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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  Vacation Rental Marketing Bootcamp

  When looking to determine a vacation rental management company’s marketing budget and plan, concrete education and information...

  VRM Intel Staff October 14, 2015
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  RealTimeRental Vacation Rental Software Launches Tenant Portal

  RealTimeRental has recently announced the launch of their new Tenant Portal. The RealTimeRental Tenant Portal allows vacation...

  VRM Intel Staff October 12, 2015
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  Customer Service for Vacation Rental Professionals

  5 Killer Interior Design Tips For Your Vacation Rentals from Rentals United

  By Robert Lawley, Rentals United –Interior designing a vacation rental can be a difficult task. Knowing the...

  VRM Intel Staff October 10, 2015
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  Regulations

  Homeowners sue claiming property value drop a result of rental restrictions

  Flagler County Commissioners were served this morning with letters and copies of property appraisals from 35 property...

  VRM Intel Staff October 10, 2015
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  Education

  OPMA Suppliers & Management Companies Working Together on Behalf of Owners & Guests

  To this point, the Onsite Property Managers Association (OPMA) has utilized one publication to communicate – The OPMA...

  VRM Intel Staff October 9, 2015
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  TripAdvisor in Crosshairs of Vacation Rental Group

  By Heather Bayer –Dissatisfied after TripAdvisor ignored their letter asking for issues to be fixed, more than...

  VRM Intel Staff October 7, 2015
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  HomeAway acquires Dwellable, moves team to Austin

  By John Cook, —Dwellable has found a new home. The Seattle vacation rental startup — founded three...

  VRM Intel Staff October 7, 2015
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  Update: Over 100 Vacation Rental Managers Unite to Address Service and Support Issues with FlipKey/TripAdvisor Vacation Rentals

  Throughout the second half of 2014 and into 2015, vacation rental managers have been reporting a multitude...

  VRM Intel Staff October 6, 2015
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  Data Security Failure at VacationRentPayment

  Payment services provider YapStone (VacationRentPayment) sent out a letter last month notifying property managers and owners who...

  VRM Intel Staff October 6, 2015
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  Virtual Resort Manager Offers Webinar: “Things YOU can do in VRM to improve your Website’s SEO” with Special Guest Connie Hutchins

  Date & Time: November 12th, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Overview: I have a very special friend of mine with me this month for “Tea with Brittany Lea“, Connie Hutchins. Connie will be walking us through some basic (and easy to do) things in VRM we can use to improve our website SEO!...

  VRM Intel Staff October 2, 2015
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  Education

  LiveRez Taps Navy SEAL, Best Selling Author Marcus Luttrell to Headline 2015 Partner Conference

  LiveRez announced decorated Navy SEAL and New York Times Best Selling author Marcus Luttrell as a keynote...

  VRM Intel Staff October 2, 2015
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  Bill Furlong Promoted at HomeAway to VP North American Business

  HomeAway announced the promotion of Bill Furlong to vice president of the North American business and Matt...

  VRM Intel Staff October 2, 2015
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  HomeAway responds to Yapstone/ VacationRentPayment Letter to Homeowners

  A few days ago, homeowners received letters from Yapstone/VacationRentPayment notifiying them of what many homeowners referred to...

  VRM Intel Staff September 22, 2015
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  Vacation Rental Pros Acquires Orlando-based Five Star Vacation Homes

  Orlando, FL, September 20, 2015 – Vacation Rental Pros, LLC, one of the fastest growing vacation rental...

  VRM Intel Staff September 21, 2015
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  OTAs

  Potential Yapstone/ VacationRentPayment Hack on HomeAway?

  Over the last two days, there have been several reports that home owners listing on HomeAway’s sites...

  VRM Intel Staff September 20, 2015
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  Housekeeping

  19 Kitchen Projects Every Homeowner Should Know About

  The kitchen is the most important room in the house. We’re constantly calling it our main hub,...

  VRM Intel Staff September 15, 2015
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  RealTime Rental

  VRM Intel Staff September 15, 2015
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  BookingSync

  VRM Intel Staff September 14, 2015
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  USA Today Blasts Add-On Fees for Vacation Rentals

  Today USA Today posted the article “Dreaded Fees Come to Vacation Rentals” in which National Geographic Traveler Editor...

  VRM Intel Staff September 14, 2015
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  Education

  Onsite Property Management Association (OPMA) Announces Fall Executive Summit

  The Onsite Property Management Association (OPMA), which is focused on and advocates on behalf of onsite rental...

  VRM Intel Staff September 14, 2015
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  Are you a scalable leader?

  By Matt Juarez, VP Operations, NAVIS  —  One of my employees recently asked me, “As you continue...

  VRM Intel Staff September 14, 2015
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  New distribution channel launches for pro managed vacation rentals

  In today’s rapidly changing world of vacation rentals, there has been a trend where larger OTA’s have...

  VRM Intel Staff August 31, 2015
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  The Brindley Beach Fire – Insights and Observations

  By Tom K –At 7 PM on Friday, June 12th, Brindley Beach’s headquarters burned to the ground....

  VRM Intel Staff August 31, 2015
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  Online Travel Sites Battle For Short-Term Rental Market Share

  By Investor’s Business Daily –When  Expedia (EXPE) bought Travelocity in November, the big-four U.S.-based global online travel companies...

  VRM Intel Staff August 31, 2015