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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.
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Sea to Sky’s Heidi Stuber is Running for Seattle City Council

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Heidi Stuber has officially thrown her hat in the ring for a position on Seattle’s City Council. Stuber is the strategic director at Sea...
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Asset Management vs Property Management for Second Homes

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Are You an Asset Manager, a Property Manager, or Both? We often think of real estate asset managers as managing commercial real estate portfolios. However,...
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Vacasa Acquires Sterling Resorts

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Vacasa has acquired Sterling Resorts, one of the largest vacation rental management companies on the Florida Gulf Coast. Previously purchased by Pacifica Companies in...
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First Vacation Rental Data and Revenue Management Conference to be held in Atlanta, August 6-7

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With the creation of comparative data and pricing tools, the science of revenue management for the vacation rental industry is quickly evolving and has...
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VRM Intel’s Spring Issue is Heading Your Way

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  The latest issue of VRM Intel Magazine is at the printer and heading your way soon, and here is a link to the digital...
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UK’s Sykes Holiday Cottages Acquires Major Stake in New Zealand’s Bachcare

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UK holiday rental firm Sykes Holiday Cottages acquired a major stake in Bachcare, New Zealand’s largest vacation rental management company. Since 2003, Bachcare has been...
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Expedia’s rebrand of VRBO to Vrbo leads to feedback and questions about the HomeAway brand

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Today, Expedia announced that it has rebranded VRBO.com to Vrbo.com and asks consumers to pronounce the marketplace name going forward as “ver-boh” instead of...
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Is Wyndham Destinations getting ready to spin off Wyndham Vacation Rentals North America?

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Last year, as Wyndham Worldwide split into two publicly traded companies, Wyndham Hotel and Resorts (NYSE: WH) and Wyndham Destinations (NYSE: WYND), and announced that it had sold its market-leading...
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The 2019 Vacation Rental Management Web Store

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Vacation rental management websites have come a long way in the past decade. The addition of quotable rates, professional photos, advanced filtering, comparison shopping, mobile-friendly design, new...
Education

The Winter 2019 VRM Intel Magazine Issue is Here

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Coming to a mailbox near you, the Winter 2019 VRM Intel Magazine issue is here.   Here are some of the articles you will find in this issue: ...
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Industry Veteran Michelle Marquis joins Lexicon Travel as Chief Revenue Officer

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Lexicon Travel has added vacation rental industry veteran Michelle Marquis to its leadership team as Chief Revenue Officer. Lexicon is a channel management and...
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The Inaugural Vacation Rental Women’s Summit Coming to New Orleans February 19-20, 2019

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Hundreds of vacation rental professionals will gather for more than 50 sessions and events to celebrate, educate, and empower women in the vacation rental...
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8 Most Surprising Vacation Rental Industry Developments in 2018

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2018 was a whirlwind for those of us who cover the vacation rental industry. The pace of news about funding, acquisitions, regulation changes, and...
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Wyndham, TurnKey, VTrips, Vacasa Discuss HomeAway, Google, and What OTAs Can Do Better

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We had the chance host a panel of executives at Phocuswright's conference in Los Angeles, with the largest vacation rental companies in the US...
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Is There a Generational Shift in Traveler Behavior? 

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In traditional vacation markets, the vacation rental industry has enjoyed a 30-year trend of multigenerational family trips. However, changes in millennial behavior are creating disruption...
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Leading Economic Indicators: Are Predictive Indicators Holding?

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Over the last two decades, experienced vacation rental professionals have predicted market performance using a set of economic indicators, including real estate activity, consumer confidence, unemployment, hotel performance, gas prices, international travel behavior, and vacation rental...
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Airbnb’s acquisition of a property management company leads to concerns among property managers and hosts about Airbnb’s intentions

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This week, Airbnb announced its acquisition of Luckey Homes, a property management company based in France. The news comes on the heels of Airbnb's announcement...
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Airbnb Addresses Professional Vacation Rental Managers: “PMs are an indispensable part of Airbnb’s success.”

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Airbnb wants professional property management companies to know its aim is to work more closely with the professionally managed community. Below is a message...
Technology

HomeAway Software Has a New Interim GM: Ryan Hutchings

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HomeAway Software announced today that it has named Ryan Hutchings as its new General Manager, replacing Cliff Vars. In this role, Hutchings will oversee...
Education

2nd Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day Set for February 6 — Let your guests know it pays to book direct, book smart, and book...

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The Second Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day, recurring on the first Wednesday in February, is set for February 6, 2019. With a multitude of...
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VRM Intel’s Takeaways from the VRMA International Conference

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Last week’s Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA) International Conference in Las Vegas was the largest yet with over 1,700 attendees, and the event proved...
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10 Questions with Airbnb’s Head of Professional Hosting, Clara Liang 

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Airbnb currently offers 5 million listings in 191 markets (compared to HomeAway, which lists 1.6 million properties). Growth rates at Airbnb have been extraordinary,...
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Streamline Raises Funding and Acquires Bizcor

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The content of this article is no longer available. Related articles Simon Lehmann on Vacation Rental Software: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly HomeAway Software is...
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HomeAway Software is Getting Out of the Website-Building Business: Will Shut Down Escapia Web Services in May 2019

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HomeAway Software has been providing and maintaining websites for hundreds of professional property management companies who use its market-leading Escapia software platform since purchasing the...
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