Original Message:
Re: Membership requirements for potential renters ($9.99 fee) (by R P.):
In my opinion, the small fee Redweek charges is not that important when surfing for a rental or a sale that includes personal contact information. Also, the fee charged is a safety net for the person listing the rental. It insures that the prospective interested renter/buyer contacting the listing owner IS a certified member of Redweek and not someone with a scam up their sleeve.
Redweek is so much more than just a listing site. This site includes pictures of the resorts, reviews and discussion. Also, with many sites you cannot list all the amenities about a resort (re: myresortnetwork.com). They require just so many words and the site includes no photos or reviews.
Sites such as redweek employ people who have to be paid, the software is not free, and the updating of the site has to be done by someone.