New vacation rental site combines smart search with a personal touch to connect travelers with the right vacation home

SAN FRANCISCO—July 9, 2007—PickPackGo (www.pickpackgo.com), a new website for travelers to easily find, compare and rent vacation homes, today introduced a better way to search for the perfect vacation rental. Ideal for families seeking memorable getaways without giving up the comforts of home and travelers fed up with rising hotel prices, pickpackgo.com makes it easy for vacationers to find and compare detailed property listings, inquire about properties available for their travel dates, and rent the right vacation home at the right price.

"More and more travelers are looking for a better place to vacation together than hotels and resorts. They want a kitchen, living space, and a yard or pool, but don't have hours to spend online searching for the right vacation home, only to find at the last minute it's unavailable for their travel dates," said Felix Lin, founder and CEO of PickPackGo. "PickPackGo eliminates this frustrating 'needle in a haystack' searching by showing travelers only the best available rentals."

Web 2.0 technology coupled with the team's extensive technical and online usability experience enables PickPackGo to offer:

• Smart search: Travelers can take advantage of smart search to select from the wide variety of vacation rentals available on PickPackGo. They can narrow queries by travel dates, locations, amenities, and number of bedrooms to see the most relevant results.

  Travelers can also browse properties by state, country or island, stopping to view property details, photos, rates, and when availability dates match, make inquiries along the way. Visitors to the site can also see selected properties plotted on a map to quickly compare the locations of each property relative to other properties and to nearby points of interest.

• Simplicity: Vacationers don't have to register with PickPackGo to save, share and compare their favorites. They simply "push pin" a property to be able to find it again quickly, compare it to other favorites, or share it with friends and family.

  In addition, renters can ask a PickPackGo City Host to answer a specific question about a popular vacation destination. City Hosts in New York City, Northern California, the Hawaiian Islands, Colorado, North and South Lake Tahoe, Reno, Nevada, and greater Orlando are poised to answer pressing questions about what to pack for a summer vacation in a certain city, and to provide personal recommendations, tips and information before families leave home.

• Peace of mind: Travelers interested in inquiring or renting a vacation home through PickPackGo can view estimated charges for their particular stay and submit inquiries and rental requests securely online. Renters can privately submit inquiries and questions to property managers and disclose as much or as little contact information as they like until a reservation is requested.

  Travelers who rent a property through PickPackGo will gain additional peace of mind with the Security Blanket™ Guarantee, which provides a number of benefits, including giving renters the option to purchase travel and damage insurance directly from PickPackGo to safeguard their vacation.

Vacation Rental Selection Benefits Renters
In popular travel destinations like Lake Tahoe, Phoenix and Orlando, vacation properties vary widely. For example, Goldfish Properties @ Lake Tahoe offers affordable to luxurious accommodations including lakefront homes, lakeview condos and pet-friendly properties with a wide variety of amenities such as hot tubs and swimming pools. In addition, since Lake Tahoe can be a drive-to vacation destination for many in the West, detailed planning and expensive travel arrangements are not required. In fact, last-minute planning and weekend get-a-ways are encouraged.

"Vacation rental homes are more affordable, comfortable and much more fun for families," said Michael Fisher, Broker / Property Manager for Goldfish Properties @ Lake Tahoe. "It's challenging to spread the word to travelers planning to visit our area's great beaches, ski resorts, golf courses and other local attractions, that we have plenty of vacation rentals available, with a property manager to take care of them. We are excited about listing our rentals on PickPackGo to reach more travelers interested in having all of the comforts of home when they go on vacation."

Experienced Entrepreneurs Apply Web 2.0 Technology to Vacation Rental Industry
The PickPackGo founding team has extensive experience solving complex technical and usability problems to deliver valuable services for a mainstream audience. CEO Felix Lin and the management team's previous successes include mobile Internet service AvantGo (acquired by Sybase), anti-spam software leader Qurb (acquired by CA) and web development software provider iAmaze (acquired by AOL/Time Warner). The team has now applied its collective expertise to create the best place to find, compare and rent vacation homes online.

About PickPackGo
PickPackGo is changing the way families vacation by connecting renters with property managers and homeowners to rent vacation homes. PickPackGo is an online search site dedicated solely to vacation properties. It provides a safe, easy to use and efficient way for travelers to easily find, compare and rent vacation homes. Every rental transaction processed by PickPackGo is protected by the Security Blanket™ Guarantee. PickPackGo is online at pickpackgo.com and headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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