Internet bargains for vacation homes
Vacation rentals are a more appealing travel option this year -- thanks to a tanking economy, a proliferation of second-home owners trying to cover their mortgages through rental income and a growing number of Internet-based listings and resources. The growing ranks of vacation rental owners -- many of whom had never intended to rent out their second homes -- are responding to the financial downturn with price cuts and other incentives. Those incentives include shorter stays (down from a typical seven-night minimum) and last-minute discounts of up to 20 percent, to free nights or tickets to local attractions. Vacation rentals give you cost savings from buying local foods so you can do your own cooking to not having to listen to a noisy traveler telling his life story at the hotel bar. More on this story available from indstar.com
