Category Archives: Beach Vacations

Key West, FL – A Real Look

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So myself and a few of the other people that help make CoastRentals possible made our annual pilgrimmage to Key West, Florida this past weekend. While this is always one of our most favorite trips of the year (especially considering it encompasses the first weekend of March Madness AND St. Patrick’s Day AND Spring Break), it also provided me with an opportunity to get real, first-person accounts of a feature vacation location here on the website.
‘Florida beach vacation’, which is a big part of what we do here on our website and a key term for our property listers to focus on, can mean a whole lot of different things. Heading down for a weekend of go karting and crab cakes in Panama City definitely is different than clubbing down in South Beach Miami or exploring the Everglades. I bring this up only because I feel like [...]

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Vacation Rental Bans

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Vacation Rental bans are becoming a hot topic in the industry. Recent occurrences in places like Encinitas and in Hawaii have drawn a lot of attention, and tons of isolated incidents of vacation rental owners struggling with their communities over renting out their properties are happening across the country. Why all the fuss?
Well, it’s been an ongoing problem for as long as the idea of renting out a vacation property to short-term travelers has existed. I think a big part of all the recent problems is the success people are having marketing their properties on the internet. More and more people vacationers are both aware and actively seeking lodging in vacation rentals over hotels, and the big websites have allowed them the ability to easily find thousands of potential places to stay. With that, there have been a lot less vacancies and a lot more [...]

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Written by Vacations MAX and Jamaica Tours

Alabama Shores Area Sees a Boost

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A recent report on AL.com states that the Gulf Shores and surrounding Alabama coastal region has seen a big jump in bookings for the 2007 season already, rivaling the business the region saw in 2004 during a boom. Recent hurricane destruction to the Gulf region caused a bit of downturn, but Gulf Shores has always been one of the U.S.’ top beach vacation spots.
With over 14,000 vacation properties available, it’s hard not to find the right fit for your vacation needs in Gulf Shores. White sand, warm weather (and warm water), great seafood, and traditional beach pastimes like go karts and the boardwalk are all part of what makes Gulf Shores a good beach getaway.
I personally visited the area in 2000 and was impressed to see all the development underway at that time. Huge beach homes, some 4 and 5 stories tall were being built [...]

Original post by nathaniel and software by Elliott Back

Written by Vacations MAX and Jamaica Tours