Travel Wisely
October 24th, 2008 by Mike
Recently the Halogen Guides Travel published an article “Travel Well on a Weak Dollar.“ Nicholas Gill listed six great tips on making the most of your travel budget.
I’d like to expand a bit on #2. At The Society, we specialize in trusted vacation villas and rental estates. For the majority of vacations and retreats, a group will save nearly 50% by staying in a vacation home vs a luxury hotel. Not only that but a group will spend about the same for a luxury home as a mid-range hotel. It’s a great value. However, there are some things to watch out when renting a home or villa.
(1) Is the home as good as the pictures?
(2) Is there someone to contact 24/7 in case something goes wrong?
(3) Is there a reputable company or person managing the home?
These are some of the risks associated with renting a home and there are several people in the industry attempting to mitigate them. This year HomeAway (www.Homeaway.com) announced a $5,000 guarantee. In short they assure the home exists and you’ll have a place to stay. FlipKey (www.FlipKey.com) launched a user review platform. This is great because now you can see what past guests say about the property. At The Society, we work closely with each of our local experts. We can assure that our guests will be with the best people in the business. That’s a guarantee. We do not allow anyone to put their homes in our inventory. We only work the best of the best.
So if you haven’t booked your holiday vacation let us help you. Search our public inventory or send us an inquiry and we’ll find the perfect spot for the perfect price.
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October 24th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
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October 27th, 2008 at 11:01 am
This is a great article - trust and accountability are so important in vacation rentals, especially as the industry grows and more people put their homes up for rent. We are a local, small business professional rental and property management company in Asheville, NC. We represent around 90 properties, and use FlipKey to help demonstrate our reputation as Asheville’s best vacation rental source. Thanks for the good reading and trusted rental advice!
Kelly
Carolina Mornings
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October 27th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Good article, guys.
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December 22nd, 2008 at 11:20 am
Hi Mike,
Thanks so much for promoting our industry as well as HomeAway’s Travel Guarantee. I thought you or your readers would be interested in a chance to win a $5000 vacation rental getaway to a HomeAway property– on us! To participate, all you have to do is create a post explaining why you deserve a week away- and where you’d want to spend it.
Entries are accepted now through January 7, so visit http://blog.homeaway.com for information about the “Why I Deserve a Getaway from HomeAway” contest. The person with the best post, as voted on by your peers and other travelers, will win a $5,000 stay in the HomeAway vacation home of their choice! (
Please feel free to pass this on to any friends and family who blog! (Or ask them to vote for your entry January 8-15).
Thanks for your time and good luck!