Renting Tips - New and Experienced Renters

Are you headed out on summer vacation soon and have your eye on a great Airbnb? Maybe you're convinced that staying in someone's home is the best way to experience an off the beaten track neighborhood, or to get to know a city beyond its Top 10 lists.

Travel Tips As soon as a hurricane is named, it's too late to purchase travel insurance, so planning well in advance for potential disruptions is essential. With some parts of the world still recovering from last year's brutal hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a slightly-above average stretch this year (through Sept.

The short answer is that booking directly will save you money. This article describes how you can do that with confidence. The longer answer on why this is important refers to how big business is invading the world of small business. Our vacation rental is definitely small potatoes to these big companies and it affects our Jekyll Sandpiper renters at the same time that it affects us.

Here's the deal: This past September, my wife and I experienced two consecutive Airbnb nightmares that left us and our 10-month-old son on the street in Europe frightened, vulnerable and with nowhere to go. When we got home we had to ask: Is Airbnb safe?