http://www.pickpackgo.com/blog Navigating the vacation rental industry. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:53:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When it comes to figuring out how to save money these days, we can use all of the help we can get. In today's USA Today, Laura Bly features "Budget Travel Sites to Keep You Out of the Red." She mentions websites that can help travelers with airfares, accommodations, deals/strategies, getting ... http://www.pickpackgo.com/blog/2008/10/10/looking-for-travel-sites-to-help-your-budget/ In Sunday's New York Times, Practical Traveler columnist Michelle Higgins focused on vacation homes, offering readers insight into "Skirting the Pitfalls of Private Rentals." She writes: "So how do you avoid the pitfalls? First, figure out whom you want to rent from. The vacation rental market is divided into two basic ... http://www.pickpackgo.com/blog/2008/10/06/new-york-times-travel-focuses-in-on-vacation-home-rentals/ About.com's Travel with Kids editor and Family Vacations expert, Teresa Plowright, let everyone in on a little secret recently when she blogged about Disney World being free on your birthday. That's right. Disney. FREE! Of course, being a Mickey Mouse fan, I had to check it out, and sure enough, she ... http://www.pickpackgo.com/blog/2008/10/01/celebrate-and-save-at-disney-theme-parks/ 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 ... http://www.pickpackgo.com/blog/2008/09/25/vacation-home-property-managers-announce-good-news/ If you love Halloween, you'll love this! Prepare to be scared (or at least to have some fun pretending to be scared) when you visit Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party now through Halloween night at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom® Park. You have to have purchase a special ticket ... http://www.pickpackgo.com/blog/2008/09/22/halloween-fun-at-walt-disney-world/ If you are thinking about getting away during the holidays this year, you aren't alone. The holiday vacation trend has been growing over the past decade as more travelers search for warmer climates during snowy months, while others head to the mountains for a winter wonderland. Still others, particularly multi-generational, ... http://www.pickpackgo.com/blog/2008/09/15/vacation-homes-for-the-holidays/ In a special report for USA TODAY, Larry Olmsted recently wrote "Life on Vacation: Dive in to divine weather in Idaho." Although he wrote about shopping for an Idaho vacation home in a town called Coeur d'Alene, he could just as easily have picked the destination of Twin Falls, Idaho. We ... http://www.pickpackgo.com/blog/2008/09/09/vacationing-in-idaho-vacation-rental-anyone/ Many of the vacation rentals we showcase on PickPackGo offer game rooms, but I never considered a game room a must-have when booking any of the vacation homes we've stayed in over the years. After all, most of the homes were close to beaches, theme parks, or a national park ... http://www.pickpackgo.com/blog/2008/09/03/game-rooms-and-vacation-homes/ http://www.pickpackgo.com/blog/2008/09/01/from-us-to-you/ With the “big kids” heading back to school, now is a great time for families with infants and toddlers to book vacation homes at popular vacation destinations without worrying about crowds. After Labor Day, at Walt Disney World in Orlando for example, ride lines are shorter, reservations for character breakfasts are ... http://www.pickpackgo.com/blog/2008/08/25/toddler-time-at-vacation-home-destinations/