

One of the main reasons that ScenicRentals.com is a popular marketing tool for vacation property owners is its low annual fee of $45 per property listing. Some of the new features added to the website provide an additional value for the same low fee.

The new redesign has not only given the site an exciting new look, but it's also been optimized for search engines resulting in high rankings on major search engines including Google and Yahoo. The search engine optimization has provided marked results for driving travelers to the site, which means that property owners are getting higher exposure. The marketing and social networking efforts by ScenicRentals.com including a company blog, Facebook and Twitter are also constantly working to improve SEO rankings.

"One of the biggest complements we regularly hear from our by owner vacation rentals clients who advertise on our site is how streamlined it is. Not only is it graphically pleasant, but also provides easy navigation for both the property owner who uploads a listing and the traveler who is looking for a great vacation rental," says Mike Braswell, president of Scenic Rentals (http://www.scenicrentals.com/).

Some of the top features that make ScenicRentals.com stand apart from other vacation rentals by owner listing websites include:

  • Listings limited to 60 properties per location, enabling property owners to be more competitive in securing reservations;
  • Easy integration with the free availability calendar on PropertyCalendar.com allows property owners create calendars, update them and place them on individual websites;
  • The ability to post up to 12 photos for free, in contrast to other sites that charge per photo;
  • URL links directly to property sites and the ability to link ScenicRentals.com from the owner's property site;
  • An owner control panel that allows users to edit listings 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Scenic Rentals offers customer support and a money back guarantee to vacation property owners that promises a full refund if the annual listing doesn't result in any reservations. Additional features that make Scenic Rentals a favorite resource for travelers and property owners include easy navigation, guest testimonials and full descriptions of each property. As a member of The Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA), owners Mike and Amy Braswell pride Scenic Rentals on being 'property manager friendly'.

About Scenic Rentals:
Mike and Amy Braswell founded ScenicRentals.com in 2001 after they saw the need for online advertising for vacation rentals from managing their own vacation rental property. The site allows by owner vacation rentals to log on, list their property along with photos and contact information for the low annual fee of $45. Travelers are able to see listings at no charge and connect directly with vacation by owner properties.

Courtesy of press release submission site Online PR News

Second Porch Inc. Closes Series-A Funding To Expand Growing Social Vacation Home Marketplace (PRWeb)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 07:23 AM PDT

Pioneering social commerce startup seeks to harness two strong trends: the mainstreaming of social networking, and vacation home rentals, one of the fastest growing segments of online travel. Today Second Porch announced that it has closed a one million dollar Series-A investment, led by the Oregon Angel Fund. The investment will be used to continue the company's expansion into the vacation home rental and home exchange markets, which are among the fastest growing segments in online consumer travel.

Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) March 17, 2010 -- Today Second Porch announced that it has closed a one million dollar Series-A investment, led by the Oregon Angel Fund. The investment will be used to continue the company's expansion into the vacation home rental and home exchange markets, which are among the fastest growing segments in online consumer travel. Second Porch enables owners and renters to tap into real world relationships in order to rent and trade vacation homes, where trust between owner and guest is of paramount concern on both sides of the transaction.

Second Porch offers vacation homeowners an easier way to generate and manage high-value rental inquiries. According to the 2009 research report "Vacation Rental Marketplace: Poised for Change" published by travel research firm PhoCusWright Inc., homeowners who rent their own vacation homes reported that 73% of their inquiries come from friends, family, referrals and previous guests.

"Second Porch tackles the unsolved piece of the marketing opportunity for vacation homeowners by bringing an easy to use system to effectively and tastefully market to the best possible source of guests: people you already know and with whom you have some degree of trust", said Brent Hieggelke, CEO of Second Porch, "The typical Facebook personal network comprised of 'friends of friends' reaches almost 17,000 people, all of whom can be vouched for by a friend in common. For a homeowner, this is an obvious opportunity to find prospective guests to rent to with a higher level of comfort and peace of mind. Second Porch also complements sites like HomeAway and VRBO, by giving homeowners the controls to integrate their existing calendars and even link back to their listings on those sites."

Second Porch comes at an ideal time for the second home market. Due to the recession, many of the estimated 16 million second home owners globally who previously avoided renting or trading are now being forced into the market for an additional source of income. Second Porch provides a perfect entry point for travelers and owners who have hesitated to rent vacation homes due to trust concerns: renters can choose to view only homes owned by friends, and owners can choose to limit visibility to only friends only. Complementing this aspect, Second Porch users can also search for homes based on location, budget, recommendations, amenities, and--most important--by relationship to the owner or to a previous guest, who can deliver a highly valued first party recommendation about the quality of the home. In addition, Second Porch allows owners to conduct both rental and trading opportunities with the same listing. Trading vacation homes is another way to save money and still have incredible travel experiences and is an increasingly attractive option for many homeowners.

About Second Porch Inc.:
Second Porch is a new social vacation home marketplace, including the first Facebook application that helps vacation homeowners overcome the biggest barriers to marketing their properties -- trust and hassle of renting to strangers. Second Porch also allows homeowners to discover other homeowners who are amenable to trading homes. Second Porch users can search for homes based on location, budget, recommendations, amenities, and--most important -- their relationship to the owner. Second Porch's attractive, easy-to-use design allows users to display property photos, information, and updates on their profile pages.

About Oregon Angel Fund
The Oregon Angel Fund (OAF) is a highly structured, professionally managed, investor-driven angel fund. The fund provides accredited investors privileged access to the most promising startups and early-stage growth companies in Oregon and SW Washington.

HomeAway is a trademark of HomeAway.com, Inc., and VRBO is copyright of VRBO.com Inc.

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Vacation Trends and Special Deals for Pennsylvania’s Top Vacation Destination Poconos by Vacation Lodging Directory ... (PRWeb)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 03:08 AM PDT

Vacation Rentals versus Hotels Comparison Shopping Trends, Vacation Planning Trends, Vacation Themes Trends and Special Deals in Poconos, Pennsylvania

Miami, FL. (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 17, 2010 -- The leading lodging web site Rentalo.com reveals the findings of a recent marketing study conducted on 6,694 opted-in travelers who searched for vacation rentals in Pennsylvania's Poconos from July 2008 to January 2010. This marketing study validates recent forecasts by travel experts on consumers' increasing interests in comparison shopping. In addition, Rentalo.com shares special deals in the area.


The study revealed that 72 percent of the vacation planners who inquired for a place to stay showed interest in comparison shopping among Poconos's vacation rentals, bed breakfasts, and hotels. 31 percent were early planners who started their vacation planning 1 to 2 months in advance, 40 percent were from last minute travelers inquiring within the last 30 days prior to the arriving to their Poconos lodging, and another 27 percent were travelers planning at least 2 months prior to arriving to Poconos. Poconos' most popular vacation theme is family reunions with 70 percent of the inquiries requesting accommodations for groups of more than 4 adults or families with kids, 16 percent for couples on romantic getaways, and 5 percent for people traveling alone.

Poconos Chalet from $93 per night
A beautiful chalet house offered at a discounted rate of $93 USD a night. It is located in a gated community and there are three swimming pools and two large lakes. It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms and can accommodate up to nine people. More information and details can be found at rentalo.com, ID 111019.

Poconos House from $337 per night
This beautiful contemporary three story house can sleep up to fourteen guests and it features four bedrooms and a fully equipped kitchen. There is a game room with a pool table, a fireplace, and ceiling fans. There is also a clubhouse, a community pool, and tennis courts. More information on this Poconos accommodation can be found at rentalo.com, ID 317849.

Lake Harmony Vacation Lodge from $200 per night

This Poconos vacation house features four bedrooms and can accommodate up to 14 guests. Three bedrooms feature full size beds, the fourth bedroom has a queen size bed and two twin beds. It also has a private balcony / deck overlooking the beautiful Pocono Mountains. All bedrooms have dressers and television for your entertainment. For more information about this beautiful mountain lake house in Poconos, visit Rentalo.com, ID 312513.

"According to travel industry and search engine stats, most internet users don't find what they search for online." says Alfredo Purrinos, president and founder of Rentalo.com. "At Rentalo.com, we work hard to make it easy for travelers to find the best place to stay that meet their specific lodging needs."

Travel editors, experts, and other media publications interested in similar data pertaining to other vacation destinations, or additional consumer data statistics and facts such as budget, amenities, length of stays, peak seasons, and inventory data should contact Rentalo directly.

About Rentalo.com
Rentalo.com is a leading online travel lodging and vacation rental website. Its broad inventory of vacation rentals, bed and breakfasts, and hotels is available online and via RSS feeds, affiliate distribution partners, as well as thousands of journalists and editors through e-mail, press releases, and travel publications. Through selected partnerships, Rentalo's inventory is available to an online audience of more than 100 million travelers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit rentalo.com or call 1(305) 558-5577.

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