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A Home Rental Exec Reveals His Best Hack for Finding Cheap Vacation Rentals

Carl Shepherd was the co-founder of the major vacation rental platform HomeAway, which is now part of the behemoth known as VRBO. But that doesn't mean he feels any loyalty to his…

HomeAway to Go Away—What That Means for Your Rental

Expedia Group is dropping its HomeAway platform for vacation rentals. Instead, the online travel company is focusing its rental business on the similar Vrbo brand.  Starting next…

What Are Airbnb and Other Rental Sites Doing to Keep Vacation Homes Clean and Safe?

MAY 14, 2020 The travel industry has an existential problem. How to convince the public that leaving home will be a safe and enjoyable activity in a drastically changed world?  I think…

Vacation Rental Law Hits Hawaii Hard—How to Navigate Tough Rental Regulations

Long before Airbnb was a twinkle on founder Brian Chesky’s browser, New York State had a law severely limiting short-term rentals. Called the "Multiple Dwelling Law," it has, in its…

Arthur Frommer: It's Smart to Make Sure Your Airbnb Host is at Home

A massive battle is being waged in courtrooms all over the world between supporters of short-term apartment rentals and cities wanting to put an end to those uses.     The cities claim…

When Is a Home Rental Legal in New York City? Ask Arthur Frommer, a Former Lawyer

There is perhaps nowhere in America that more needs the services of Airbnb than New York City.  Its hotels are frequently sold out, and even when available are sky-high in price. So…

Win a Stay in a Castle Worthy of "Beauty and the Beast," Courtesy of HomeAway

(photo courtesy of HomeAway) For those of you longing for more than this provincial life, a la Belle from Beauty and the Beast, vacation-rental site HomeAway is dispensing some…

Win a "Beauty and the Beast" Castle Stay, NYC Fines Airbnb Hosts, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's airports, castles, and illegal short-term rentals. * TRUMP'S TRAVEL BAN APPEARS TO HAVE CAUSED DROP IN FLIGHT BOOKINGS TO…

Expedia to Begin Showing Vacation Rentals with Hotel Search Results

When you search for hotels at Expedia or any of the various booking sites the company owns (including Hotels.com and Travelocity), you'll soon see vacation-rental options displayed,…

Short-Term Rentals Banned in Anaheim

The city council of Anaheim, California—home of Disneyland—has voted to ban the operation of all short-term rentals, which will have to shut down within the next 18 months. Given…

The Legality of Short-Term Apartment Rentals Remains Hotly Contested, But Numerous Additional Companies Have Now Begun Acting as Agents for Such Rentals

Source: FreeImages.com/miro_penev      In all of travel, there is no topic more puzzling and contradictory, more challenging and debatable, than the short-term rental of…

Two New Websites Are Poised to Become the Airbnbs of RV Rentals

It was only a matter of time. Just as HomeAway.com and Airbnb.com dramatically changed the home rental industry, now two relatively new sites are transforming the ways people rent…

Travel Troubleshooter: Right Hotel, Wrong Room

Tammy Bowman prepays for a non-smoking room for four guests at a Holiday Inn in Manhattan. But she gets a smaller, smoking room and is then told to take it or leave it. She stays. Is…

Virginia Is For Families, Too! 2 Ways to Save on a Winter Getaway with Kids

Valentine's Day might be just around the corner, but lovers aren't the only ones who should consider a getaway in Virginia right now. Old Dominion is a great place for families to…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Northern Italy

Venice A cloud of controversy hangs over the new, fourth bridge being built over Venice's Grand Canal. Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's curving structure has been bashed by…

Frommers.com's Best Family Destinations

If you've done Disney to death and the nearby beach isn't making anyone happy these days, broaden your horizons and set out for one of these eight destinations around the world. Some…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Bermuda

Planning Your Trip The government of Bermuda is working to overcome its stuffy reputation. Tourism Minister Ewart Brown said, "We're in transition from boring to pop and sizzle."…