Cape Cod and the Outer Banks Are Booked. What Now?
From Norfolk to Telluride to Hawaii, summer won’t wait this year.
Martha’s Vineyard: Check back next year.
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For most of the past year, the best approach to travel for many has been to wait and see, and book vacations (if they even happened) as close as possible to departure dates. But that has changed in the last few months, as anyone who has scanned booking sites knows.
Summer rentals in popular U.S. beach destinations have become scarce thanks to the increase in vaccinations, relaxed travel guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and pent-up demand. Many homeowners are choosing to take advantage of their vacation homes rather than rent them out this summer, reducing the supply even more.