http://blog.vacationrentaldirect.com Daily blurbs on vacation rental trends and heppenings. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:08:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have never heard of Sevierville Tennessee. However, I have a new InnFirst.com customer at Outrageous Cabin Rentals and they have a bunch of really NICE Sevierville log cabin vacation rentals.   My wife and I live just 220 miles from the Pigeon Forge / Sieverville area and hope to ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VacationRentalDirect/~3/vDvdLs3GW3E/ http://blog.vacationrentaldirect.com/2009/11/12/sevierville-tennessee-vacation-rentals-and-homes/ I have a property manager who has hundreds of Destin Vacation Rentals that his firm markets and maintains.  I've referred a few guests to him, so I thought it would be a good idea to feature a couple of his properties on the blog. The name of the company is Ocean ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VacationRentalDirect/~3/3nrUsF63B60/ http://blog.vacationrentaldirect.com/2009/11/12/destin-florida-vacation-rentals-and-homes/ Check out the MUCH improved method of searching and sorting for vacation rentals in France: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VacationRentalDirect/~3/PSeH7R0EMac/ http://blog.vacationrentaldirect.com/2009/10/28/flash-map-for-vacation-rentals-in-france-has-launched/ We've finally began the process of making it easier to search for vacation rentals in areas that have many small, relatively unknown cities and municipalities.    For example, in Italy, the entire collection of cities and regions was just too difficult for the average American to navigate. What we did was assign ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VacationRentalDirect/~3/KaLcNOl1cXI/ http://blog.vacationrentaldirect.com/2009/10/14/flash-maps-for-italy-france-spain-uk-mexico-hawaii-and-florida/ We've always had the ability to share VacationRentalDirect.com property listings on the top social networking sites.  However, we recently updated this technology to allow Facebook users to post their property directly into their Facebook "Wall". Here are a couple of examples: Periodically posting your listing to your wall is a great way ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VacationRentalDirect/~3/jGxy1iVwb9U/ http://blog.vacationrentaldirect.com/2009/07/20/add-your-property-or-your-favorite-listing-to-facebook/ My family and I arrived on Sunday, May 24th at the Grande Villas in Indian Beach, NC which is right in the center of Emerald Isle. Thus far everything has been perfect. The team at Emerald Isle Realty really does an incredible job of considering your every ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VacationRentalDirect/~3/wynhB0GmP1M/ http://blog.vacationrentaldirect.com/2009/05/25/live-from-emerald-isle-nc-grande-villas/ I had a nice exchange with Jared and Angie this past week, they own a villa in St. John and needed a little customer support.    Having the abilty to meet new people is one of the great aspects of owning a vacation rental site, for the most part vacation rental ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VacationRentalDirect/~3/orlmMXvst-w/ http://blog.vacationrentaldirect.com/2009/05/22/st-john-villa-and-vacation-rentals/ Renting a vacation home or condo around Disney World in Florida can be quite a task. The area is very large and comprised of many mega residential developments which are primarily owned by investors who rent out the homes to families visiting Disney World. Thus when ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VacationRentalDirect/~3/-7aD_VQyr40/ http://blog.vacationrentaldirect.com/2009/04/01/disney-area-vacation-rentals/ I live in North Carolina and it wasn't until this morning that I've ever even heard of Lake Nantahala. It's way in the southwestern corner of the state, real close to the Smoky Mountains and about an hour from Asheville. Nonetheless this particular property looks incredible, if you ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VacationRentalDirect/~3/RZuxH8Y-1W4/ http://blog.vacationrentaldirect.com/2009/03/27/lake-natanhala-lodge-and-vacation-rentals/ I've gotten many compliments on the VRD (VacationRentalDirect.com) design and ease of use over the years. But the reality is that web 2.0 is here to stay and our interface needs to be easier to search for, and sort through, thousands of properties. I am excited about ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VacationRentalDirect/~3/UAX976PlINw/ http://blog.vacationrentaldirect.com/2009/03/25/vacationrentaldirectcom-relaunch-is-coming/