TORONTO — There’s plenty of demand for vacation homes in Florida – and Kissimmee, known as the ‘Vacation Home Capital of the World’, is only too happy to oblige. “We’re continuing to add product on the vacation home side with many being built in the past 12 months with more to come. Over 50% of our inventory is in vacation homes with approximately 30,000 of them, ranging from two-bedroom to 18-bedroom,” explained DT Minich, President & CEO of Experience Kissimmee, in a new interview with Travelweek.
All of the vacation homes are professionally managed and operated, and 100% commissionable to travel advisors. The Vacation Homes section on the Experience Kissimmee website has links to the property management companies for booking. Clients can request all types of add-ons through their travel agent, to customize their vacation home experience.
“More and more of these neighbourhoods that are 100% vacation homes are being built, like Encore which has 800 vacation homes. As the popularity of vacation homes continues to grow, especially with families and multi-generational travel, we’re building to meet the demand,” Minich continued. Most of the product is within 15 minutes of Walt Disney World Resort, and within 30 minutes of Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando, and Orlando International Airport.
Many of the neighbourhoods, like Encore, offer free transportation to the theme parks and outlet malls, so it’s possible to avoid renting a car. One rather u.