iLetYou has just launched new search functionality for one of the most popular categories in rental:  Search over 80,000 vacation homes for rent!

Check it out:

http://www.iletyou.com/vacation-home-rental

Bookmark this page, and visit iLetYou to search across multiple vacation rental sites for the perfect vacation home.

Save money, live in style, and travel like a real person!  I love vacation home rental - and we hope you’ll like searching for vacation rentals on iLetYou and love them as well.  Sign up today, and you can also list your homes for rent, instantly!

Stay tuned - we’ll be adding more features and tips to find the perfect vacation home and travel destination, and growing the search engine!

Note: As more and more people discover the benefits of rental, and iLetYou grows and sheds light on the tangible and intangible benefits, I’m searching for concise ways of explaining what we’re doing.  Please let me know your thoughts in the comments!

In the down economy, renting makes more financial sense than ever.

From an ecological standpoint, you can make a real impact by changing your purchases into on-demand rentals.  From car sharing to consumer subscription services, new and innovative rental businesses are helping you do this without skipping a beat.

Green businesses have embraced rental as a means to turn a product into a service for some time, reducing consumption levels.  Studies tell us what we already know: we derive more enjoyment from our lives, experiences and the people around us, and that’s a better way to spend our hard-earned cash than surrounding ourselves with useless stuff.

iLetYou helps you discover the products you can rent, and the activities that have been enabled by rental businesses helping you discover your inner do-it-yourselfer, adventurer, fashionista, and much more.

It’s a lifestyle you can affordably and sustainably enjoy!

I was recently hit and surprised with $30 in baggage fees traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday for a single, small luggage bag. Learn my lesson not to forget the small print with all the changes in airline travel fees, otherwise you might not be getting the great airfare deal you thought you were.

Now the LA Times reports on ski equipment hitting travelers with fees that add up fast, possibly adding up to $80 for the round trip. Some airlines treat skis and boots as separate bags, compounding the problem. Numerous alternative delivery options are given, but this presents another opportunity to rent instead of buy. Jennifer Rudolph of Colorado Ski Country USA says that a recent trend is to just bring your boots, and rent at your destination.

As with many things rental, it may just come down to your attachment to and how satisfied you are with your current equipment. With all the added fees, it might just be more convenient and effective to rent at your destination instead of lugging your long K2s through LAX or JFK.

It might also be a great opportunity to try out some of the latest ski equipment, saving on some exorbitant baggage fees in the meantime.

Lovely Kate Beckinsale was on the Tonight Snow Tuesday night sharing a funny story of how she rents Christmas. Kate’s husband, who used to work in the props department, rented her Christmas in Los Angeles via soap suds. Kate also says it was “actually quite cheap”. Go to around 20:00 for the actual story. Much of the interview also showed surprising stories of the Hollywood actress’ cheap habits.

Jay Leno then makes fun of her, saying there are actual snow machines available - which you may be able to rent too. Maybe soap’s kind of a funny way to celebrate Christmas, but a great example of how to save money and have a wonderful time doing it. Love Kate Beckinsale’s attitude for a Hollywood star!

Both Search and Discovery are very important to us at iLetYou.

Search is Google.  It’s when you know what you want.  Cool new search engines, like Livekick just today for concert tickets, pop up regularly - and we enjoy being a part of this goal of organizing the world’s information.

iLetYou matches your search with exactly what you’re looking to rent and where, getting you quickly to a great rental store who can meet your needs.

Discovery is Kosmix, as described by its CEO.  Take a moment to wander around iLetYou - I promise you’ll be surprised. Discovery is important to iLetYou because of the many products available for rent, most people simply aren’t aware of the options available to them.  Start with a desire to enjoy great things, without the cost and burden of ownership, and see where this concept takes you.

iLetYou might arrange results around an event, such as a wedding, or use categories or tags to further organize information.

There are always new products popping up for rent.  Some you may already know about, but some are new and innovative ways to share.  You can always check out Newly Added Stores (how about Grosh Scenic Rentals, for one?).

We hope you enjoy just perusing what’s for rent at iLetYou.  In addition to improving the iLetYou interface based on your feedback, we’re constantly growing and refining the widest selection of rental products available.  Look out in 2009!

As we do this, we need your help.  Your feedback is immensely important to us, so please let us know how we can make your visit to iLetYou that much more productive and FUN finding and discovering things known and unknown for rent.

Happy holidays!

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