RentalSpot.com Free Vacation Rental Listings Search Engine Launched to Compete With Vacation Home Rentals By Owner Sites HomeAway® and VRBO®

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The beta version of the free vacation rental listings search engine RentalSpot.com is now available to its growing community of users and to vacation homeowners and agencies interested in listing and renting vacation rental properties. Free to advertise and free to use, the new version of RentalSpot.com is a free and more targeted alternative to expensive vacation home rental by owner sites like HomeAway and VRBO.

"We developed RentalSpot.com because we are owners of vacation rental properties who believed we should not have to pay $400 or more just to list and advertise our homes on leading vacation home rental websites," said RentalSpot.com Founder Tobias Dengel. "We understand that owning and maintaining vacation homes is expensive enough without having to pay listing fees. The new beta version of RentalSpot.com will better serve and embrace the growing community of users who appreciate and profit from our free online resource."

RentalSpot.com was developed by vacation rental owners to simplify vacation rental marketing. Since launching its alpha website in June 2010, RentalSpot.com has experienced explosive growth with vacation homeowners and agencies posting thousands of free listings for:

• Vacation Home Rentals
• Vacation Condo Rentals
• Vacation Cabin Rentals
• Vacation Rental Properties

The new beta version of RentalSpot.com includes several vacation rental industry changing features:

• Free Vacation Rental Listings
• Map-Based Rental Searching
• Collaborate with Family and Friends
• "Save Your Favorite Rental" Functionality
• Travel Resources

Unlike pay-to-list vacation websites, RentalSpot.com will always be free. To register or to learn more, visit http://rentalspot.com.

About RentalSpot.com, LLC

RentalSpot.com is a privately held vacation rental search company based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The company provides free listings to homeowners and agencies while allowing users to search vacation rental properties using a highly intuitive map-based interface. In addition, community members can easily collaborate with family and friends and rate properties they have rented. For more information, visit http://rentalspot.com.

SOURCE RentalSpot.com, LLC