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Comment by Timeshare Hot List on October 8, 2010 at 5:07pm

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Comment by Timeshare Hot List on September 21, 2010 at 3:52pm

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Comment by Gecko Villa on August 18, 2010 at 8:26am

Rice Paddy Villais a Thai pool villa in a tranquil setting in the countryside looking over the verdant rice fields. The Thai villa may be rented all-inclusive villa with Thai food or as a self-catering holiday home.

Comment by Tripatini on August 17, 2010 at 10:55am

New this week in the Tripatini blog: Online Vacation Rentals Go Gangbusters!

Comment by Casa Del Soul on August 12, 2010 at 2:30pm

I will be here..Anytime you are visiting other hotels/condos/B & B's tell anyone that I would like to trade sometime here at CDS for some time where they are..Thanks,

Comment by John Lamkin on August 12, 2010 at 2:18pm

Visiting Laguna Bacalar in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula? Check out Casa Estrella de Bacalar http://CasaBacalar.com. Right next to Rancho Encantado.
Saludos, John

PS, Randy - I hope I can get down to Nicaragua and see Casa del Sol sometime soon.

Comment by Casa Del Soul on July 30, 2010 at 9:18am

"Casa Del Soul" in San Juan Del Sur,Nicaragua wants you to check out the website at www.casadelsoul.info Rate#1 in "Specialty Lodging" in San Juan Del Sur,Nicaragua by www.tripadvisor.com Please check out all of my reviews and see why everybody loves it here...Randy

Comment by Andrea Spirov on July 19, 2010 at 7:15pm

New Blog post: Do you like booking holiday apartments? Beware of online travel scams http://su.pr/2B1bFd

Comment by David Paul Appell on July 3, 2010 at 10:56am

Gee, I wonder, is this like "killing an ant with a nuclear weapon," I wonder?

New York Passes Ban on Short-term Apartment Rentals
By Laura Bly, USA Today

For thrifty tourists, the days of "living like a New Yawker" - and bypassing steep Manhattan hotel rates - could be coming to an end. The New York Assembly passed a bill Thursday that, by banning rentals of less than 30 days, makes operating a residential apartment as a transient hotel illegal in New York City. The legislation, already approved by the state Senate, now goes to Gov. David Paterson for signature.

According to co-sponsor and State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, the bill is aimed at apartment owners who put up temporary walls and make other illegal improvements to draw short-term, budget-minded visitors, driving out permanent residents during a city housing shortage.

But it would also apply to individual tenants who rent out their own digs through sites like Craigslist for extra income, as well as to owners who live elsewhere but market their apartments specifically to tourists. And it comes at a time when, as my colleague Barbara DeLollis of Hotel Check-In points out, the average New York City hotel room cost $232 a night the week of June 20-26 - the highest in the nation."

Comment by David Paul Appell on June 14, 2010 at 9:04am

Interesting item I came across recently from the St. Petersburg (Florida) Times from a local reporter named Ivan Penn, on vacation rental scams. Excerpts:

"Real estate and identity theft experts say scam vacation rentals advertised over the Internet are popping up all across the country."

First a scam artist copies a photo of a property up for sale and portrays it as a vacation rental property on sites such as Craigslist. Then an unwitting victim contacts the scammer and secures the rental with a deposit or even the full amount requested without verifying that legitimacy of the property. And the scammer is never heard from again."

Some tips:

"• Contact a real estate agent before you rent the property. You can minimize the likelihood you will become a victim of a rental scam by verifying the legitimacy of the property with a professional.

• Search property records for the actual owner. Many property records, in particular in Florida, are online and searchable. Find the owner and contact the person to ensure the home is a vacation rental.

• Consider using a nationally recognized vacation rental agency. This might be a more expensive way to secure a vacation rental, but in the end, you won't lose all your money."

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