Vacation Rental Connection Newsletter

Welcome to The Vacation Rental Connection! Now, go no further than your Inbox for the tools you need to succeed. The VRC is Travel Guard's quarterly Vacation Rental Manager e-newsletter, providing the latest industry news, market trends and best practices of other vacation rental innovators. The VRC is your newsletter! Contact us anytime with comments or suggestions on what you want to learn more about.

America's New Way to Vacation The results are in regarding America's latest way to vacation. With travelers seeking more cost-effective ways to travel, vacation rental properties are a new favorite place to stay while taking that long awaited vacation. Why?

Jon Summerton Vice President Twiddy & Company In every issue of the Vacation Rental Connection, we spotlight one of our industry partners for innovation in business strategy, community involvement or other best practices in their field. Recently, we spoke with Jon Summerton, Vice President of Twiddy & Company about business in a down economy and how travel insurance can help. Learn More.

Meet the Claims Team Astonishing our customers with amazing service has always been our mission at Travel Guard. This is especially true for employees who work in Travel Guard's Claims Department. We know that submitting a claim is often the last and most important impression of Travel Guard that your guests will take with them. That's why every interaction we have with your guests is handled with care. Read the rest of the story.

Travel Insurance in An Uncertain Economy Are your guests having second thoughts about booking their vacation due to the uncertain economy? Travel Guard can help.

Couple Saves To Ski Another Day When planning a trip, most travelers do not think of the mishaps that can occur on the road. Furthest from their minds is the thought that the unexpected can happen — domestically and abroad. Fortunately, when the worst does happen, travelers who carry travel insurance coverage often find it worthwhile. Learn more.

At Travel Guard, we talk a lot about our company culture and how it makes us a unique employer and business partner. But what's behind all the culture talk? What is it exactly that makes us the company we are today? In Touch, a periodic feature in The Vacation Rental Connection, will highlight the company events and traditions that contribute to Travel Guard's success and have helped make us known as "the company that cares." Look for more In Touch in future issues of The Vacation Rental Connection. Fifty Degree Day Party Executives Serve it up at Travel Guard's 50 Degree Day Party. For those of you who haven't felt the grip of a Wisconsin winter, you may think the idea of a 50 degree party arbitrary, even capricious. But for anyone who has faced the stark reality of pulling on your first sweater in September and hardening your resolve to the fact that your shoulders won't feel the warmth of the sun for seven more months, you understand that the first 50 degree day of Spring is no joke. Read the rest of the story.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Spring survey! We always look forward to your feedback. Here are the winners of the $100 Best Buy Gift Cards. Val Simpson Apple Springs Property Management Rapid City, SD Deana Brightwell Identity Properties Park City, UT Sandra Lovelace Kendall & Potter Property Management Aptos, CA

Industry Spotlight
America's New Way to Vacation
Partner Spotlight
Twiddy & Company
Meet the Travel Guard Team
Meet the Claims Team
Product FAQs
Travel in An Uncertain Economy
Traveler Tales
Couple Saves To Ski Another Day
In Touch
50 Degree Party

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