“Timeshare Rentals Revolutionize Family Vacations” plus 2 more |
- Timeshare Rentals Revolutionize Family Vacations
- Supervisor Ellen Pirie
- Vantage Pointe: You Can Rent But You Cannot Buy
| Timeshare Rentals Revolutionize Family Vacations Posted: 31 Aug 2010 12:01 AM PDT In today's soft economy, families are spending more time searching for deals, discounts, and sales that will make their vacation affordable. Taking advantage of by-owner timeshare rentals is the solution that is revolutionizing family vacations. Families looking to save money on accommodations can find five-star resorts at bargain rates on RedWeek.com. Seattle, WA (Vocus) August 31, 2010 -- In today's soft economy, travelers are spending more time searching for deals, discounts, and sales that will make their vacation affordable. Families that have become accustomed to annual vacations are most affected by travel barriers such as rising gas prices, additional airline fees, and inflated resort rates. Taking advantage of by-owner timeshare rentals is the solution that is revolutionizing family vacations. Families looking to save money on accommodations can find five-star resorts at bargain rates on RedWeek.com. RedWeek's family-friendly focus has helped thousands of travelers find accommodations that meet their needs. A recent partnership with Trekaroo.com led to an expansion of family travel resources on RedWeek that includes kid-friendly timeshare resorts, top kid-friendly timeshare destinations, and a state-by-state list of kid-friendly activities. "I've met the nicest people on RedWeek, found some fabulous vacation deals, and had super customer service," says six-year RedWeek member Lee Stearns. "We've been timeshare vacationers and owners since 1983 and have used them for our family and friends, celebrating anniversaries, birthdays, and reunions. It's hard to find places like RedWeek on the Internet that you can trust, but they have never let me down. I've recommended them to many friends and they feel the same way." For those who are sold on the timeshare experience and are ready to become an owner themselves, RedWeek also offers by-owner timeshare resales. Prices found on the second market are often half of what is being charged by the resorts and developers. Timeshare owners who advertise their timeshares for sale on RedWeek are generally willing to negotiate on price, which results in even more savings for the buyer. To learn more about RedWeek.com or timesharing visit www.redweek.com. About RedWeek.com LLC: RedWeek.com is a member-supported marketplace for timeshare rentals, timeshare resales, and timeshare exchanges. You can find reviews, ratings, prices, availability and complete resort descriptions for all timeshare resorts to make vacation selection easier. ### RedWeek.com This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2010 01:39 PM PDT
Coastal neighborhoods have seen an increase in both the number of vacation rental homes and the year-round marketing of those homes. This evolution has caused growing problems for residential neighborhoods, where the complaints include loud, late-night parties, excessive traffic, loss of neighborhood parking, and garbage. The vacation rentals are in essence a commercial business in a residential neighborhood.Unlike hotels or motels, there are currently no restrictions or limits on vacation rentals, nor are any operational permits required. Capitola is currently the only jurisdiction in the county to govern vacation rentals. The city requires a permit and a business license and limits where rentals can go. Monterey and Carmel have much stricter rules, essentially banning short-term rentals in all residential districts. Regulations under consideration include registration and licensing of vacation rental homes, minimum rental periods, prohibiting additional vacation rentals, occupancy and vehicle limits, and a complaint process. In addition to the public meeting before the Board of Supervisors in June, a group of vacation homeowners, neighbors of vacation homes, and county leaders have met and talked about the issues. The Planning Department will draft an ordinance regulating vacation rentals in the next month and will present it to the Housing Advisory Commission on Sept. 20. The proposals will then go to the Planning Commission before reaching the Board of Supervisors for final approval. Clearly this is an issue whose time has come. I expect to see new regulations in effect by next spring. What are the plans for the Highway 1 Auxiliary Lanes Project? What does it mean for county drivers? The Soquel/Morrissey auxiliary lanes project proposes to add an "auxiliary lane" northbound and southbound between Soquel Avenue and Morrissey Boulevard, respectively—a distance of less than one mile in each direction. An auxiliary lane is a lane that runs from one freeway entrance to the next exit. It extends the area in which entering traffic can merge onto the freeway and exiting traffic move into the exit lane. There is an existing auxiliary lane on Highway 1 between 41st Avenue and Bay Avenue. As part of this project, the La Fonda Avenue over-crossing must be replaced to accommodate the auxiliary lanes under the bridge. The new La Fonda Avenue bridge will be wider to provide bike lanes and wider sidewalks for pedestrians, making it easier and safer to bicycle and walk on La Fonda. This project is designed to complement the work recently completed at the Highway 1/17 interchange by eliminating the existing lane drop north of the La Fonda Avenue and extending the southbound lane as an exit only lane to the Soquel Avenue interchange. Construction could begin as early as Summer 2011, and the project is scheduled to take two years to complete. The one-mile section of Highway 1 between Morrissey Boulevard and Soquel has historically been one of the most congested sections of Highway 1 in our county, carrying more than 100,000 vehicles per day. Highway traffic spills over onto parallel roads, affecting residents in the nearby neighborhoods. In addition, Soquel Drive and Avenue are home to two hospitals, two major medical clinics and scores of dental and doctors' offices. The improvements on the highway will serve a wide mix of transportation modes, from express buses to private vehicles to bicycles, as well as reduce spillover traffic in the neighborhoods. This project won't solve all the Highway 1 congestion problems, but it is a common-sense approach to transportation that will improve safety and reduce congestion on one of the most heavily traveled sections of the highway in our county.  This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Vantage Pointe: You Can Rent But You Cannot Buy Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:20 AM PDT By SUSAN TAYLORUpdated 10:15 AM PDT, Tue, Aug 31, 2010A lack of buyers at Vantage Pointe is forcing developers of downtown San Diego's largest high-rise building to abandon sales and return deposits, according to a published report. Developers say they could not meet the requirements by mortgage companies because not enough people were buying the 679 condos at Vantage Pointe located on A street downtown. Construction was finished on the building last year. Right now, about 200 people rent units. About a dozen of them were buyers waiting for sales contracts to be finalized. Vantage Pointe condos will continue renting units for now. It's not clear if the units will go up for sale again in the future. First Published: Aug 30, 2010 9:50 PM PDTThis entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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