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Transform Your Business and Face the Competition Head On

By Ben Edwards  -- The vacation rental landscape is changing as multi-billion dollar investments into the industry illuminate our profession. For years now, operating a...

Vacasa Acquires TPW Vacation Rental Management Operations

Vacasa today announced its partnership with TPW Vacation Rentals of Bondville, VT. The company will assume management of more than 80 short term vacation homes in the...

Booktari To Provide Booking Engine For FindRentals.com

Booktari, developers of the newest, most reliable distribution and booking platform for the vacation rental management industry, today announced a partnership agreement has been...

NetRevPAR & Profitable Channel Strategies for Guest Acquisition

By Julian Castelli, CEO, LeisureLink -- The cost of guest acquisition through direct bookings is rising. Virtually every aspect of marketing for a direct booking is increasing...

Takeaways from OPMA Spring Executive Summit

The Onsite Property Management Association (OPMA) held its Spring Executive Summit May 18-20 at the Inverness Hotel and Conference Center in Denver, CO. This...

Study: Direct Bookings are 9% More Profitable for Hotel Sector

OTAs, metasearch, wholesalers and traditional travel agencies can be an important part of the mix, but they are no match for booking direct. Following the...

Austin City Council Ignored Data in Over-Reaching Decision to Phase Out Vacation Rentals

If you’ve ever thought about renting out your home on Airbnb or HomeAway, you might want to think again. Thanks to regulations, participating in...
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PointCentral Accelerates Penetration of Smart Home Technology In Vacation Rental Management Market

PointCentral, the recognized leader in keyless Smart Home solutions for vacation rental management companies, today announced significant growth has been achieved in the vacation...

AAA: 38 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend

The great American road trip is back; Memorial Day travel volume will be second-highest on record. AAA projects more than 38 million Americans will travel...

14 Words to Never Include in Your Vacation Rental Listing

By Layne Blakely, MaidThis! Whether you are a seasoned host or new to the realm of hospitality entirely, it’s important to note the distinction between a...

RealTimeRental and PMT – Property Manager Tools Announce an Integration Partnership to provide VRMs and Property Managers Seamless Use of Both Company’s Suite of...

RealTimeRental and PMT – Property Manager Tools announced a strategic partnership between the two companies.   The partnership includes a seamless, direct connection for mutual...

VeryUs allows guests to share luxury vacation rentals

A few years ago, Matt Heady asked himself a question that led him to create a new platform for renting vacation homes. The question? Would...

Travel Tech strikes back at AH&LA’s efforts to ban vacation rentals in Chicago

The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), the premier trade association for leaders in online travel innovation released the following statement in response to the...

HomeAway Takeaways from Expedia’s Q1 Report and Earnings Call

The changes at HomeAway since Expedia’s acquisition of the company have caused significant buzz in the vacation rental industry. With changes in the subscription...
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Growing Your Business: 6 Hats You Need to Wear Every Week to Maximize Your Growth 

By Bruce D, Johnson - When you start planning your week, where do you begin? What’s the first thing you think about? If you’re like most...

Big Changes at HomeAway: Online Bookable Listings, No Subscription Tiers and More

Today, HomeAway announced big changes to their platform, including the a short timeline to making all listings bookable online, the elimination of subscription tiers, the...

HomeAway Owners and Managers Wait for Big Announcement

HomeAway's supplier community of homeowners and property managers is eagerly awaiting HomeAway's promised "April Announcement." The HomeAway Community Manager posted the following message: "I've seen some...

Cornell Study: Don’t Overdo Responses to Online Review

A new study from Cornell University suggests that hotel guests appreciate substantive responses to negative reviews, but operators should go easy on review responses....

Choice Hotels Appoints Steve Caron Head of Vacation Rentals by Choice Hotels

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) announced today the appointment of Steve Caron to vice president, Head of Vacation Rentals by Choice Hotels™....

RealTimeRental Turns NFC Chip Technology into New Real Estate Marketing Opportunity

The internet has already reshaped the way the Real Estate industry conducts business. In order to remain competitive in today’s Real Estate market, it...

The Time Has Come For Statewide Standards for Short-Term Rentals

By Matthew Kiessling, Short Term Rental Advocacy Center (STRAC) -- With the first few months of 2016 behind us, presidential primary battles are headed...
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Don’t Listen to This: Housekeeping Advice Gone Bad

By Steve Craig, Pro Resort Housekeeping -- On April 19, a colleague sent me this message and link: “This article was in the VRMA newsletter as...

COO Tom Hale Leaves HomeAway

"Mr. Hale is no longer with the company," a HomeAway customer service representative told a homeowner on Saturday. "He is off to other pastures." Confirmed...

Owners and Managers Report Drop-off in HomeAway Bookings and Inquiries

"I have seen a 75% drop in page views over last year." "I have a calendar that is WIDE OPEN. for the first time ever." "Has...

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