Sep 30th, 2009 at 12:30PM: I know there are a handful of people out there who have taken the bait: just sit through a short, two-hour presentation, and we'll pay for your trip to luxurious-fill-in-the-blank-destination. Well, more and more of you are saying "no" this year. Timeshare sales are expected to fall 30% this year, following the glory days of 2004 to 2008.
Until last year, everything looked great for the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Where have all the timeshares gone?
Sep 30th, 2009 at 12:30PM: I know there are a handful of people out there who have taken the bait: just sit through a short, two-hour presentation, and we'll pay for your trip to luxurious-fill-in-the-blank-destination. Well, more and more of you are saying "no" this year. Timeshare sales are expected to fall 30% this year, following the glory days of 2004 to 2008.
Until last year, everything looked great for the ...Pay to sleep on a stranger's couch with AirBnB
Jul 22nd, 2009 at 3:30PM: I recently came across the website AirBnb.com, which promises to connect "adventurous travelers" with "nice folks" willing to let strangers stay in their apartment, spare room, or even on their couch - for a fee. Basically, if VRBO (Vacation Rentals by Owner) and CouchSurfing had a love child, this would be it.
At first I thought it was just a way to get money out of people who (somehow) still ...Economic consequences: travel with your family
Jun 28th, 2009 at 12:00PM: I guess there are some families that genuinely enjoy traveling together. Dozens of people buy out plenty of space in a motel – or line up a few cottages – and arrive in force for some good ol' fashioned family bonding time. I wouldn't do it (coordinating travel inside the immediate family is hard enough), but there's an element that will.
Take out the element that looks forward to a ...Budget Travel: Renting a vacation apartment
Feb 19th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Pssst. I've got a secret. Did you know you can stay in some the world's most beautiful and unique accommodations, located in the best neighborhoods and do it all for rock-bottom prices? Surprisingly enough, it's not some hidden boutique hotel chain or Priceline deal. I'm talking about vacation apartment rentals. The beauty (and the hassle) of renting an apartment when traveling is you get to do ...Blog-beg for a free vacation
Jan 7th, 2009 at 8:31AM: Do you like free stuff? Well, if you're not a newlywed, there are still plenty of ways to score a trip on someone else's dime. They guys over at HomeAway have set aside $5,000 in prizes at some top-shelf vacation rental destinations. If that doesn't sound like a lot of cash, consider how much blogging I'd have to do to hit that (hint: a lot). And, the worst part is that all you have to do is what ...Carbon Monoxide hazard: Take the detector on vacation
Dec 18th, 2008 at 4:30PM: This is the time of year when carbon monoxide poisoning stories begin to circulate. I heard one story yesterday on the Today Show that caught my traveler's ear. A family who was recently vacationing in Aspen died from carbon monoxide poisoning while slumbering. (See article.)
The family was staying in an upscale vacation rental where such tragedies are least expected. At the end of the segment, ...VRBO, Vacation Rentals by Owner has an easy to navigate new look
Nov 14th, 2008 at 11:30AM: The newly designed website of VRBO--Vacation Rentals by Owner is a snap to use. Clicking on a particular region of one of the maps is one way to zoom in on a specific destination. Click on a state, for example, and whoosh, there you are browsing the bounties.
In each state, rentals are divided into regions. I went to Montana and then to Butte which pointed me to four vacation home rentals, two ...
