Comments on: Vacation Rental Industry Economics – A Sleeping Tourism Giant

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Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:19:41 +0000

[...] size and variety of the area vacation homes market, we recently wrote a blog piece about the economic impact of vacation rentals on Central Florida. It is estimated that over 7% of all vacation rentals in the United States are located right here [...]

By: orlandovacationhome

orlandovacationhome — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:37:03 +0000

Thanks so much for your comments. We discussed this and felt the Polk County data was not current, as this study was over 8 years old. However, your point is well taken. We wanted to be conservative in our estimates, but it does appear reasonable that the area vacation home economic impact is even larger than our posted estimates. Thanks again.

By: Nigel Worrall

Nigel Worrall — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:06:48 +0000

Your numbers are wrong I’m afraid.

There was an economic impact study done in Polk County by CFVRMA in 2001 and that showed an economic impact of $1.641 billion to that county. Put that together with the Osceola study $1.66 billion and all of a sudden you have approximately $3.3 billion. If you add in Lake county it comes to significantly more.

Here was my blog from a week or so ago on the subject http://www.floridaleisureonline.com/?p=1237

By: Robin Craigen

Robin Craigen — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:05:55 +0000

There is no doubt that vacation rental homes are in greater demand than ever. Our guests are realizing that they are getting more for less all-round with the luxury homes that we can offer then. As they have grown more used to the idea that a vacation rental home through a professional management company is a sure thing they have realized that there is no good reason to book a hotel or a condo for a trip where they value privacy adn exclusive use dof amenities.