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New Developments in Housekeeping Technology for Vacation Rental Professionals

With advancements in the areas of communications, GPS, smart home systems and database integration, housekeeping departments are beginning to see relevant technological improvements hit...

Why Is This Goldman Sachs Report Scaring The #@!% Out Of Hoteliers?

March 2, 2016 • By tambo Ten years ago, who would have predicted that one of your guests would ever opt to stay in the...

Customer Relationship Management and the Vacation Rental Industry

By: Amy Hinote As customer retention plays a larger role in the long-term success of a vacation rental management company, property managers look to create...

How to Attract Families with Small Children to Your Vacation Rentals

By: Nikki Woodson Blair When it comes to planning a family vacation, every parent’s objective is to find a place where EVERYONE can relax and have...

Building A National Brand

By Amy Hinote At the same time Airbnb, Expedia, TripAdvisor and Priceline battle for market share in the vacation rental online marketplace, the industry itself...

Brand Marketing

First of all, I’m not talking about your logo. Let’s get that out of the way up front. Your logo is simply an icon...

Where do the U.S. presidential candidates stand on vacation rentals?

As voters look to elect a President of the United States for a potential eight year term, vacation rental owners and managers are starting to...
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HomeAway CEO Addresses Traveler Fee Concerns

HomeAway posted an open letter to property managers and homeowners yesterday addressing the addition of traveler fees for bookings on the site. In November, HomeAway...

The Best Property Management System for Your Company: Do You Already Have it?

By: Doug Macnaught, Founding Member, The VRM Consultants A question I am frequently asked is, “What system should we buy?” In VRM Intel’s “Changing Your...

Traveler Fees: A Win-Win-Win for Vacation Rental Managers.

Vacation rental managers get unexpected wins as TripAdvisor and HomeAway add traveler fees to keep step with Airbnb. “We are going to be free to...

“Imagine this…”: Storytelling Is Key To Reservations Sales Success

By: Doug Kennedy, Kennedy Training Network As marketing professionals across all industries know, the concept of storytelling is an integral component for success in today’s environment....

Resolutions 2016: A New Year, A New You, A New Approach to Your Business

By: Ben Edwards, Weatherby Consulting Every year millions of people make New Year resolutions in a positive effort to impact their health, personal relationships or...

Converting Web Traffic Into Results for Your Property Management Company

By: Carlos Corzo, CEO, Streamline Vacation Rental Software Over the last 20 years, human communication has undergone drastic changes. The explosion of the Internet has...
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Online Marketing Components You Should Re-evaluate Each Year

By: Andrew Vick On a personal level, the New Year often brings resolutions and promises to change, get better, do more of certain things like...

Vacation Rental Bootcamps: Distribution & Technology Trends

Bring your team for a free workshop on Vacation Rental Distribution and how to maximize your exposure and conversion rates.   Learn about the top...

10 Things Vacation Rental Owners Look For In A Great Property Manager 

By: Alanna Schroeder For most vacation rental owners, a vacation home is the largest, most high-maintenance investment they’ll ever make (aside from their primary residence,...

Airbnb Host Refuses to Rent to Israeli Guest

An Israeli man said a British Airbnb host refused to rent an apartment to him because, the host said, Israelis don’t respect “basic human...

Technology – Can’t live with it, Can’t live without it!

By Michelle Marquis, NAVIS -- Technology partnerships can be a love-hate relationship. When things are good, you think “WOW, how did I live my...

Cliff Vars to Head Up HomeAway Software

In an email to clients, HomeAway VP, North America Bill Furlong announced Cliff Vars as the new General Manager of HomeAway Software. "Cliff’s experience in enterprise...

Maidbot: Housekeeping robot does floors and makes beds. Available Jan 2017

A small company in Ithaca, led by a 19-year-old entrepreneur, has a robot they say can clean floors and will make beds. The robot...
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Snapshot of NYSE and NASDAQ Companies in the Vacation Rental Industry: EXPE, PCLN, TRIP and WYN

As volatility continues to affect U.S. markets, stocks swing on turbulent oil prices, concern over global growth hit banks, and tech stocks continue to...

Takeaways from Wyndham: CEO Steve Holmes Discusses Q4 Earnings

Wyndham Worldwide held its Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call Tuesday evening, and CEO Steve Holmes discussed the vacation rental business, working with HomeAway and Airbnb,...

Using Storytelling as a Key To Reservations Sales Success for Vacation Rentals

By Doug Kennedy -- As marketing professionals across all industries know, the concept of storytelling is an integral component for success in today’s environment....

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