New Vacation-Homes Sites That Cater to Millennials
With help from tech startups, the concept of timeshare vacation homes is shaking off its stodgy old image. Even commitment-phobes might be tempted.
SHARE OPTION A 9,000-sq.-foot lakehouse in Michigan, one of the offerings in the Inspirato portfolio.
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Inspirato
By
Debra Kamin
Dec. 11, 2020 6:25 am ET
EARLIER THIS fall, Devin Florez, who lives in St. Louis, took his 8-year-old niece to Disney World. He felt safe heading to the park, he said, knowing both he and his niece would be masked, most of their time would be spent outdoors and they would be able to maintain social distancing. But with Covid-19 raging, he worried about booking nights at a hotel, where they’d encounter any number of other guests and staff. When first planning the trip, Mr. Florez, 34, began browsing Airbnb s in Orlando, but costs were high. Then he saw a promo on the Points Guy, a blog focused on travel-club loyalty points, for $150 off bookings with Koala, a new platform that follows Airbnb’s model but allows individuals to rent one-time stays in timeshares that would otherwise sit unused.