Money Vacation rental costs are surging: ‘You better book something now’ June 20, 2021June 20, 2021Bailey Schulz and Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on Vacation rental costs are surging: ‘You better book something now’ Popular summer vacation rentals are pricier and harder to book. After a dip in 2020, rates and demand are back to 2019 levels, if not higher.