Main | April 2009 »

3 posts from March 2009

03/28/2009

What is iStopOver All About?

iStopOver When we started this business, our focus was on doing something new. We wanted to solve “problems”, both in what people care about, and how they were doing things. We wanted to be relevant. And we wanted to do something that would make a difference.

We also want to create a real viable business that works well with the Brightspark model.

iStopOver was born from a number of different global realities:

- The economy was starting to falter in the fall of 2008 and the real estate crunch in the US was starting. We knew that people needed to find new ways to make extra money and we knew that people were looking to save money.

Continue reading "What is iStopOver All About?" »

03/25/2009

iStopOver in the Press: Lifehacker

We were covered by the always interesting Lifehacker website today!

Here's an excerpt:

"Perusing the listings in New York yields a surprising bounty of really nice accommodations for prices radically better than any hotel would charge for the same accommodations."

Click here to read the article, 'iStopOver Locates Rooms for Rent' »

03/24/2009

iStopOver in the Press: Mashable

iStopOver was covered by Mashable's Spark of Genius Series sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark.



Here is an excerpt:

"Genius Idea: If your travel budget has gone the way of the stock market, but you still want to traipse around the world and take a mini-vacay, you’ve got more options than you think when it comes to affordable accommodations — especially if you’re trying to avoid paying inflated hotel prices in metropolitan cities."


Click here to read the article, 'iStopOver: Skip the Overpriced Hotel and Rent a Local Pad Instead »

Got a spare room? Rent out your space on iStopOver for Home Rentals.

iStopOver for Home Rentals caters specifically to direct rental of space in people's homes - rooms, apartments, B&B type accomodation. Learn More or Post a Listing.

Looking for a place to stay on your next trip?

Check out Great Deals in these cities:

Got spare office space? Rent out your space on iStopOver for Home Rentals.

iStopOver for Office Rentals specifically caters to direct rental of business space - cubicles, desk space, offices, meeting rooms, boardrooms, presentation centers, warehouses, studios - even parking spots. Learn More or Post a Listing.

Looking for a place to stay on your next trip?

Check out Great Deals in these cities: