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WORLD WIDE TECHBookmark

October 5, 2013 | Globe Travel | By MERCEDEH SANATI

Are you hunting for a holiday apartment in Buenos Aires, Bali or Barcelona, but daunted by the online search? Apartum.com is a one-stop website that consolidates the countless offerings found on such sites as Flip Key, Only-apartments and Friendly Rentals. Type in your travel details and you'll get a map that pinpoints apartment locations, prices and direct links to rental manager's booking engines. But be specific. A general search for a weeklong November rental for two people in Amsterdam, for instance, renders a cluttered map. Filtering the results to include only two to three bedrooms with specific amenities (WiFi, elevator, washing machine and so on) provides a more tailored offering. The site covers a variety of cities, but if you're not familiar with the lay of the land, the map format may be confusing.

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