Gone are the days, where the only people surfing the net are techie’s - welcome to the internet age, where people of all ages are now using the internet to go about their normal life. “You look forward to your holiday all year and you want to book it easily, and save money,” says Darren, a holiday rental specialist who runs, Worldwide Holiday Homes. “If you automatically think travel agent,’ you’re missing out on the internet world.

Booking your holiday online means you can look for the best deals, and search in the comfort of your own home.” Darren says the rise of the Internet has made it easier and more convenient to seek out and reserve a holiday home, why stay in an overcrowded hotel, when you get have the privacy that a villa holiday brings. No more shared swimming pools, instead relax in privacy within your own pool. If you’re nervous about dealing one-on-one with a holiday home owner, don’t be.

ABTA bonded. Providing you get adequate travel insurance, and are cautious and follow some simple booking instructions, you can minimize the risk: - Speak to the owner of the property, you can learn a lot about a person, and you’ll probably feel much comfortable than communicating through email - which can be impersonal. - Each property owner will have their own way of processing a booking but, as a guideline, you should expect to pay a deposit to secure the booking of between 10% - 50% of the total rental.

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