Deep in the western Pacific Ocean lies over two thousand small islands that
make up the country of Micronesia. Each individual island is different from
the rest, with it's own distinct personality, but the thousands of islands
are all divided into eight nation-states and territories. A few of the best
known island-states in Micronesia are: the Marshalls, Kiribati, Northern
Mariana Islands, Palau, and Guam.
Since Micronesia is made up of so many distinct islands, it is no wonder that
they have many different cultures and ethnicities, even though each different
culture is descended from the Micronesian culture. The Micronesian culture
was one of the very last native cultures to develop, and developed from a
wide variety of other local cultures, such as: Filipinos, Polynesians, and
Melanesians. Because of the wide variety of different cultures and people,
some of the... (more)
ArrangeYourVacation.com has announced the launch of its new convenient
service: video listings for vacation rentals owners.
"I want to announce a new feature for ArrangeYourVacation.com Premium
Listings: You can now upload a YouTube™ video to be displayed on your
property listing page.." says Milan Matchev, founder and CEO,
ArrangeYourVacation.com "Now our customers can shop for and order effective
video Ads. Everybody wins – we expand our market base and vacation property
owners can save time answering customers questions."
It is no doubt that great images and a video presentation... (more)
When capturing photos of your vacation rental, it is now commonplace to
incorporate the use of a digital camera. They are becoming easier to use than
the regular 35mm types, and basic ones can be found quite cheap. Digital
cameras also make it quicker for you to upload your photos to your computer
for editing and adding them to your listings on vacation rental websites.
Here are a few things to keep in mind when you start capturing your rental
home on camera.
Take lots of photos! The nice thing about most digital cameras is the small
window located on the back for quick viewing o... (more)
A vacation rental is what the travel industry calls renting out a furnished
home or apartment on a temporary basis to travelers as an alternative to
staying in a hotel or resort. These rentals are becoming more and more
popular throughout Europe and Canada, and the rest of the world is catching
up on the craze as well. But, some cities have found that the high number
of vacation rentals are actually hurting the hotel industry, so they have put
caps on the number of rentals that can be in a certain area.
Don't get vacation rentals and timeshares mixed up though, as there are many ... (more)
ArrangeYourVacation.com, an online web directory designed exclusively for the
vacation rental industry, has launched an aggressive global summer campaign
to provide listing services to vacation rental owners from all over the
world, an announcement said here today.
The Internet directory, which showcases hundreds of vacation rental
properties, including condominiums, beach houses, cottages, cabins, bungalows
and even multimillion dollar elegant chalets and luxurious ocean front
villas, provides listings to vacation rental property owners which feature
comprehensive and descriptiv... (more)