By Everett Potter

We don’t know when we can travel again. But as lodging eventually opens up, high-end rental homes and villas will be on the top of many hotlists, thanks to their space, controlled environment, and the ease of social distancing from neighbors that they offer. Villa rental companies are reporting that they’re getting plenty of inquiries from travelers eager to get far, far away once they can travel again. One of them is Exotic Estates, which specializes in villas in Hawaii and has nearly 250 properties on offer.

“We are indeed regularly receiving requests about villas,” said John Di Rienzo, Director of Marketing for Exotic Estates, which also rents private homes in such destinations as Mexico, Colorado and the Caribbean. “There is a sense that people are trying to gauge the stay-at-home order and a potential re-opening of destinations …

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