Thursday, December 16, 2010

“Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals Keeps up to Speed with Progressive Travel Technology Provider, Inntopia” plus 2 more

“Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals Keeps up to Speed with Progressive Travel Technology Provider, Inntopia” plus 2 more

Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals Keeps up to Speed with Progressive Travel Technology Provider, Inntopia

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 02:57 PM PST

12.06.2010– Vail, Colorado –Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals (RMVR) is pleased to announce the start of a long term contract with Inntopia, an innovative travel technology company that provides consumers with real time online booking, in every major ski destination in North America. This partnership will provide Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals' clients with a wider range of booking possibilities throughout the Rocky Mountain Region. In addition to the ski industry, Inntopia connects travelers to beach, lake, urban, and golf destinations. Inntopia is a leading provider to Resorts, Destination Marketing Organizations, Central Reservation Agencies, Activity Providers, Web Portals, Aggregators, and Resellers.

"This strategic partnership with Inntopia is an exciting opportunity to reach out to a growing interest in the vacation rental market with privately owned homes, condos, and executive luxury properties," says Tommy Z. Hoffman, owner and founder of Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals. "With an extensive travel booking tool available from our website, accompanied with 'Friendly. Knowledgeable. Locals™', clients will be provided with the added value of convenience and support, with more diverse options to book online."

The Inntopia reservation system will allow RMVR clients to book lodging, purchase lift tickets, book transportation, tours and equipment rentals to name a few. With all of these added options available to book online, RMVR will immediately be able to provide more packaged items in the Vail/Beaver Creek area, and eventually this will expand to other destinations throughout the region. In addition to local agents in Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Keystone, Aspen, Snowmass, and Telluride, properties with online availability will include Steamboat, Banff/Lake Louise, Jackson Hole, Mammoth, Park City, Whistler, Crested Butte, Lake Tahoe, and Winter Park. As Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals has recently experienced revenue growth of over 400%, the added array of booking options through Inntopia will present a growing market of consumers with boundless travel opportunity.

"We are continuously looking for possibilities to improve our guest's experience at Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals. Working with Inntopia will help us enhance how we accommodate our guests with efficiency and more options," commented James Bengala, Director of Sales and Marketing for RMVR.

Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals, a team of "Friendly. Knowledgeable. Locals.™" currently provides vacation rentals, concierge services, and specializes in resort and fractional real estate sales. Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals is now offering properties to book online for the 2010-2011 ski season, and is in the process of hiring sales managers for six additional locations next season.

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About Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals (RMVR):

Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals was founded by owner Tommy Z. Hoffman in 1998. RMVR is a vacation rental provider, offering excellent service with "Friendly. Knowledgeable. Locals™." in the Rocky Mountain Region. RMVR stands out among its competitors by working with property management companies, who provide privately owned homes and condos for rent, executive luxury properties, ski in and ski out access, and fractional ownership. RMVR utilizes a local staff whose love for the region, skiing, snowboarding, and all that summer in the mountains has to offer with full concierge services. To learn more, please visit http://rockymountainvacationrentals.com or call 1-888-364-7596.

About Inntopia:
Inntopia is an innovative travel technology company that provides its partners with fully integrated advanced reservation solutions. Inntopia users include central reservation agencies, destination marketing organizations, resort associations, property management companies, park operators and tour operators. Owned by Sterling Valley Systems Inc., Inntopia is located in the destination resort of Stowe, Vermont. For more information please contact Jim Lilly, jlilly@inntopia.com, (802) 253-2905 ext 122.

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New limits, permit fees for Santa Cruz vacation rentals under review

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:17 AM PST

SANTA CRUZ -- Owners of vacation rental homes will likely face a tiered system of regulation where properties will be subject to new restrictions based on their location.

In the most tightly regulated areas like Pleasure Point and the Santa Cruz harbor, vacation rentals are apt to be limited to one in every five homes and property owners will pay as much as $2,500 for a permit.

"You have certain locations where there's problems. It almost warrants in those areas that the ordinance would be different," said Gustavo Gonzalez, a member of the county Planning Commission. "(But) we want to make sure the ordinance is something that's fair."

The new terms for vacation rentals were put forth Monday by the Planning Commission. They're the latest of several proposals, all of which have drawn significant controversy about how county leaders should address sometimes nuisance vacation properties in unincorporated communities, mostly by the beach.

The terms detailed in Monday's plan, like tying restrictions to the location, are consistent with what the Board of Supervisors asked for earlier this year. County supervisors have final say on what rules govern vacation rentals, a decision not expected until spring at the earliest, though many of the Planning Commission's ideas are likely to stick.

The Planning Commission proposal, which is still being fine-tuned, requires all owners of vacation rentals to get permits, something they currently

don't have to do. The proposal also lays out basic ground rules for owners, like maintaining a local contact for neighbors to call should tenants get unruly as well as limiting the number of occupants and cars at each rental.

As it stands now, two people per bedroom, plus two additional people would be allowed at each rental, as would two cars parked on the street. Those numbers, however, as well as where the limits will be enforced, are likely to change as the proposal undergoes further revision.

The centerpiece of the proposal is having certain restrictions that vary with location. The proposal assigns neighborhoods to one of three designations, each of which imposes a different level of constraint on the number of rentals allowed and how difficult getting a permit would be.

  • The least strict designation, where permits would be given out with little review and the number of rentals would not be limited, applies to neighborhoods long considered vacation communities, like Pajaro Dunes. Several other neighborhoods are being considered for this category.
  • The most stringent designation applies exclusively to Live Oak, from the harbor to 41st Avenue. Vacation rentals here would face caps, currently set at 20 percent per block and 15 percent throughout the area, as well as strict permitting requirements that include mandatory public hearings.
  • The third designation would apply to areas not in the first two categories. The terms for operating a vacation rental in this area are still being drafted but are expected to involve a level of scrutiny somewhere between the other two designations.

    The cost of a permit for all vacation rentals would be tied to the level of scrutiny required, meaning properties in Live Oak would face the highest fees. County planners say the maximum cost of a onetime permit would be around $2,500, which pays for staff time and the cost of holding public hearings.

    Planning commissioners pledged to refine their proposal to ensure that permitting be the least cumbersome, and pricey, as possible.

    For properties requiring little or no review, a permit would run $250, according to county planners.

    "I already paid my property tax. I already paid my TOT (transit occupancy tax). Why are you trying to get another $250 from me?" said Roger Montgomery, one of the speakers at Monday's Planning Commission meeting.

    Montgomery was among a few dozen owners of the county's estimated 570 vacation rentals to mount a protest.

    "I don't think you should come in heavy-fisted," Merry Crowen, with the Santa Cruz County Hospitality and Lodging Association, told the Planning Commission.

    Others, however, were equally adamant about the need for tough rules on vacation rentals.

    "I don't want a hotel next to me," said Aptos resident Janice Block, who described loud and disrespectful renters next store to her home just last weekend. "I'm very uncomfortable in my own house." A recent threat of lawsuit against the county has county attorneys re-evaluating the environmental review of the proposed regulation, which has delayed the time line for a final ordinance.

    On Monday, the Planning Commission directed planners to integrate their latest suggestions into its proposal and return for a public hearing Feb. 23.

    The current proposal can be viewed at http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/planning/plnmeetings/PLNSupMaterial/PC/agendas/2010/20101129/009.pdf

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Bookings Up 100 for Lake Tahoe Vacation Rentals In 2010 At ReserveMyHome

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 08:56 PM PST

12.10.2010– (1888PressRelease) Incline Village, NV ReserveMyHome, LLC the "All-In-One" booking site for verified vacation home and cabin rentals, reported today that bookings over the last three months have doubled in the Lake Tahoe region compared to the fourth quarter of 2009. Property managers who have partnered with the company have helped drive booking conversions higher.

San Jose, CA - ReserveMyHome, a branded hybrid vacation rentals and cabin website, reported today that the company looks to at least double its bookings vs. the fourth quarter of 2009 in its Lake Tahoe test market. Throughout 2010 the company added over 350 new homes, cabins and condos in the Lake Tahoe region, making it the largest local vacation rentals company in all of Lake Tahoe in just 18 months of operation. 300 new rentals were added in Maui, Hawaii during the same time period. Projections show that 100,000 rentals will be added nationally through several strategic agreements in 2011.

Local property managers that have been in business for many years are lining up to have their properties included on the website as a way to increase their bookings without any added expense to their bottom line. ReserveMyHome processes reservations through its large network of marketing channels which allows a renter to search, find and book verified vacation rentals faster than other rent-by-owner websites. After selecting a rental home, cabin or condo on the site, a renter can book it and go in minutes.

For renters, this eliminates the painstaking task of trying to reach an owner who in many cases will not respond to inquiries for hours and sometimes days. Vacation rental owners have day jobs and have little time in the evenings to answer calls and emails from renters. The logistics also take time to process back and forth between the renter and owner. ReserveMyHome's automated software processes everything in real time down to the driving directions and entry information for access to the vacation property.

The overall state of the economy has second home real estate owners looking for ways to increase their income by converting their second homes into vacation rentals. More travelers are staying closer to home and making road trips to local destination travel hot spots. Low interest rates, are helping owners generate personal revenue and lodging tax for the local communities. ReserveMyHome now has approximately 670 vacation rentals just in the Lake Tahoe located on the North and South shores of the lake. More information on Lake Tahoe Vacation Rentals and Cabins.

The company is now seeing repeat renters from last year booking on average 45 days in advance. Most bookings are for families and groups with five or more people with an average stay of 4 nights.

http://www.ReserveMyHome.com based in Incline Village, NV is the largest reservation and booking portal for professionally managed verified vacation rentals including homes, condos, cabins, villas and rooms in the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. ReserveMyHome offers a safe, fast, and easier way to find and book the perfect rental accommodations for travelers through the integration of the ReserveMyHome website and booking software.

Media Contact:
Zoe Avery
1(775) 832-2555
info ( @ ) reservemyhome
http://www.ReserveMyHome.com

Source :
http://www.1888pressrelease.com/bookings-up-100-for-lake-tahoe-vacation-rentals-in-2010-at-pr-263285.html

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