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Train Your Reservations Team To Use A “Conversational” Vs. “Transactional” Sales Approach

When it comes to information, the balance of power has shifted to the caller’s side of the equation. In the not so distant past,...

The Extraordinary Value of the Repeat Guest

As the volume of vacation rentals and the competition increases, guest acquisition is at the forefront of many Vacation Rental Property Management Companies’ concerns...

The Barbarians At The Gate

Why the Entire STR Industry Must Stand Up Against Onerous New Regulations. By Philip Minardi, Short Term Rental Advocacy Center Over the past year and a...

Your success depends on Theirs – An Introduction to Homeowner relations.

By Tim Cafferty GRI, ARM Recently I was requested to reprise a seminar I first conducted in 2006 on behalf of VRMA. “An Introduction to Homeowner Relations”...

VRM Revenue Optimization

By Amber Mayer, Vacation Rental Consultant Revenue Optimization is the art of selling the right product to the right person at the right price.   I did...

LeisureLink Opening an Untapped Market for Vacation Rentals

Airbnb’s recent expansion into the vacation rental market heralded a strategic shift to move beyond the peer-to-peer model on which it was founded. This...

LeisureLink Raises $17M to Fuel Explosive Growth

Vacation Rental Industry Evolution Creates Urgent Need for LeisureLink Distribution Management Services  SALT LAKE CITY, UT – January 19, 2016  LeisureLink, the world’s leader in...
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Stay Alfred Offers Free Vacation Rentals to Cancer Patients

Stay Alfred Vacation Rentals Offers Complimentary Lodging to Cancer Patients in 11 US Cities Stay Alfred is pleased to announce an agreement with the American...

Guest Communications: Is Your Brand at Risk?

brand a·ware·ness noun the extent to which consumers are familiar with the distinctive qualities or image of a particular brand of goods or services. Customer engagement is...

WSJ: HomeAway Mocks Airbnb Sharing Economy in New Ad

By Suzanne Vranica, WSJ --HomeAway Inc. wants to remind you of all about the funny and uncomfortable ways that sharing someone’s home on vacation...

Is Your Website Mobile Friendly?

The Importance of Responsive Design In April 2015 Google introduced the mobile-friendly update to their algorithm. This update meant that a website’s mobile friendliness would...

Blue Tents Tips to Better Booking in 2016

By Blue Tent Marketing As 2016 quickly approaches, we are encouraged to revisit marketing strategies and discover ways to increase overall revenue throughout the upcoming...

They’re Sexy and They Know It: Don’t Marry the Wrong One

What to Look Out For When Choosing a Channel Manager for Vacation Rentals “But why do I even need a channel manager?” you ask. Welcome to...
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Ojai, CA Bans Vacation Rentals and Votes to Subpoena Airbnb and VRBO

There will be no vacation rentals allowed in Ojai. After a year of debate, public hearings, policy proposals by a focus group, and suspension of...

Onsite Property Management Association (OPMA) Reaches Major Membership Milestone

Membership Rental Inventory Exceeds over 50,000 Rental Units in Less than Two Years Panama City Beach, FLA.  (January 12, 2016) – The Onsite Property Management...

Oranj Palm Vacation Homes acquires Catalina Island Vacation Rentals

Oranj Palm Vacation Homes and Catalina Island Vacation Rentals, the leading vacation rental companies in the Coachella Valley and Catalina Island respectively, announced their...

$2.2B Capital Injected into Vacation Rental Industry in 2015

$2.2 billion in disclosed angel and institutional funding has been raised by startups in the vacation rental industry in 2015, and 99% of that investment is being used...

2015 End of Year Security Summary By Tom K

By Tom K --The bad guys are still out there, and their attacks keep getting better! They're well funded, very focused, and unrelenting. If your...

ProResort Housekeeping “Live-In” Seminar Feb 20-27

Steve Craig and ProResort have done many “Live-in” Housekeeping Seminars that property managers have come to call a vacation rental housekeeping “college.” Craig says, "It...

RGI hands VRMA management reins over to SmithBucklin

On December 1, the management of the Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA) shifted from Raybourn Group International (RGI) in Indianapolis to SmithBucklin in Washington...
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Coaching Housekeeping Staff: A Lesson from Vince Lombardi

By Durk Johnson -- One of the greatest NFL football coaches is Vince Lombardi. At the beginning of each season he would take grown men,...

Tansler Raises $1.3M for Vacation Rental “Reverse-Auction” Site

Tansler announces $1.3 million in additional funding and wins General Catalyst Award for Travel Innovation and The Most Innovative Emerging Company at the Phocuswright...

2015 Acquisitions of Vacation Rental Management Companies

In 2015 the vacation rental industry has seen a staggering $2.5 billion of disclosed venture capital injected. Expedia announced it will purchase HomeAway for $3.2...

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