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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  7 takeaways from the NAR Vacation Home and Investment Property Report

  What we can confidently say about second-home buyers by Heather Bayer on May 6, 2015 With the...

  VRM Intel Staff May 7, 2015
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  Shakeup at HomeAway: Shepherd to Retire, Bellm leaving, Hale moved to COO

  HomeAway made several announcements in yesterday’s Q1 2015 earnings call that turned the heads of industry observers....

  VRM Intel Staff April 24, 2015
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  George Volsky: New Business Models: Next-Gen VRMs

  By George Volsky –Evolution is spawning next-generation VRM business models and changing the face of vacation rentals....

  VRM Intel Staff April 24, 2015
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  Housekeeping

  Kitchen inventory cost for vacation rentals

  We recently furnished a vacation rental kitchen with the kitchen inventory recommended by Pro Housekeeping’s Steve Craig...

  VRM Intel Staff April 16, 2015
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  Bluetent Acquires MyVRMS

  Bluetent, the premier digital agency for the vacation rental industry, recently announced that it has acquired MyVRMS,...

  VRM Intel Staff April 14, 2015
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  Airbnb doesn’t fight against PMs, they fight against second home owners

  Facing an initial public offering, Airbnb’s overwhelming problem is that their business is illegal in the majority...

  VRM Intel Staff April 14, 2015
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  Job opportunities in the vacation rental industry

  They’re hiring! Vacation rental industry leaders are hiring positions and are looking for talented, driven team members...

  VRM Intel Staff April 10, 2015
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  Wyndham Acquires Corolla Classic Vacations in North Carolina’s Outer Banks

  Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) acquired Corolla Classic Vacations in Corolla, NC, effective April 1, 2015. The purchase...

  VRM Intel Staff April 5, 2015
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  OTAs

  Is Airbnb Saying NO to Professionally Managed Vacation Rentals?

  Airbnb recently removed listings posted by professional vacation rental management companies in Los Angeles, sparking questions about the company’s direction...

  VRM Intel Staff April 5, 2015
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  Customer Service for Vacation Rental Professionals

  Do You Have The Right Call Monitoring Scoring Criteria?

  Over the years an increasing number of vacation rental clients are discovering the value of having a...

  VRM Intel Staff April 5, 2015
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  Vacation Rental Technology

  Housetrip founder: 3 things all first time entrepreneurs should know

  Arnaud Bertrand founded Housetrip, a UK-based online vacation rental marketplace, in 2009 and served as CEO until he...

  VRM Intel Staff April 4, 2015
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  LiveRez

  VRM Intel Staff April 1, 2015
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  Kaba

  VRM Intel Staff April 1, 2015
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  OPMA

  VRM Intel Staff April 1, 2015
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  Maxxton

  VRM Intel Staff April 1, 2015
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  TruPlace Virtual Tours

  VRM Intel Staff April 1, 2015
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  BlueTent Vacation Rental Marketing

  VRM Intel Staff April 1, 2015
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  Flagler County Sued by Vacation Rental Manager

  Ponte Vedra, FL – – – – – Fighting to protect the property rights of vacation rental...

  VRM Intel Staff March 10, 2015
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  HomeAway’s Game Plan

  Vacation rental giant HomeAway has been sending its executive team around the US this month to talk...

  VRM Intel Staff March 5, 2015
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  Education

  Setting up 3rd Party Channels for Vacation Rentals: Pros and Cons

  Looking to distribute inventory on third party channels? At the 2015 VRMA European Conference in Ireland, Steve...

  VRM Intel Staff February 24, 2015
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  OTAs

  Do OTA’s undermine the value of the vacation rental manager?

  Professional vacation rental management companies are important to the growth of the industry and need to be...

  VRM Intel Staff February 23, 2015
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  HomeAway’s Sharples talks Airbnb, Valuation, Business Model and Future

  The vacation-rentals firm’s CEO says he’s running a real business, and the “sharing economy” has nothing to...

  VRM Intel Staff February 23, 2015
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  Adding inventory to your rental program

  For a vacation rental manager, the competitive landscape is rapidly changing. Acquiring new home inventory into a...

  VRM Intel Staff February 18, 2015
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  Expedia buys Orbitz…3 weeks after acquiring Travelocity

  It is a two-horse race now in the online travel booking world: Expedia is buying Orbitz for...

  VRM Intel Staff February 12, 2015