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November, 2008
Tips for Surviving Holiday Travel
November, 2008
Tips for Surviving Holiday Travel
This year, many families we know will forsake the traditional holiday gatherings at Grandma and Grandpa's house and instead meet family halfway at a rented ski condo in Colorado or celebrate in a vacation home they rented through PickPackGo.com near a popular theme park, such as Orland's Walt Disney World.
With stock prices falling like acorns, budget-centric websites are rising to the top of more vacationers' bookmark lists. USA TODAY's Laura Bly points a mouse to 25 sites — some old favorites, some newcomers — aimed at bargain hunters. Accommodations sites include PickPackGo.com.
Professionally managed rentals, like most of the properties featured on PickPackGo.com, promise a certain level of quality control since the homeowner pays the management company to inspect the home, clean it and handle any issues that ariseĀif a pipe bursts, for example, or the air-conditioner suddenly gives out. And most accept credit card payments, which affords an added layer of protection in case the transaction goes sour.
Plenty of vacation rental websites are available online, but www.PickPackGo.com has made it easier than most to locate a place that meets your needs. This site is much more user-friendly than others and makes the reservation process pretty easy. The clean simple layout of each property page make evaluating and comparing rentals very easy.
PickPackGo is to vacation home rental searches as Expedia is to Hotel Searches. Felix and his team of internet website design experts and software pros have come together to design the most intuitive, user friendly search vehicle for thousands of vacation rental homes across the USA and the Globe. This site is very easy to navigate, you can compare several homes with photos all at one time and you can even email your search results to those you may be sharing this vacation rental home with to make the whole process that much easier. Felix outlines in detail how property managers and homeowners can list all of their properties on his site in just minutes. The best part is that the cost for listing vacation homes is absolutely FREE. Listen to learn more.
Erik Blachford, formerly President and CEO of Expedia, Inc. and CEO of IAC/InterActiveCorp's travel division, IAC Travel, has joined the PickPackGo Board of Directors. PickPackGo is an online search site dedicated solely to vacation properties.
If you're thinking about renting a home for your summer vacation, a relatively new site, www.pickpackgo.com, launched in September, may make the search easier. Results show listings of vacation rentals offered by property managers, with photos, amenities, maps and destinations. Calendars show availability.
Parenting on the Peninsula
April, 2008
Renting the Right Vacation Home for Your Family
April, 2008
Renting the Right Vacation Home for Your Family
Property manager and vacation rental sites showcase all of their properties online. For example, on vacation rental search site PickPackGo.com (http://www.pickpackgo.com), you can search by your destination location and travel dates, so you don't spend time reviewing properties that aren't available for your vacation dates, saving you a lot of time and disappointment.
Spokane Spokesman Review
March 23, 2008
Pick vacation rental from new Web site
March 23, 2008
Pick vacation rental from new Web site
The site says it has about 66,000 listings...but while PickPackGo may have fewer choices, it is more user-friendly and easier on the eyes.
HOUSE RENTALS: If you're thinking about renting a home for your summer vacation, a relatively new site, http://www.pickpackgo.com, launched in September, may make the search easier.
What's hot: Search by location (including international), dates and the number of bedrooms. Results show listings of vacation rentals offered by property managers, with photos, amenities, maps and destination. Calendars show availability.
If you are thinking of booking a privately owned cabin, cottage, condo or beach retreat for vacation, try PickPackGo, www.pickpackgo.com, an easy-to-use booking site for vacation lodgings offered by owners. PickPackGo is particularly helpful for places for which you have no contacts or referrals from friends or former travelers.
Parenting on the Peninsula
January 2008
Is it too early to plan your family vacation?
January 2008
Is it too early to plan your family vacation?
Vacation rental homes, especially those that can accommodate larger groups, book early for the most popular locations such as Orlando and Lake Tahoe. However, even if you're not a group, I can assure you it's never too early to plan--no matter what type of lodging or vacation you're after. PickPackGo is an award-winning online search site for finding, comparing and booking vacation rental homes. The site's "City Hosts" in popular destinations, including Orlando, Colorado, Lake Tahoe and Hawaii, can answer your questions about things to do, weather and what to pack.
January is typically the time with the most booking activity, as many travelers start thinking about summer and holiday vacations and snap up the most desirable properties early. According to the bloggers at PickPackGo, a site following the vacation rental industry, today is traditionally the busiest day of the year for vacation rental bookings (based on past industry booking stats). The lesson here is that you should be prepared to book in the very near future, if not today.
Felix Lin, CEO of PickPackGo, www.pickpackgo.com, an online service that makes it easy to rent vacation homes in places where you have absolutely no contacts or referrals.
The weakness that PickPackGo spots is that VRBO looks so 2001. PickPackGo, in contrast, has AJAX and a number of other modern touches. Moreover, PickPackGo, is aiming to develop what VRBO
lacks - community and reviews of homes.
lacks - community and reviews of homes.
See PickPackGo...
October 13-17, 2007
Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA)
23rd Annual Conference and Showcase
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 13-17, 2007
Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA)
23rd Annual Conference and Showcase
New Orleans, Louisiana
PickPackGo is a new website for travelers to easily find, compare and rent vacation homes across the U.S., and soon the rest of the world. By combining smart search with a personal touch, the site makes it easy for vacationers to review detailed property listings, inquire about properties available for specific travel dates, and rent the right vacation home at the right price.
PickPackGo (www.pickpackgo. com), a new Web site for travelers, makes it easy to find, compare and rent vacation homes.
If you and friends or relatives are thinking of renting a vacation house together, check out ", a website that enables you to find and compare property listings for the same location and dates.
Chicago Tribune
August 5, 2007
New Web sites help save money and time
August 5, 2007
New Web sites help save money and time
Check out www.pickpackgo.com for the ultimate in customer friendly. Click on your state of choice, peruse photographs and descriptions of vacation rental properties that meet your requirements, and book through their online inquiry system.
There are a number of helpful Web sites to consult when looking for your vacation rental.
A new website to help find vacation rentals in the U.S. started up this month. www.pickpackgo.com allows you to search by number of bedrooms and location to find the ideal place to stay. While limited at the moment, the service intends to expand internationally.
Tomorrow marks the start of a new Web site that locates rental vacation homes across the country. Pickpackgo.com, a free service that will expand to include an international selection of properties, allows travelers to search for rentals in a number of ways, including travel dates, location, amenities, and number of bedrooms.
