Amy Hinote, Author at VRM Intel

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Customer Service for Vacation Rental Professionals
Gatlinburg-based Cabins For YOU acquires Chalet Village and is looking for more. Q&A with owner and founder Greg Plimpton
Last month, Gatlinburg-based Cabins For YOU closed on its cash purchase of Chalet Village for an undisclosed...

Amy Hinote August 4, 2020
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Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
2nd Annual Vacation Rental Data and Revenue Management Conference set for Sep 15-17
VRM Intel is hosting the Second Annual Vacation Rental Data and Revenue Management Conference, September 15 –...

Amy Hinote August 3, 2020
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Vacation Rental Marketing
Beyond Pricing Acquires Blizzard Internet Marketing
Today Beyond Pricing announced that it has acquired Blizzard Internet Marketing’s website design, hosting, and booking engine...

Amy Hinote June 26, 2020
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COVID-19
Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia: How are vacation rental managers in Oceania and Southeast Asia adapting to COVID-19?
This week, Rental Scale-Up founder Thibault Masson is taking a deep dive into how COVID-19 is affecting...

Amy Hinote May 25, 2020
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COVID-19
Florida Governor to Counties: Submit a plan for short-term rentals
Today Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced, beginning Monday, the state would move into a “full Phase One,”...

Amy Hinote May 15, 2020
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COVID-19
Hosts launch legal fund for collective action against Airbnb for unilateral refunds and inciting travelers to cancel reservations
Airbnb’s home suppliers, or “hosts” using the Airbnb label, are beginning to use legal channels to hold...

Amy Hinote April 22, 2020
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COVID-19
10-year anniversary of the BP-Deep Horizon Oil Spill brings comparisons to COVID-19
As the vacation rental industry faces challenges related to the spread of COVID-19, managers on the Gulf...

Amy Hinote April 20, 2020
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COVID-19
Vacation Rental Occupancy Drops for Summer as Coronavirus-Related Shut Down Continues
The economic effects of COVID-19 on vacation rental bookings are being felt across key leisure destinations as...

Amy Hinote April 9, 2020
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COVID-19
Airbnb to pay $250M to hosts for canceled bookings: “We want to fix this.”
In a call today, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky apologized to its hosts/suppliers for abruptly canceling March bookings...

Amy Hinote March 30, 2020
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COVID-19
Monthly Revenue Scenarios across Vacation Rental Markets as Travel Restrictions Extend
How financially exposed are vacation rental managment companies to travel interruption caused by the spread of COVID-19?...

Amy Hinote March 29, 2020
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COVID-19
Vacasa issues new statement on furloughs and April reservations
*This story has been updated from the previous version as we received new information from Vacasa. Vacasa...

Amy Hinote March 27, 2020
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COVID-19
Stay Alfred closes all properties for 8 weeks
According to Spokane’s The Spokesman, “Spokane Valley-based Stay Alfred is closing its properties nationwide for eight weeks,...

Amy Hinote March 26, 2020
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COVID-19
Latest Data Show Sharp Drop in Forward-Looking Occupancy for Vacation Rental Companies
Over the last two weeks, booking pace in the US leisure-based vacation rental industry–for stays through July–has...

Amy Hinote March 23, 2020
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COVID-19
Florida Governor Issues Executive Order to Quarantine Travelers from NY, CT and NJ
Florida Gov. DeSantis today issued an executive order directing anyone flying into Florida from an area with...

Amy Hinote March 23, 2020
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COVID-19
Help Vacation Rental Companies Get Federal Relief: A Message from VRMA Pres Toby Babich
We’ve been receiving calls and emails asking how property managers can petition for federal assistance for vacation...

Amy Hinote March 23, 2020
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COVID-19
Vacation Rental Management Companies Adapt Cancellation Policies to Extend Rebooking Dates and Offer Credits
For small business owners, there is little that is more difficult than being faced with a circumstance...

Amy Hinote March 21, 2020
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COVID-19
Outer Banks Closes Doors to Visitors
As reported by OBX Today, Dare County is restricting visitor access to North Carolina’s Outer Banks beginning...

Amy Hinote March 17, 2020
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COVID-19
How long will this last? President Trump: “August, could be July, could be longer than that. “
President Trump answered a question during today’s briefing about how long disruption resulting from COVID-19 is going...

Amy Hinote March 16, 2020
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Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
Average Length of Stay for Vacation Rentals Remains Largely Unchanged Over Last 3 Years
Experts have been telling us for years that vacation rental guests are taking shorter vacations and that...

Amy Hinote January 2, 2020
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Education
20-question survey for vacation rental managers. We need your input.
For vacation rental professionals, we need your help! Will you help us by taking a 20-question survey...

Amy Hinote October 3, 2019
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Latest News
Properly Raises $8.5M for Housekeeping and Inspection Tech Platform for Airbnb Hosts
2018’s third quarter already has been packed with venture capital and private equity funding news. In the...

Amy Hinote October 29, 2018
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Education
The Inaugural Vacation Rental Women’s Summit Heading to New Orleans February 19-20, 2019
Hundreds of executives will gather for more than 50 sessions and events to celebrate, educate, and empower...

Amy Hinote September 16, 2018