$1000 Travel Contest

ITCInterhome.com is pleased to announce its first travel contest! In the next few weeks we will be posting the rules and conditions for this contest. The prize will be $1,000 towards a vacation rental in one of the thousands of great European Interhome properties. This will be a writing contest and the theme we are currently leaning towards is slow travel or villa stays.Get your stories together, this is not an opportunity a traveler will want to miss!

Travel insights

Our staff is constantly thinking of creative ways of helping you have a better travel experience.

We’re constantly using our insider access to the biggest names in the travel industry to bring to you, our readers, interesting and useful information from around the corner to around the globe. From directing you to the best deals in alternate accommodations to telling you how to get the most of them, ITCInterhome is on your side every step of the way.

Claudio Loretz Speaks on Villas as Alternative to High Hotel Costs

Last Thursday, the sixteenth of January, Claudio Loretz granted an interview to World Travel Radio. Claudio is the North American Managing Director for Interhome, Inc, and authority on European vacation rentals, villas in particular, and chief contributor to this website. World Travel Radio is an exciting and always entertaining internationally syndicated audio serial available in southern California, Australia and on the world wide web. For Claudio’s interview, click here.

On the program, Claudio speaks about the history and functions of Interhome, the Interhome.us website and the advantages of booking an apartment or villa.

Claudio is gaining more and more recognition as a strong voice in the villa rental market and will be appearing at the New York Times travel show from February 29th until March 2nd.

Ask The Expert

As a recognized leader in travel and destination marketing, Roy has established a reputation for intimate knowledge of every aspect of the industry, and now he brings his insight to you.

This week’s tip? I asked Roy how to make the most out of your travel dollar on the way to Europe and he had two tips.

First, a bit of common knowledge, a one stop flight often costs several hundred dollars less than a non-stop for a comparatively short stop over. Stopping in a major hub usually offers the same discount as taking ten puddle jumpers, and the delay is often less than an hour.

Second, for accommodations, renting a vacation home, apartment or villa gives you much more for much less than a hotel. You get all the space and privacy you could ask for and the price stays the same no matter how many people you bring. The only downside is that some things that are included in a hotel are extra in a rental property, but all of them are different so you have to ask. Also, leaving out the maid service or something else can help keep costs down and let you stay longer.