Holiday home rentals rentals have been experiencing nothing short of mini-boom. Despite the global recession, more and more people are now choosing to rent a holiday home rather than book a hotel.
There are numerous reasons for this. Price and convenience are two that are often mentioned. Booking a holiday home straight from the owner is usually a lot cheaper than booking a hotel. The flexibility and convenience of having your very own ‘home away from home,’ cannot be understated. Particularly when travelling with children. Gone are the days when having to wait for hotel meal times and following ‘someone else’s’ rules. You now have complete flexibility to come and go as you please and if renting a holiday villa straight from the owner is the case you normally have a private garden, a swimming pool and generally speaking far more space than you otherwise would in a hotel.
There are also various sociological reasons why renting a home directly from the owner is preferable. There is no better way to truly get a feel for a country or place than ‘living as the locals do,’ renting a holiday allows you to do just that. You can see and experience first hand exactly how people live. Be part of a community.
2011 has been a great year for holiday rentals. Some countries in particular have experienced a massive surge in demand – holiday rentals in Florida and Spain have been particularly buoyant. 2012 is looking to be another great year for holiday rentals. Indeed figures just published by the Spanish government are particularly encouraging with 2.8 million inbound tourists visiting Spain in February. This is an increase of 23,000 (0.8%) on February 2011. Many of these tourists have opted to rent commission free, private holiday homes directly from their owners. This trend looks set to continue.
