Durk Johnson

Durk Johnson has over 15 years of experience as leading authority in the vacation rental housekeeping industry. He has worked with vacation rental companies from the snowcapped mountains of Park City, Utah, to the sugar white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, to New Zealand, Spain, Chile, and Italy. Durk is the Executive Director of The Vacation Rental Housekeeping Professionals.

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  Do You Have a Professional Property Care Team? Ensuring Housekeeping and Maintenance Teams are Trained in Customer Service

  Not long ago, there was a time when housekeepers were thought of as people who showed up,...

  Durk Johnson February 1, 2020
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  A “Speedometer” for Housekeeping Performance

  Last fall I spent some quality daddy–daughter time with my daughter driving her back to college for...

  Durk Johnson August 19, 2019
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  Working with Housekeeping Subcontractors for Vacation Rental Property Managers

  Setting Expectations and Ensuring Subcontractors Meet Brand Standards Contracting out your cleaning can be a daunting task....

  Durk Johnson April 5, 2019
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  Choosing Cleaning Products for Vacation Rentals

  A housekeeper’s world is a dangerous world! There are all sorts of nasty microbes that need to...

  Durk Johnson March 12, 2019
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  Annual Deep Cleaning for Each Home in Inventory Should be Mandatory

  Once a year, some of us make an appointment with a doctor for a physical. This is when the doctor “lifts...

  Durk Johnson November 6, 2018
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  Back-of-the-House Customer Service Training

  Recently, my wife and I spent our anniversary at a hotel on the Oregon coast. It was...

  Durk Johnson July 6, 2018
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  Creating A Standard Property Appearance Document

  All of you have been to your favorite restaurant and ordered your favorite item. Once you placed...

  Durk V. Johnson, Industry Consultant and Executive Director, Vacation Rental Housekeeping Professionals May 16, 2018
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  Follow the Wall: Vacation Rental Housekeeping Tips

  One of the foundational pieces of an outstanding housekeeping routine is the discipline to follow the wall. When...

  Durk Johnson via Properly Blog June 17, 2017