Rentalo.com
www.rentalo.com
One of the largest vacation accomodation directory services in the world, Rentalo.com provides award-winning features to both vacation rental owners and customers.
Featured in National Geographic TRAVELER's "Best of the Web" issue in September 2005 for their breadth of destination coverage and ease of use, the site has also been recognized in other national leading consumer magazines. Established in 1998, the site lists more than 200,000 locations across the globe covering 15,000 destinations. Rentalo.com has partnered with other leading companies such as Away.com for travel guides and tips, and geebo.com for online classified listings. A number of other partnerships offer a host of resources for all parties involved in a vacation rental transaction.
Owners gain more exposure, more rentals and more revenue from Rentalo.com's one million unique monthly visitors and seven million monthly pageviews. Listing features include up to 12 photos, online reservation calendar, free text message inquiry alerts and expert tips and advice.
Travelers can be confident in Rentalo.com's "Worry-Free Lodging Gaurantee" to protect payments up to $5000.
Posted on September 17, 2009
scoring 5 out of 6
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New Listing Subscriptions, Benefits & Rates This article outlines a summary of the most recent changes to Rentalo’s listing features and rates. It also covers relevant information about Rentalo’s newest listing subscription: Standard listing, as well commonly asked questions and answers regarding these changes. Below is a comparison chart showing a summary of our listing benefits and features:
Features Explained:
Web [...] Backup Email now available on Rentalo! Backup Email now available on Rentalo!
We know how important is for you to receive inquiry alerts from travelers. Please take a moment to add a backup email to your account with us. We recommend you do this as a safeguard to protect yourself against potential email malfunctions, delays, and interruptions on your current email provider for (email).
Why is [...] How to Use Rentalo’s New Multilingual Messaging Platform to Negotiating with Travelers Below are some tips and recommendations when using Rentalo’s new messaging platform for negotiating with travelers:
Sending Offers - Please make sure that the ‘Offer Price’ is for the entire stay requested by the traveler. We often see owners submitting nightly rates, instead of a quote for the requested dates.
Sending Messages - Travelers expect offers from [...] Important Changes to Owner’s Sign-in & Contact Information RENTalo has made some important upgrades and changes to our owner’s sign-in and contact information page.
Backup Email - We have added a backup email address. This new feature will allow owners to receive duplicate RENTalo’s emails to ensure delivery of traveler’s inquiries and avoid intermittent spam-related issues with some Email Service Providers (ESPs).
Additional land-line telephone [...] Taking Advantage of Rentalo’s Mobile Apps Sales of smartphones and tablets are on the rise, as reported by International Data Corporation (IDC) in 2009-10, more smartphones and tablets were sold than desktop computers. In September 28, 2011, Rentalo finished its initial implementation of its mobile apps, now available in the top 3 online market places for smartphones; Apple’s iTunes, Google’s Android [...]
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Rentalo Traveler Wins Sweepstakes Back in September of 2010, Rentalo held a sweepstakes to raffle a Massage Mouse. Below is a photo of Virg, the Rentalo traveler who won the sweepstakes, and recently sent us the photo below when he received the gift from Rentalo.
Congratulations Virg! Enjoy your Massage Mouse! Tips for Posting Effective Wanted Ads When posting a Wanted Ad in Rentalo, it is important to know the following:
Filling up the inquiry form - There are required fields and optional fields. It is recommended to fill out as much information as possible. The more information you can provide us, the better the quality of the offers you will receive [...]
Vacation rental advertising prices
Package Name :
Intant Quote Required
Package Description : Enter information into text boxes to see a no-obligation price quote for the area and property type.
Package Price :
Varies
Package Name :
Twelve Month Listing
Package Description : Unlimited Traveler Leads (book as many as you can, you never pay commissions)
Full Property Page (with a photo slideshow, video linking, and attractive Web 2.0 design)
Unlimited Pictures (that’s right, the more the better!)
Unlimited Text (make your ad Search Engine friendly and attract more travelers)
Rates & Availability Calendar Tool
Powerful marketing with automatic inclusion in press releases, newsletters, partner sites, etc.
Our Rentalo Guarantee (applies to first listing after 12 months)
Package Price :
Two payment options:Monthly payment option (Requires a 1 year contract. Accounts canceled before 12 months will be charged the remaining months) or pay full year total for a discount