Best Orlando Websites???

[susangrah]

Thank you

[Amirah]

Lesley...the links I sent to Iainh and Susan were basic Orlando Information sites. It was not links to other villa sites. If I were allowed to paste the links on this page that I sent to them in PM then I would have gladly done it that way. The last time I did that, it was removed. Also, if anyone else (villa owners who market their homes here) wants to know what I sent them, PM and I'll send you the sites I listed.

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

Amirah

The main problem is what looks like an innocent and very useful link often leads to a website with villas on which we do not allow. Everyone seems to be getting in on it these days which is a real shame as the last thing we want to do is stop people sharing useful information to plan their vacations. Not sure what the right answer is to be honest [msneek].

[phaedra]

I understand the reason for pulling direct links to other villa rental sites but not to sites which (like the one I posted) are primarily information sites which have a couple of off site links on them, which to be honest I'd not even noticed until you pulled the link and I went to look for them.

This site is a very good source of information and advice for many people but no one site covers everything, we frequently see links to other sites such as UKDish where more information can be found about Disney and Holiday Truths where a very good discussion on the new Visa requirements is going on and is invaluable reading for anyone travelling to the USA.

These forums offer several services, Car rental, Flight prices & Theme park tickets are all examples where we have threads with references and links to other sites offering the same services and even direct price comparisons which don't get pulled. Those same sites also have links for accomodation.

I appreciate that villa owners have a livelihood to protect and that finding a balance in these things is not an easy task, my wife is a moderator on a few horse forums and she's always getting the sticky end of the stick

While everyone will never agree with every descion we all appreciate the hard work that goes into making this one of the best sites.

[Amirah]

I totally agree with Jeff and I also understand your position John.

[caseyd]

Goodness, why are people on this site getting so defensive because someone wants info on other sites? It's a natural thing when one is planning a big trip to find info from different places. No reason to scold someone for natural needs and curiosity. And no reason to pretend that this site, as wonderful as it is (and I love it) can be all things to all people about everything in Orlando. Goodness, calm down and let people be curious. It is understood if no one can post any website names here, that is the right of the owners and management of this site. So PMing is the way to go. Not even Walmart has everything you need, and even if they do have whatever it is, I don't always shop there!

[bellaepovera]

Caseyd I think Lesley was just using the Walmart as an example. Did you ever go to Burger King and order a Big Mac?? [msnscared]
But beside from kidding around, we all love this site, and I suppose we care about it so much and work at it alot then if we think someone is directing others to different links that offer other villas we get offended..so sorry if this was not the case as I am sure you can understand where we are coming from.[msnwink]

[huckleberry house]

Caseyd

I wasnt suggesting that people should only use this site,nor that there is anything wrong in wanting to gain advice from as many souces as possible,but I do find it strange that people dont simply use a search engine to find sites rather than posting on these free forums asking for links to other sites.

Lesley

[phaedra]

I think half the problem is the amount of information returned by a simple web search, most people don't know how to filter results from search engines and end up being overwhelmed by the sheer number of results and find it easier to ask someone who has already been there and done the work

A simple Google search returns the following,

Florida Info 7,280,000 links

Orlando Info 4,880,000 links

Florida Villa 1,840,000 links

Orlando Villa 1,760,000 links

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

We have a discussion on the owners area taking place as we speak about the best way to handle links to informational sites that also have villas...we will hopefully announce things very soon [msnsmile]