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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.

TurnKey Raises $31 Million: Founder John Banczak Discusses Funding and Future Plans

Last month, TurnKey Vacation Rentals announced it had secured $31 million in Series D funding led by current investor Adams Street Partners, with participation...

Condo-World emerges as new booking marketplace for resort condominium lodging alternatives in major US destinations

Initially flying under the radar, Condo-World has rapidly expanded its reach and is now aggregating resort condominium vacation rentals in multiple destinations on its...

VRM Intel Magazine Spring 2018 is here!

Welcome to the spring issue of VRM Intel Magazine. The pace at which business conditions are changing in the vacation rental industry is staggering. As you may...

Converging Verticals: From Serviced Apartments to Short-term Rentals

For travelers, investors, and online marketplaces, the lines are blurring that divide extended stay hotels, apartment hotels (apartotels), condo hotels (condotels), corporate housing, serviced...

Sea to Sky Rentals expands into Bellingham with One Suite Stay partnership

Sea to Sky Rentals announced an expansion of its luxury vacation rental inventory into North Puget Sound and Bellingham, Washington. adding 14 high-end vacation...

Matt Landau’s Sense of Place Begins Season Two

Vacation rental professionals, rejoice! Sense of Place, the quirky and avant-garde travel show that follows VRMB's Matt Landau as he meets worldly destinations through the...

HomeAway’s New Listing Agreement Leads to More Frustration Among Vacation Rental Managers

Expedia-owned HomeAway recently released an updated Listing Agreement for Property Managers which includes language for integrated property managers (PMs) that is causing anxiety in the...
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Editorial: My Jerry McGuire Moment

It’s been quite a roller coaster ride since launching VRM Intel Magazine in the fall of 2015. I love the vacation rental industry. I love...

Attn: Vacation Rental Family–Help Riley Furlong Find Bone Marrow Donors

HomeAway VP Bill Furlong is a known and popular face among vacation rental managers. Furlong has worked in the vacation rental industry for more...

VRM Intel Magazine Winter Issue

The winter issue of VRM Intel Magazine is here. This issue contains 27 articles designed to help you grow your business in 2018. Matt Curtis...

Properly Announces First Amazon Echo Remote Management Support in Vacation Rental Tech

Properly today announced support for remote management of Amazon’s line of Echo devices, the first of its kind in the vacation rental industry. The...

VRM Intel is joining with VR Tech for London seminar on March 9

Two conferences, VR Tech and VRM Intel Live, are joining together in London on March 9 to discuss the latest issues facing the fast-evolving...

Expedia CEO discusses HomeAway’s 2017 performance, match back, and relationship with suppliers

In after-hours trading, Expedia, Inc. shares fell 17 percent as the company missed analysts' quarterly profit estimate on higher marketing expenses. While there is much...

Vacation rental managers and homeowners join together to reach over 18 million consumers with #BookDirect education

On February 7—for the first time in the history of the vacation rental industry—property managers and homeowners came together in a grass roots effort...
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Co-founder Cliff Johnson resigns from Vacasa

Vacasa co-founder Cliff Johnson has resigned from his role as head of the company's international division to join Rented.com as vice president of sales. "Cliff’s...

Vacation Rental Shopping 101: How to Book a Vacation Home Directly with the Manager or Owner

The word is out. Airbnb, VRBO.com, HomeAway, and TripAdvisor charge fees to consumers. Unlike in the hotel industry, where the booking fees are passed on...

Vacation rental managers and owners share #bookdirect messages

With #BookDirect, a.k.a. Guest Education Day, fast approaching on February 7, vacation rental managers and owners are sharing their #bookdirect messages for travelers. Here...

Hospitality is key to success for vacation rental management companies

What is hospitality? The dictionary defines it as “the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers.” The Bible points to...

Simon Lehmann: “This game is, by far, not over yet.” 

Simon Lehmann discusses the future of the vacation rental industry, Airbnb, HomeAway, and upcoming challenges and opportunities  When researching the vacation rental sector, it doesn’t take long to encounter...

HomeAway’s Jeff Hurst discusses “off-platform booking” attribution

When HomeAway sent an email to vacation rental managers on December 14 introducing a pricing increase for subscriptions—along with a new fee for off-platform...

Unbundling the Property Manager 

Property managers (PMs) traditionally provide a wide range of activities, including design and listing preparation, competitive benchmarking, pricing advice, marketing, distribution, guest screening and communications, reservation services, payment management, operations...
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#BookDirect: Guest Education Day, February 7 — Let your guests know it pays to book direct, book smart, and book local.

With a multitude of new travelers searching for vacation rentals, vacation rental managers and homeowners are joining forces for one day with a singular...

Vacation Rental Pros rebrands as VTrips

Vacation Rental Pros, one of the largest multi-destination, technology-enabled property management companies in the US has rebranded as VTrips. The announcement marks the latest...

Examining the Traveler’s Decision Process: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How Much? 

I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who.  —Rudyard Kipling  In grade...

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