Thursday, March 3, 2011

HomeAway Unveils New Vacation Rental Community Site

HomeAway Unveils New Vacation Rental Community Site

HomeAway Unveils New Vacation Rental Community Site

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:07 PM PST

RISMEDIA, March 4, 2011—HomeAway, Inc., a leading network of online vacation rentals, introduced Community from HomeAway, a site for vacation rental owners and managers to share expertise and opinions, and access blogs and resources to optimize their vacation rental businesses. The new site represents an enhanced version of the "Owner Community" on HomeAway.com, which houses articles, podcasts and webinars, catering specifically to vacation rental owners. Community is a free site for anyone interested in everything having to do with vacation rentals.

Designed to be an interactive platform, Community enables members of varying experience levels and backgrounds to discuss issues related to their vacation rental business. The site offers a number of communication channels to educate and facilitate conversation including:

-Forums for members to start discussions or respond to threads on topics such as interacting with guests

-Private groups in which community members can self-organize based on interest such as "Web, software & technology," or by location

-Blogs from experts in the vacation rental industry with: Christine Karpinski, author of How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner, sharing her thoughts from her personal rental experience in; Tom Kelly, author of How a Second Home Can Be Your Best Investment: New, Tax-free Methods for Using a Vacation Home for Recreation, Retirement…and Investment, discusses his approach on ways to invest in vacation homes and the long-term benefits of second homeownership and George Volsky's recommendations for property managers who want to generate greater return for their business and the homeowners they represent.

"Our goal was to create a true online community for vacation rental owners and managers to share their experiences," says Brian Sharples, chief executive officer of HomeAway. "Thousands of owners and managers who have a passion to share what they've learned—each an expert in their own right—want to participate in this industry and this is a platform to do so."

"The HomeAway Community is a great resource. You can learn so much on the forums—find out what the hot topics are, post a question, or even set up a poll," says Amy Greener, Community from HomeAway member. "Community is everything for vacation rentals at your fingertips. If you own a property and haven't joined the Community, you need to be here. This is what VR owners have been searching for and now it's all in one location online."

For more information, visit www.homeaway.com.

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