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Vacation rental or short-term properties are accommodations that travellers can rent on a short-term basis. These accommodations range from high-end luxury properties to spare bedrooms in other people's apartments and can include homes, condos, villas, apartments and even tents.

A vacation rental is the renting out of a furnished apartment, house, or professionally managed resort-condominium complex on a temporary basis to tourists as an alternative to a hotel.

Why do people stay in vacation rental properties?

While some travellers still prefer hotels, vacation rentals are fact becoming a popular alternative to that familiar option. Vacation rentals generally offer more competitive rates than hotels as well as a more intimate, private setting.

Many vacation rentals are equipped with kitchens, giving guests the opportunity to save money during their travels by cooking in-house rather than dining out for each meal.

Additionally, today’s travellers are increasingly seeking to immerse themselves in the cultures of the cities they visit, a pursuit made much easier when staying in a unique, local home instead of a standard hotel room.

While some see the vacation rental option as risky, worried the properties may not be as they were described online, reviews from previous guests help travellers make their booking decisions.

How do people find vacation rental properties?

People find short-term and vacation rental properties the same way they find hotels, through OTAs (or online travel agencies). Sites like Booking.com and TripAdvisor offer an entire category of vacation rental homes and platforms like Airbnb cater exclusively to this type of accommodation.

Many professional vacation rental property management companies also have direct booking websites through which guests can reserve their properties. A simple google search should be sufficient to help travellers find vacation homes in the destination of their choosing.

Who runs vacation rental properties?

Vacation rental properties are run either by the property owners or professional property managers that the owners have hired. Owners hire property managers because running a successful vacation rental property requires a lot of effort.

Professional property managers generally have portfolios of listings that they manage on behalf of multiple homeowners and earn a commission for every booking.