forGetaway.com Offers Property Owners and Renters

ATLANTA– October 4, 2006 – As vacation seekers begin to plan their winter getaways and property owners prepare for the holiday crowd, The Weather Channel Companies today launched forGetaway.com, one of the most dynamic vacation rental sites on the Internet. Located at www.forgetaway.com, the new service provides vacation seekers easy navigation tools to help them find the perfect vacation getaway. The site also makes it simple for vacation homeowners to list their properties and connect with potential renters.

forGetaway.com offers access to thousands of vacation rental homes in the world’s top travel destinations, including St. Barts, Lake Tahoe and the Florida Panhandle. The site offers something for everyone with a comprehensive list of vacation homes in varying regions, climates and price ranges that are presented in a clean design with smart functionality. forGetaway.com provides detailed information on each home, including a detailed description of the property, photographs, rates, features and amenities, nearby activities, availability calendar, unique rental policies and a local weather snapshot.

This new vacation site provides greater opportunities for property owners to reach potential customers on the web, fill open rental inventory and increase rental income. forGetaway.com offers homeowners simple sign-up and step-by-step instructions to prepare their vacation rental listing, as well as 24/7 online listing management. Plus, homeowners can include up to 20 photos per listing and are provided with a unique URL for each vacation rental property listing.

For a limited time, vacation property owners can include their vacation rental property listing on forGetaway.com for half the annual listing price. That is only $74.99 for the first year.

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About forGetaway.com

forGetaway.com is one of the most dynamic vacation rental sites on the Internet, offering immediate access to rental properties worldwide and featuring advanced search capabilities that allow users to search by variables such as price, location, availability and amenities as well as offer vacation property owners access to potential customers. forGetaway.com is a product of The Weather Channel Companies, owned by Landmark Communications, Inc., a Norfolk, VA-based, privately held media company.