Congratulations to two vacation home property managers on their exciting announcements this week.

First, in Outer Banks vacation rentals… Outer Banks Blue reported that the summer season of 2008 broke all previous occupancy records with a forty-eight (48) percent increase in occupancy. It also announced that for the first time it recorded full occupancy throughout the entire month of August.

“The summer season of 2008 was phenomenal and true tribute to our professional staff and homeowners. As a company we live by the motto ‘The Vacation Rental Firm Where Customer Service, Never Takes A Vacation’ and we believe that is one of the many factors that lead us to this record breaking summer. We have quickly become the vacation rental firm of choice for discerning vacationers who not only vacation with us season after season but have also taken the time to recommend our services to family, friends and colleagues. We look forward to our summer successes translating into a record breaking fall and an even better 2009,” stated Tim Cafferty, President of Outer Banks Blue Realty.

Read the full announcement.

Secondly, in Scottsdale vacation rentals and Phoenix vacation rentals… Specialty Lodging announced that in direct response to its discerning clients wanting to expand their Arizona vacations to include all that Arizona has to offer, Specialty Lodging is in the process of expanding to other parts of Arizona. Specialty Lodging represents 100s of luxury homes, condominiums, townhomes, villas, resort rentals and estates throughout Arizona, and will soon expand to California, as well.

Specialty Lodging has been so successful in the Arizona marketplace that it has become the choice of major luxury resorts and hotels when they need help marketing their own specialty properties. “The major luxury resorts and hotels have experience marketing their ‘cookie-cutter’ or standard inventory – but when it comes to finding the right guests for their non-traditional luxury accommodations, they have turned to the professional team at Specialty Lodging,” stated Jim Kempski of Specialty Lodging.

Read the full announcement.

There’s no doubt more and more travelers are choosing vacation homes over hotels for their vacation lodging. Congratulations to both PickPackGo partners, Outer Banks Blue and Specialty Lodging!