This vacation rental website covers the US, Canada and Mexico and lets owners and managers list their properties for free. Once a vacation property is listed it’s broadcast to more than 25 social networks and sites, including all the popular ones. Mimbeo will also work with other vacation website operators, inviting them to list their properties and link back to their own site. Any operators with more than 500 listings also get free banner advertising, and all operators have a featured partner link on the Owners and Property Manager pages.

Free membership permits unlimited use, 15 pictures per listing, link to website with every listing, availability calendar, Google Map integration, owner profile page, 24/7 editing access, and a multiple listing account, plus viral marketing via Facebook, Twitter and the other main social networks.

Travellers use the site by choosing the state or country they wish to visit and then browsing the rental properties available. Most property owners and managers ask for a deposit at the time of booking, and Mimbeo clearly warns the buyer to use a credit card or Paypal and never a wire transfer, Western Union, a money order, cashier’s cheque or cash. The opportunity for community to give feedback on rentals would be useful on this kind of site to give buyers confidence in the property owner or manager they are renting from.