Villa4vacation.com adds new texting technology to speed vacation rental process
June 18, 2008 on 3:58 pm | In Travel | Comments Off
Two issues have become a prime focus this summer vacation season. Travelers want to stretch their dollars while maximizing convenience, ease and luxury, especially when it comes to accommodations. For this reason, more and more families, friends and groups traveling together are looking to vacation rentals as an optimum choice this year.
Rental properties are more spacious than hotel rooms and can be found in vacation destinations around the world in both urban and rural environments.
Vacation rental websites make finding and connecting with vacation home owners a simple process. The technology is rather sophisticated and new innovations are added regularly. “We’ve just made contacting a property owner faster than ever by adding SMS delivery,” says Rosalind Sedacca, spokesperson for www.Villa4vacation.com. Short Message Service, commonly referred to as text messaging or “texting,” is a method by which messages can be sent to a cell phone via another cell phone, a computer connected to the Internet, or a hand-held device such as a Blackberry.
“This new service is a big asset to both our vacationers and property owners,” says Sedacca, “because it can dramatically reduce reply time as well as eliminate ISP errors.”
By encouraging text messaging, homeowner who are not in front of their computers will still receive the message from a prospective renter. Before this new innovation, notes Sedacca, the traveler who did not receive a prompt response might have moved on and booked with someone else. In addition, sometimes an owner’s ISP might interpret a rental request as spam and just discard it. The SMS delivery brings the message to their immediate attention.
The website is now designed for owners to set up their cell phone provider’s information so they can receive requests immediately. Sedacca says this new service is free of charge for those using www.villa4vacation.com.
Vacation rental also provides other cost-saving options for travelers. Many appreciate being able to cook some of their meals in a fully functioning kitchen. Others like the on-site entertainment value of dens or media rooms where they can enjoy big-screen TVs, stereo systems, computer games and other electronic toys. Cutting costs on maid service is another plus for the budget-minded traveler.
Travelers wanting to find the vacation home, villa or condominium that best meets their requirements – free of charge – can use the easy-search tool at www.Villa4vacation.com to enter their destination preferences and details. The Advanced Finder search technology quickly reveals price range, amenities, pet friendly vacation rentals, bed type, pool homes and many other parameters to further define any traveler’s vacation rental needs. Another new feature now makes it possible to search for availability dates among the properties. This further simplifies finding the right match from the large database of privately owned vacation rental homes.
The website also features air travel and other discounts to ease the vacation planning process. Sedacca asks, “With so many advantages through vacation home rentals, why spend more and get so much less for this summer’s vacation?”
To learn more about vacation travel rental, visit www.Villa4vacation.com for specific details.
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How to vacation with friends – affordably — in the world’s most luxurious estates!
March 23, 2008 on 5:21 pm | In Travel | Comments Off
You don’t have to be a millionaire to vacation like one. The secret is in traveling with your family or friends. Some of the world’s most beautiful, luxurious and exciting accommodations are exquisite villas, town homes and estates in prime vacation destinations around the globe. Most of them are huge, featuring four, six, ten or more bedrooms and baths. Why not invite your closest pals, your extended family, a group or association you belong to and rent one of these fabulous venues for a few days, weeks or even a month?
Through websites like Villa4vacation.com, it’s easy to find just the right location in the country, city and region you prefer. Looking for a spacious residence overlooking a major metropolis in North America, Europe or Australia? Use the website’s easy-click search tool to determine the location, number of bedrooms, cost per day or week, amenities and other options you prefer.
Want to vacation in a sprawling country estate or a spectacular home in the suburbs? You’ll find that, as well, by searching for the criteria that best meets your needs.
Here are a few examples of some of the most sublime residences on the vacation rental market today. Villa Fiorentino is a wonderful Mediterranean-style villa in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Positano, the pearl of Italy’s Amalfi Coast, just a short distance from the beach, features 14 bedrooms and sleeps 20. Weekly rates range from 600 to 2500 Euro, depending on season.
If Mexico is your dream destination, check out Casa Angela, a very private luxury estate on almost an acre overlooking Puerto Vallarta and the bay. Luxuriate in 20,000 square feet of splendor with up to 10 bedrooms, 11 baths, a chef and staff of six, heated swimming pool and 4 Jacuzzis. Rates range from $1200 to $2400 a day.
Then there’s the manor house and guest house at El Castillo de Esparza, located on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica. This secluded mountaintop estate, sprawling over 43,000 square feet of private luxury, comes complete with ten bedrooms, large pool, Jacuzzi, water slide and tennis courts all overlooking the blue Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Nicoya. It’s yours for about $3000 a day.
Looking to North Carolina for a mountain retreat or getaway with a group? Beech Mountain, the highest city east of the Mississippi River, features a. 4900+ square foot log home in a beautiful wooded setting with ten bedrooms and wood beamed ceilings throughout. Close to the Beech Mountain Club recreational facilities, the area features golf, swimming, tennis, hiking trails, mountain biking, rock climbing, rafting, downhill skiing, cross country skiing, tubing, sledding, horseshoes, fishing, miniature golf, horseback riding and lots more. Weekly rates range from $1,875.00 - $3,875.00.
If Cape Cod, Massachusetts is more your style, check out this new home with breath-taking waterfront views from the kitchen, living room, and master bedroom to the second floor bedroom decks. Seven bedrooms, an entertainment room and private beach make this a New England vacation paradise that you can grab for your gang for $7,000.00 - $11,000.00 a week.
Once you find the destination of your dreams, Villa 4vacation.com gives you contact information for connecting with the owner directly, to ask questions, get more details and reserve your place. Since owners are pre-screened for credibility, you can be confident about arranging your vacation through the advanced technology available at the Villa4vacation.com website. Hundreds of vacation rental transactions are successfully completed each year because of the simplicity, selection and savings in comparison to hotel and resort rates.
To explore your dream vacation options for free, visit www.Villa4vacation.com and use the easy-search tool to enter your preferences and discover the vacation treasures you can find. With the world’s most exclusive residences available to you, why settle for just another ordinary venue?
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You can now search for vacation rentals by owners using availability calendar
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Villa4vacation.com launches mobile phone browsing
May 14, 2007 on 2:20 pm | In Travel | Comments Off|
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Just in time for the summer travel season, Villa4vacation.com has announced a new feature for the growing number of vacationers looking for rental options. Now anyone with a mobile phone can browse the Villa4vacation website for private residences around the world that are available for daily, weekly or monthly vacation rental.
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More and more people are choosing this alternative to traditional hotels and motels because of the freedom and expanded amenities available. These may include private fireplaces or whirlpool spas … dens and family rooms equipped with large-screen TVs and other tech toys … boating, fishing, skiing or other sports equipment … and many other amenities that usually can’t be found at a hotel. Frequently travelers can vacation at a luxury villa, home, condominium – and sometimes even an estate or mansion – and enjoy more space and better accommodations for substantially less money. “This new feature lets mobile customers browse properties for rent right from their cell phones,” says Rosalind Sedacca with Villa4vacation. “We’ve optimized our entire website so cell phone users can save time and maximize the easy-search convenience Villa4vacation.com provides. It’s just another example of how we stay at the cutting edge of the newest technology in the industry.” Sedacca says today’s busy vacation planners receive their news and information through a combination of technologies, and a variety of forms including Internet services, blogs, audio and video. Villa4vacation.com has added mobile phone access to make searching for the ideal vacation residence even faster and easier. Browsers can choose by location, number of bedrooms and baths, amenities and price. Photographs, descriptions and a host of other details are all spelled out, simplifying the process of making comparisons. “Once you find a home or condominium that fits your specific needs, you are invited to contact the owner directly to answer your additional questions,” says Sedacca. For added convenience, Villa4vacation offers a Credit Card Acceptance Program, which enables many vacation rental owners to easily accept credit card payments. Providing one-stop shopping for travelers wanting to connect with vacation-rental home owners is the key to Villa4vacation’s success. The website also offers Really Simple Syndication (RSS), delivering summaries of the newest listings to a traveler’s favorite search engine portals — including MyYahoo, MyGoogle, MyAOL and MYMSN – with regular updates. This eliminates the need to visit multiple sites to access the content vacationers are searching for. Villa4vacation also provides Disney ticket savings, airline and car rental discounts, travel insurance and restaurant listings – with easy-click access. Visitors can plan an entire vacation trip, compare prices and amenities, purchase travel tickets and other discounts, all at one website. Owners of vacation rental properties will also find many advantages to listing their villas, homes and condominiums at the site, including attentive customer service.
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Vacation Rentals explored by Today Show and WE Magazine
April 25, 2007 on 2:33 pm | In Travel | Comments OffLast Saturday morning the Today Show featured a segment about non-traditional alternatives for vacation accommodations. One option growing in popularity is vacation rentals. Why stay at a hotel, when you can vacation in style at a luxury villa, home or condominium – often for substantially less money?
Today several websites offer easy point-and-click access to vacation rental accommodations around the world. Vacationers can search by location, number of bedrooms and baths, amenities and price. They can determine distance from major attractions in the area; learn about possible maid service, internet access and a myriad of other options that add to their vacation experience. Photographs, descriptions and a host of other details are all spelled out for you, simplifying the process of making comparisons.
Once you find a home, condominium – even a castle or sprawling country estate – that fits your specific needs, you are invited to contact the owner directly to answer your additional questions.
“People visiting our website for the first time are surprised at the scope of residences that await them and the bargain prices they find – especially if they’re traveling in larger families or groups,” says Rosalind Sedacca, with Villa4vacation.com
“They also love the special amenities they find in vacation rental homes that just can’t be found at hotels. These may include private fireplaces or whirlpool spas … dens and family rooms equipped with large-screen TVs and other tech toys … boating, fishing, skiing or other sports equipment … and many other surprises.”
Rosalind also notes that Villa4vacation and some other top websites offer those listing a residence a Credit Card Acceptance Program. “This service enables vacation rental owners to easily accept credit card payments, thereby simplifying the reservation process for vacation planners,” she notes.
Whether you desire one bedroom or several, a big-city condominium or sprawling country estate, our search-engine technology lets you hone in on the vacation home of your dreams.”
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