Save Big Bucks Renting Our North Conway Vacation Rental
Expedia is taking over the world... the Vacation Rental world that is!
I’m making light of it but really, it’s no joke. It's going to cost our guests BIG BUCKS!
The financial ramifications of the buyout of VRBO, HomeAway, Vacation Rentals.com and many other Vacation Rental listing sites by Expedia are astronomical!
I’m making light of it but really, it’s no joke. It's going to cost our guests BIG BUCKS!
The financial ramifications of the buyout of VRBO, HomeAway, Vacation Rentals.com and many other Vacation Rental listing sites by Expedia are astronomical!
This is a snippet of an email I received from HomeAway several weeks ago.
Notice how it says, "It will be paid by your guests during the checkout process!"
Notice how it says, "It will be paid by your guests during the checkout process!"
What this means for you, our wonderful guests, is money – you’re going to be paying lots more money.
It has started... Expedia began charging guests a Service Fee of an average of 8-10% when a vacation rental is booked on VRBO, HomeAway or Vacation Rentals.com.
The Service Fee is set to rise to 15% in April, 2016. Many industry executives are predicting that the Service fees will increase and top out at 20% by summer 2016.
Word on the street is that 41% of Americans did not take even one day off in 2015! Never mind a vacation!
According to Rafat Ali (CEO and founder of Skift), Americans are overworked, under vacationed and under traveled.
Americans already cannot afford the time or money to travel and get ready folks... the cost of travel will increase significantly when booking/service fees charges are instituted!
Save BIG BUCKS if you do this...
Imagine renting a vacation rental house and getting ski lift ticket free? You'll save about that much if you book with a vacation rental owner directly. All you have to do is a bit of research.
Here’s a few steps you can take to save BIG BUCKS!
Before you start your search figure out:
Next, pull up your favorite search engine (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.) and in the search box type in something like [town, vacation rental, amenity].
Refine the search to fit your group’s needs and hopefully, you will have a list of vacation rentals that meet your needs to choose from.
What Expedia Does
Expedia is providing a service to those with limited time to do their own research for flights, hotels and now vacation rentals.
Plug in whatever information you have about the date, location, style of rental, number of guests, guest limitations, bucket wish list of amenities and any other cannot live without items and you will be dished up many possibilities.
This one stop shopping comes with a huge price tag though.
Not only will Expedia (HomeAway, VRBO, Vacationrentals.com and others) charge you a Service Fee, all of our contact information will be hidden.
Gone will be the days of having access to the owner or guest's name, forget about seeing an email address listed and no way will they give you phone numbers! ALL contact information will be kept under a veil of secrecy so they are assured of collecting the added fees.
Save $$ - Book Directly With US! Teena@FourSeasonsLodge.com or 603.662.5391
Booking directly with the owners of vacation rentals will definitely save you BIG BUCKS over booking online on any booking site.
All contact information will be hidden from Vacation Rental Owners and potential guests once the service/booking fees are in place so be sure to bookmark any favorite websites of favorite North Conway vacation rentals or save their email addresses and phone numbers. Expedia wants to ensure they get their fees and we do not book off-site.
Check out our blog on Safe Rental Tips for North Conway vacation rentals. You'll be glad you did!
Email us at [email protected] or Phone us for more information - 603.662.5391
It has started... Expedia began charging guests a Service Fee of an average of 8-10% when a vacation rental is booked on VRBO, HomeAway or Vacation Rentals.com.
The Service Fee is set to rise to 15% in April, 2016. Many industry executives are predicting that the Service fees will increase and top out at 20% by summer 2016.
Word on the street is that 41% of Americans did not take even one day off in 2015! Never mind a vacation!
According to Rafat Ali (CEO and founder of Skift), Americans are overworked, under vacationed and under traveled.
Americans already cannot afford the time or money to travel and get ready folks... the cost of travel will increase significantly when booking/service fees charges are instituted!
Save BIG BUCKS if you do this...
Imagine renting a vacation rental house and getting ski lift ticket free? You'll save about that much if you book with a vacation rental owner directly. All you have to do is a bit of research.
Here’s a few steps you can take to save BIG BUCKS!
Before you start your search figure out:
- What city or town you’d like to vacation?
- Condo, house, lodge, cabin or villa?
- How many guests in your group?
- Will you bring pets?
- Flexible with dates of travel or do you need an exact match?
- What luxury amenities do you need?
Next, pull up your favorite search engine (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.) and in the search box type in something like [town, vacation rental, amenity].
Refine the search to fit your group’s needs and hopefully, you will have a list of vacation rentals that meet your needs to choose from.
What Expedia Does
Expedia is providing a service to those with limited time to do their own research for flights, hotels and now vacation rentals.
Plug in whatever information you have about the date, location, style of rental, number of guests, guest limitations, bucket wish list of amenities and any other cannot live without items and you will be dished up many possibilities.
This one stop shopping comes with a huge price tag though.
Not only will Expedia (HomeAway, VRBO, Vacationrentals.com and others) charge you a Service Fee, all of our contact information will be hidden.
Gone will be the days of having access to the owner or guest's name, forget about seeing an email address listed and no way will they give you phone numbers! ALL contact information will be kept under a veil of secrecy so they are assured of collecting the added fees.
Save $$ - Book Directly With US! Teena@FourSeasonsLodge.com or 603.662.5391
Booking directly with the owners of vacation rentals will definitely save you BIG BUCKS over booking online on any booking site.
All contact information will be hidden from Vacation Rental Owners and potential guests once the service/booking fees are in place so be sure to bookmark any favorite websites of favorite North Conway vacation rentals or save their email addresses and phone numbers. Expedia wants to ensure they get their fees and we do not book off-site.
Check out our blog on Safe Rental Tips for North Conway vacation rentals. You'll be glad you did!
Email us at [email protected] or Phone us for more information - 603.662.5391
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