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Vacation Rental Savings Just in Time for Summer
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Memorial Day is approaching and that means Summer is almost here! Start planning your summer break before it is too late! Let Swede's Real Estate help you find the perfect accommodation for an unforgettable Summer!
Our Vacation Rentals selection includes only the best beach homes, cabins, and cottages. You will find numerous accommodations to suit your needs. Our rentals are continuously added and modified, so if you do not find what you are looking for in our rental inventory, make sure you bookmark us and come back frequently.
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Founded in 1955, Swede's Real Estate is the leading sales and rental company in the entire Galveston County.
Anne Willis, owner/broker of Swede's moved to the Bolivar Peninsula in 1961 and graduated from High Island High School.
She began her career in real estate in 1985 and purchased Swede’s in 1995.
Anne says, "We manage over 275 rental properties and book almost every one of them for the summer season by February every year and our average rental rate is equal to or even higher than Galveston Island. People just like the family-oriented getaway atmosphere of the Bolivar Peninsula." |
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Property manager Shirley Adams says, "Swede's is a successful management company because we put people first.
We have a cabin for everyone no matter what their taste or budget. We work very hard to try and accommodate everyone who calls.
We pride ourselves on the fact that we have many many repeat customers, and our customers are multi-generational. Many of our customers remember coming to Crystal Beach with their grandparents and going to Swede's to rent a house.
We appreciate that loyalty and try to express it to our customers. We understand that for many of our customers they have saved their money for their one vacation.
We appreciate that they have chosen Crystal Beach and Swede's, and we try to make their vacation as relaxing and event-free as possible. People come back to us because when there is a problem, we make a 110% effort to fix it as soon as possible.
We also recognize the value of good customer service. When a long-time customer calls, we try to remember them by name and the house that they rented the previous year.
For the homeowner, Swede's is a successful company because we optimize the amount of money they make by pricing their home correctly and doing successful marketing and advertising. We try to stress to our renters to treat the home as if it is their own."
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ByBeaumont Enterprise @
Monday, May 19, 2008 9:13 AM |
Jessica Burkhead's family had planned on making a trip to Disney World this summer.
But as gas prices started skyrocketing this year, the family of the Port Neches dental assistant realized they would have to rely on memories from their road trip last year to Florida.
"If we go (on vacation), it will be somewhere around here," she said.
They aren't alone.
As the cost of getting from home to the favorite vacation spot goes up, it's reflected in how people travel.
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"They are still going to travel," said David Teel, vice president of planning for the Texas Traveling Industry Association. "People are staying close to home."
That and their trips are typically shorter, too, he added.
Higher gas prices around the advent of summer seem to be a common trend the last few years, Teel said.
In the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, AAA predicts that 360,000 fewer people will be hitting the road, taking a plane or traveling by rail for the unofficial start of summer.
The automotive group estimates that 37.87 million people will travel 50 miles or more, down 0.9 percent from last year's 38.23 million.
Almost 32 million Americans will take to the road in their cars or other vehicles this Memorial Day, a 1 percent decrease from 2007, according to the AAA forecast. More than 4 million are expected to fly, down 0.5 percent from last year.
While those numbers might be declining, people are turning to other means of travel.
Paula Sadler of C&R Travel World said she has seen more people booking cruises that leave from Galveston this summer, which run from $400 to $900 a person.
These are people who generally haven't booked cruises, she added.
"Money is tight," Sadler said.
The most common comment Pam Gilbeau of Cruises Inc. said she has heard is that people are waiting on their federal economic stimulus payment before making travel plans.
Anne Willis, Bolivar Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president, said that as gas prices go up, people come to the peninsula.
"I've always found that higher gas prices always helped us down here," Willis said.
Willis said most of the peninsula-goers come from around Southeast Texas.
Richard Bothel, a Lamar University administrator who also is with the Southeast Texas Canoe and Kayak Group, said Southeast Texas is brimming with vacation possibilities.
"They don't know what is all here," Bothel said of local residents.
The group's kayaking trips, which started about five years ago, has groups from about a half dozen people to nearly 200, he added.
Debbie Arthur Hernandez of Port Arthur said her family was planning to head to Florida beaches.
"Now, we'll stay closer to here," she said. |
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