Vacation Deals: Vacation Homes are Greener Than Hotels

Filed in archive Did you know on January 11, 2010

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Vacation deals are abundant these days. Something about slow economic times; people tend to cut expenses on travel and vacations first.

If you can afford a vacation despite the hard economic times, the deals out there mean that you can good on for your money. So, as you shop around, keep this in mind: staying in a vacation home is greener than renting a hotel room

Are you concerned with your carbon footprint? A week in a hotel uses the energy of a month or more in a regular house. Most hotels are wasteful almost by design. Customer satisfaction is such a focus that no one things about the amount of laundry that gets down, or the cost of air conditioning and hot water.

If you've always wondered what a house on the beach in Nag's Head, NC was like, this is the year to get a good deal. Plus, you can feel good about how your vacation impacts global warming.