Finding Last-Minute Lodging Deals in the Top Spring Break Destinations by Vacation Rental and Lodging Directory Rentalo.com

Miami, FL (Vocus) February 24, 2010 -- Rentalo.com, a leading lodging and vacation rental directory, is facilitating vacation planning for millions of students in the US and abroad in the hottest Spring Break destinations, including Panama City Beach, South Padre Island, and Spring break’s top international destinations Cancun, Acapulco, and Bahamas. Rentalo’s free destination-based inquiry service (also called wanted ad service) offers huge time-savings to students by providing direct access to quotes from inventory owners in close to 15,000 destinations worldwide. It also serves as a comparison shopping tool to help vacation planners find the best values in vacation rentals and hotels (http://rentalo.com/). Below you find some valuable information for last-minute trip planners still searching for deals on these popular Spring Break destinations.

Florida’s Top Spring Break Beach Destination: Panama City Beach, Florida

With 57 vacation rentals and 27 hotels to choose from, students can easily compare quotes directly from owners using the “Inquire Now” free inquiry service in Rentalo’s Panama City vacation rentals (http://rentalo.com/vacation-rentals/panamacitybeach/) page. According to a recent study, 56.4 percent of the trip planners that used Rentalo to find lodging, took advantage of this service to compare values on all lodging available in Panama City Beach. Students can also take advantage of Rentalo’s Special Offers, currently showing discounted inventory with up to 38 percent off. Students can follow Rentalo in Twitter (@rentalo) or subscribe to RSS feeds to receive real time alerts for Panama City Beach. Other popular Panhandle Spring Break destinations nearby Panama City beach include Destin and Worth Walton Beach.

Texas’s Top Spring Break Destination: South Padre Island

With 39 vacation rentals and 29 hotels available, trip planners can easily compare quotes directly from owners using the “Inquire Now” free inquiry service in Rentalo’s South Padre vacation rentals (http://rentalo.com/vacation-rentals/southpadreisland/) page. According to the study conducted by Rentalo, 66 percent of the vacation planners that used Rentalo to find lodging took advantage of this service to compare values on all lodging available in South Padre Island. Vacationers can also take advantage of Rentalo’s Special Offers, currently showing discounted inventory with up to 45 percent off. Students can follow Rentalo in Twitter (@rentalo) or subscribe to RSS feeds to receive real time alerts for South Padre Island.

Caribbean’s Top Spring Break Destination: Bahamas

At Rentalo, students can compare more than 30 vacation rental homes and 57 hotels including resorts and bed and breakfasts in Eleuthera island, Nassau, Abaco, Cat Island, Grand Bahamas, Andros, Exumas, Freeport, and Long Island. Using the time-saving “Inquire Now” free inquiry service available on any of the Rentalo’s Bahamas vacation rentals (http://rentalo.com/vacation-rentals/bahamas/) destination pages, more than 60 percent of the trip planners took advantage of this service to compare lodging offers. Students can also take advantage of Rentalo’s Special Offers, currently showing discounted inventory with up to 30 percent off. Vacation planners can follow Rentalo in Twitter (@rentalo) or subscribe to RSS feeds to receive real time alerts for any of the islands in the Bahamas.

Mexico’s Top Pacific Coast Spring Break Destination: Acapulco

With 52 hotels and 24 vacation rentals to choose from, trip planners can easily compare quotes directly from owners using the “Inquire Now” free inquiry service in Rentalo’s Acapulco vacation rentals (http://rentalo.com/vacation-rentals/acapulco/) page. According to stats, 75 percent of the vacation planners that used Rentalo took advantage of this service to find the best values in lodging available in Acapulco. Last-minute trip planners can also take advantage of Rentalo’s Special Offers, currently showing discounted inventory with up to 20 percent off. Travelers can follow Rentalo in Twitter (@rentalo) or subscribe to RSS feeds to receive real time alerts for Acapulco.

Mexico’s Top Yucatan / Riviera Maya Spring Break Destination: Cancun

With 93 hotels and resorts, and 24 vacation rental businesses available, last minute trip planners can save time comparing quotes directly from owners using the “Inquire Now” free inquiry service in Rentalo’s Cancun vacation rentals (http://rentalo.com/vacation-rentals/cancun/) page. According to stats, 71 percent of the vacation planners that used Rentalo to find lodging, took advantage of this service to compare values on all lodging available in Cancun. Students can follow Rentalo in Twitter (@rentalo) or subscribe to RSS feeds to receive real time alerts for last-minute special offer deals in Cancun.

“Students love Rentalo’s free destination-based inquiry service because it saves countless hours searching for deals online.” says Gabriel Amorocho, Marketing Manager for Rentalo.com “At www.rentalo.com, trip planners can compare quotes directly from owners that can meet their specific lodging needs and budget.”

Additional consumer statistics is available on Rentalo’s opted-in database of 1 million travelers and vacation rental listing owners. Travel editors, experts, and other media publications interested in similar data pertaining to other vacation destinations, or additional consumer data statistics and facts such as budget, amenities, length of stays, peak seasons, and inventory data should contact Rentalo directly. Over 400,000 inquiries for vacation rentals, hotels, and bed and breakfasts were received in 15,000 destinations worldwide since July of 2008.

About Rentalo.com

Rentalo.com is a leading online travel lodging and vacation rental website. Its broad inventory of vacation rentals, bed and breakfasts (http://rentalo.com/), and hotels is available online and via RSS feeds, affiliate distribution partners, as well as thousands of journalists and editors through e-mail, press releases, and travel publications. Through selected partnerships, Rentalo's inventory is available to an online audience of more than 100 million travelers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit http://rentalo.com or call 1(305) 558-5577.

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