There has been a recent whirlwind of acquisition activity in the vacation rental industry as national brands look to rapidly grow their portfolios. Although the industry has had a consistent increase in the number of vacation rental management companies selling over the last three years, what makes 2022’s acquisitions unique is who is selling as many of the companies below were founded by some of the industry’s most widely known thought leaders, including VRMA board presidents, regional association board members, former destination CVB and chamber presidents, podcasters, and popular conference speakers.
Here’s what we know.
(Updated, June 10, 10:55 ET)
2022 Vacation Rental Management Acquisitions
AvantStay
Raised $786M in 3 rounds (Dec 2021, Feb 2022, Mar 2022)
- Alpine Lodging: Telluride, Colorado
- At Home Key West: Key West, Florida
- Beachside Vacation Rentals: Charleston, South Carolina
- Florida Charms: Destin, Florida
- Native Travel: Palm Springs/San Diego/Big Bear, California
- Starfish Luxury Vacation Rentals: Manzanita, Oregon
VTrips
- Carolina Retreats: Topsail, North Carolina
- Miss Kitty’s Fishing Getaways: Rockport, Texas
- Ryson Vacation Rentals: Galveston, Texas
- Silver Sands Vacation Rentals, Port Aransas, Texas
- Southern Vacation Rentals: Northern Gulf Coast
- Taylor-Made Deep Creek Vacation Rentals: Deep Creek Lake, Maryland
- Tybee Vacation Rentals: Tybee Island, Georgia
Vacasa
According to a Vacasa spokesperson, “What I can share regarding 2022 deals is that Vacasa added seven new portfolios during the first quarter . . . We can’t announce names of companies that haven’t been officially disclosed yet.”
Yet, here’s what we know from other sources . . .
- Seachange Vacation Rentals: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
- Sunset Vacation Rentals: Manzanita, Oregon
- TeemingVR: Multiple destinations in Florida
Meredith Lodging
- Destination Leavenworth: Leavenworth, Washington
- Mt Hood Vacation Rentals: Mt Hood, Oregon
Stoic Lane
- Benchmark Management, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
- New England Vacation Rentals, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Current Tides Vacation Rentals
- Three Palms Vacation Rentals: Orange Beach, Alabama
Pillar 49
- CottageLink Property Management: Ontario, Canada (Hear more about this acquisition from Heather Bayer on Matt Landau’s Unlocked Podcast.)
Sunset Management Company
- Winter Park Lodging Co. and Steamboat Lodging Co.: Colorado (Hear more about this acquisition from Sarah Bradford on her Sarah and T Podcast.)
Have we missed a company? Email amy.hinote@vrmintel.com.
And it’s only the start of June. Wonder what this list will look like by December. It’s going to be interesting to see what all these people do next. I have no intention of retiring …am just getting started, so what’s everyone else planning on doing?