“Family vacation is the top reason for a visit to South Walton, according to our research. Vacation rental homes—many with ...

Not every matching vacation rental listing on popular vacation rental home sites like Airbnb and Vrbo are the same. The identical short-term rental on one site may be more expensive than another.

When traveling with family or friends, booking a house or condo through Vrbo or Airbnb could be your best option. Not only does going the home rental route generally save you money — especially for ...

A few days before flying to Bali, Indonesia, I received an unexpected email from Airbnb: My host had sold my vacation home. "We’re reaching out with the unfortunate news that your reservation was ...

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: On the first night of our vacation rental in Hawaii, I found cameras pointing directly at the bed in our master bedroom. I immediately contacted Vrbo and cited their ...

The old-school idea of home swapping has gotten a glow-up as travelers seek chic accommodations for longer stays.

Many years ago, my husband and I decided to buy a vacation house. We initially intended to purchase a home we could rent for part of the time and visit for part of the time. Our goal in doing this was ...

As a writer who travels the world for a living, I have stayed in all types of accommodations, from five-star resorts to affordable home rentals and everything in between. When I’m looking to immerse ...

To say that Alan Muskat's accommodations in Costa Rica were a vacation rental disaster would be an understatement. "It was horrid," Muskat says. Mosquitoes buzzed through gaping holes in the screens.