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VacationHouse
Destinations is featured on AOL
July 21, 2010
We’re
excited to
be featured on AOL’s
Real Estate homepage
in a story that
highlights tips for renting
vacation homes. You can
check out the full story
here. A few more tips we
would give you when renting
a vacation house:
1.
FIND A TRUSTED SOURCE OF
VACATION HOME RENTALS
The most important
thing someone can do is work
with a reputable company
that takes the guesswork out
of which homes to rent.
There are a lot of scams on
the Internet with properties
that look good on the Web
photos, but in reality are
completely different when
you get there. Look for a
company that physically
inspects each property
before renting it to you, so
what you see when you get
there, is the same thing you
expected. Of course, working
with
VacationHouse Destinations,
you already know we take the
guesswork out of finding the
perfect getaway.
2.
NOT EVERY PICTURE IS WORTH A
THOUSAND WORDS
A place might look luxurious
in photos, but when you get
there, you didn’t realize
you had to bring your own
linens and toilet paper.
Work with a trusted source
that inspects each property
before you go there so
you’re never left guessing
if a property is “really
that nice.”
3.
PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD
You can add an extra layer
of protection when reserving
your home by paying with a
credit card. You can weed
out some vacation home
scammers who only want check
or cash and a little extra
that they “will send back to
you once they deposit the
check.” Most reputable
vacation home owners take
credit cards to help you
feel more confident.
4.
MAPPING SOFTWARE IS YOUR
FRIEND
Mapquest can be your friend
– while the location might
be Popular Destination, USA
– you don’t want the
vacation house to be located
right next to the railroad
tracks (unless you like
trains of course).
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VacationHouse Destinations Announces
$25 a Night Vacation Home Rental
Company offers
monthly price reduction – one
weekend, once a month,
up to 90% off regular nightly rates
SEATTLE – October 26, 2009 - VacationHouse
Destinations, the first truly
affordable destination club, today
announced a monthly promotion that
offers renters up to 90% off regular
rates – with a $25 a night rate.
With the challenges in the economy and vacationers looking to
stretch every dollar, VacationHouse
Destinations wants to give back to
its loyal customers during this
challenging time and offer an
unbelievable rate - $25 a night –
for one vacation house rental (a
different property each month) - one
weekend - once a month.
“Working together with our property owners, we felt that we
needed to do something to help our
members get excited about
vacationing again, without worrying
about how to fit it into their
budget,” said Tony Bacso, co-founder
of VacationHouse Destinations. At
this price, you can upgrade your
wearable blanket, for a real
fireplace. “
The $25 a night promotion will run from October to March,
with one property available at the
$25 a night rate, for one weekend
per month. Properties are announced
in a bi-monthly e-newsletter and on
Twitter/VHDest, to members
(memberships start from a free, no
obligation Silver Membership to a
Platinum level that offers large
discounts on nightly rates). The
first e-newsletter features the
property and activities in the area
while the second newsletter notifies
the exact dates of the special
rate. Reservations are made on a
first come, first booked basis.
(The $25 a night promotion does not
include cleaning fee and tax)
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VacationHouse Destinations Wins
Excellence Award in Hotel and
Lodging
SEATTLE,
May 21, 2008
– VacationHouse Destinations, the
first truly affordable destination
club, today announced it was honored
by the International Academy of the
Visual Arts, with a 2008
Excellence Award in the Interactive
Hotel and Lodging Category. With
over 9,000 entries from across the
US and around the world, the
Communicator Awards is the largest
and most competitive awards program
honoring the creative excellence for
communications professionals.
“We’re thrilled to have been selected for this award,” said
Tony Bacso, co-founder of
VacationHouse Destinations. “This
award is a testament to the hard
work of our team to create a high
quality user experience that keeps
people coming back to our company.”
“The incredible quality and diversity of this year’s entries
was an inspiration to the academy
and all of our judges. The work
reflected the rapidly changing media
landscape as the growing amounts of
interactive work submitted pushed
the limits of the medium, and the
quality of the traditional work
submitted was again remarkable,”
noted Linda Day, director of the
IAVA. She added, “On behalf of the
entire Academy, we are honored to
have judged the 14th Annual
Communicator Awards and we are proud
to honor the best in creativity and
execution from the foremost
communications professionals in the
business.”
For the first time, the 14th Annual
Communicator Awards is being
overseen and sanctioned by the
International Academy of the Visual
Arts, an invitation-only body
consisting of top-tier professionals
from a "Who's Who" of acclaimed
media, communications, advertising,
creative and marketing firms. IAVA
members include executives from
organizations such as Alloy,
Brandweek, Coach, Disney, The Ellen
Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry
Hammond Barr, HBO, Monster.com, MTV,
Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby’s
Institute of Art, Victoria’s Secret,
Wired, and Yahoo!
Winning entries for the Communicator Awards are selected by
the International Academy of the
Visual Arts. All decisions of the
judges are final. Entries are judged
to evaluate distinction in creative
work. In determining Excellence and
Distinction Winners, entries are
judged on their merits based on a
standard of excellence based on the
14 year history of the Communicator
Awards, considering the category
entered. A category may have
multiple winners, or may have none.
Entries are scored on a ten point
scale by the judges. Generally,
Excellence Winners receive a score
of 9.0 or above and Distinction
Winners receive a score of 7.0 to
8.9.
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VacationHouse Destinations Launches
Trial by Night Promotion
Vacationers can use the club
properties for up to 7 nights with
no commitment to join
SEATTLE,
March 9, 2007
–
VacationHouse Destinations, the
first truly affordable destination
club, today announced the launch of
its Trial by Night Promotion,
where vacationers can use the club
properties for up to 7 nights with
no obligation to join. This newly
developed program will give people
the opportunity to vacation as if
they were members in this popular
destination club, without a
commitment to join.
“We’ve had prospective members tell us that they want
to try out the properties and see
for themselves what it would feel
like if they had a portfolio of
vacation homes to getaway to
whenever they wanted,” said Tony
Bacso, co-founder of VacationHouse
Destinations. “When someone joins
the club, the only surprise we want
them to have is how beautiful the
homes are and how easy it is to use
them.”
The Trial by Night program will
allow vacationers to use
any of the club’s properties on a
nightly basis,
up to a total
of 7 nights. The $300 joining fee is
waived, and the charge is a
simple nightly fee of $169 and a
minimal $50 cleaning fee for as
many nights they want to use, up to
a total of 7. This
program hopes to provide vacationers
with the experience of what it would
be like to use vacation homes for
spur-of-the-moment getaways or for
longer retreats.
“The goal of this promotion is to
give people the opportunity to use
the club properties and see if it’s
someplace they can see themselves
enjoying,” said Tony Bacso. “This
gives people the opportunity to
vacation like our members do,
without joining the club. If people
don’t agree that we have beautiful
homes and the level of service we
provide them is anything other then
top-notch, then we’re happy to give
them information about other
properties that are in the same area
and price range so they can truly
compare the value we provide versus
finding homes online and not really
knowing what you’ll find when you
get there.”
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VacationHouse Destinations Launches
First Affordable Destination Club
Club gives members the luxury of
vacation homes without high costs
and restrictions
SEATTLE,
November 20, 2006
– VacationHouse Destinations, the
first truly affordable destination
club, today announced the launch of
its much anticipated portfolio
offering to the public. The Company
gives its members the luxury of a
vacation house experience without
the costs of second home ownership.
Breaking out of the mold of luxury
destination clubs, VacationHouse
Destinations is geared towards
everyone that wants to have access
to great vacation homes without
second mortgages and upkeep worries
at an affordable price.
Destination clubs are
based on a model similar to country
clubs. For a one-time
refundable membership deposit and
annual dues, members gain access to
a portfolio of vacation properties
in desirable locations. Club
members can use the residences when
it's convenient for their schedules
and are not restricted to one
specific property or particular
weeks like timeshares and fractional
ownership clubs. Destination
club members pay annual dues for a
certain number of days that can be
used each year based on their travel
lifestyle. Club members have
access to VacationHouse
Destinations' exclusive PassBook
reservation system that allows
members to make online reservations
in real-time 24 hours a day, 365
days a year.
“We were looking for an easy way to
vacation without having to spend
hours researching properties and
worrying about what we would find
when we got there,” said Maria Cser,
a Platinum club member. “We decided
to join VacationHouse Destinations
because they provided us with the
solution that allows us to quickly
make a reservation and get away for
a trip when it’s convenient for us.
They’ve taken the guesswork and
stress out of finding the perfect
place to go. We never worry that a
property we stay at will be anything
less then wonderful.”
VacationHouse Destinations has
established relationships with
property owners in desirable
locations that allow the club to
easily add new properties to its
portfolio in exciting destinations.
The club will also lease and
purchase properties as the
membership base grows.
“Anyone who has ever rented a
private vacation home has dealt with
the frustrations of arriving at the
property and being let down because
it didn’t meet expectations.” said
Tony Bacso co-founder of
VacationHouse Destinations. “Luxury
destination clubs have come up with
a great solution but are restricted
to membership costs that are only
affordable by the select few. By
working within a similar model that
incorporates the benefits and
convenience of destination clubs, we
created a club model that
drastically reduces costs for
members and makes it affordable to
nearly everyone.”
VacationHouse Destinations
memberships are available with a
one-time membership fee
of $300 and annual dues of $2,450
for a Silver membership that grants
the Club Member access to any of the
clubs properties for 14 days a year.
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