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Amy Hinote

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Amy Hinote is the founder and editor-in-chief of VRM Intel Magazine, which provides news, information and resources for the professionally managed vacation rental industry. With a background in finance and over 15 years in the vacation rental industry, Hinote has worked with property management companies, technology companies, intermediaries and investors, and provides insider information about the growing vacation rental industry. She also founded the data company, now known as Key Data Dashboard, which provides aggregated market intelligence and reporting for vacation rental managers. Hinote resides between Alabama's Gulf Coast and Evanston, Illinois.

Dream Kitchens Sell: How Kitchens Define the Character of Vacation Rentals

Travelers are approaching staying in a vacation home in a whole new way. Years ago, vacation rental travelers prioritized the destination and cared little...

The Value of Direct Bookings vs. the Airbnb & Vrbo Demand

KPIs Show the Value of Direct Bookings, but Airbnb is Quickly Gaining Ground as a Percentage of Total Revenue  The following data sets were provided...

Know Before You Grow: Measuring Homeowner Satisfaction before Growing Inventory

As competition heats up for supply, vacation rental managers are investing heavily in homeowner acquisition. Throughout the industry, our mantra is “This industry is...

Property Management Newcomer Casiola: How their Fresh Look at the Industry is Making them Successful

This past February, I pulled into the driveway of my Orlando vacation rental around 9:00 p.m. on a Saturday night. It’s always unsettling to...

Marketers: Too Soon to Plan for 2022?

In the vacation rental industry, 2020 was a story of haves and have-nots. For leisure vacation destinations with strong drive-to markets, short periods of...

Fast Growth at Homes & Villas by Marriott International

Senior Director Travis Riner Shares Insight into Objectives, Growth, and Future Plans Marriott International jumped headfirst into the vacation rental industry in May 2019 with...

Technology in 2021 and Beyond: Vacation Rental Tech Leaders Predict the Future

The vacation rental industry has witnessed a significant evolution in technology over the last five years. With every property management system that goes to...
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How 2020 Played Out: Analyzing Performance in 10 Key Vacation Rental Destinations

COVID-19’s impact on the travel industry will be analyzed, studied, and debated for years to come. Several sectors, like cruise travel, business travel, and...

A Room-by-Room Guide to Being Extra-Ordinary: Now may be the perfect time for vacation rentals to be a little “extra”

photo credit: Stay In Tamarindo Vacation Rentals, Photos by TruPlace “She’s so extra!” Now that we’ve all been exposed to Netflix-driven multigenerational dramas, you’ve likely heard...

Booking Pace Snapshots: Examining Year-over-Year Adjusted Occupancy Rates, March through July

As the United States slowly awakened to the reality that COVID-19 was putting a halt on travel, Key Data Dashboard’s Melanie Brown and I...

VacationRentPayment/Yapstone’s New Policy Delays Payments to Vacation Rental Managers by 30 days

VacationRentPayment, a Yapstone payment processing facilitator widely used by vacation rental managers and homeowners, is notifying its property management (PM) customers that it will...

Q&A with Vrbo’s Lisa Chen: “We’ve started seeing encouraging improvement in U.S. traveler demand.”

While the vacation rental industry faces challenges related to COVID-19, property managers and homeowners are having to work directly with third-party booking providers—including Vrbo...

Florida opens panhandle’s vacation rentals 72 hours before Memorial Day Weekend kick off. See approved short-term rental plans.

Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' office approved the reopening of vacation rentals in panhandle counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, Franklin, and...

Alabama’s tourism economy benefits from Florida Governor DeSantis’ shutdown of vacation rentals

Alabama's tourism economy is getting a boost from Florida’s continued shutdown of vacation rentals as travelers who are unable to stay in vacation homes...
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Airbnb reaches out to city officials to influence “transitional travel reopening plans”

Airbnb's Chris Lehane, vice president of global policy and communications, is reaching out to city officials to influence COVID-19-related reopening policies to "work together...

What is the cost of Airbnb’s recommended 24- to 72-hour “buffer” time between stays?

Across the vacation rental industry, companies, associations, governments, and destination marketing organizations are proactively assessing new standards and augmented cleaning protocols to ensure guest...

FL Governor DeSantis Receives Demand Letter in Response to Decision to Prohibit Vacation Rentals While Keeping Hotels, Resorts, Timeshares Open

As President Trump continues to hand over decision-making power to individual states during the COVID-19 crisis, US governors find themselves with more executive control...

VRM Intel Live Online 2-Day Conference for Vacation Rental Managers, April 16 – 17

VRM Intel Live Online, a virtual conference for vacation rental managers, is being held April 16 -17, 2020 with 14 live sessions over the...

Panel Discussion with Vacation Rental Leaders about Action Plans and Considerations: *Recording Available*

"This is the storm no one predicted." VRM Intel hosted a panel discussion on Tuesday, March 24, to discuss current strategies, actions PMs are taking...

Vacasa announces layoffs, executive pay cuts, and cuts in hours for others

Earlier today, Vacasa notified employees it is laying off an unspecified number of workers, cutting the hours of others in half, and reducing executive...

VRM Intel B2B Update for Vendors and Advertisers

While property management companies are being disrupted by COVID-19, so are the companies that serve them. From technology providers to marketing service providers to...
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For Vacation Rental Management Executives: What Do You Need to Do Now?

Over the past 72 hours, it has become clear that vacation rental managers are facing a much more serious impact from COVID-19 than previously...

CNN: Rich people are going to isolated vacation homes to “sit it out”

In a segment on Saturday on CNN's Smerconish, talk show host Michael Smerconish discussed wealth disparity in the US with author Nelson D. Schwartz. "There...

Vacation Rental Booking in Leisure Markets is Holding Steady: Vacation Rental Booking Pace from March 5 to March 13

According to current data—and in contrast to other sectors of travel—vacation rentals are performing better than anticipated in spite of COVID-19 concerns. We often talk...

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