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In 2010, Doug Macnaught and Dave Hopcroft, co-founders of Instant Software, sold their vacation rental software company...
Tyler Hurst, Director of Sales and Marketing at LiveRez, is looking to serve on the VRMA Board of Directors....
By Amy Hinote, Editor and Founder, VRM Intel -Road trip! Starting November 1, I am taking VRM...
NAVIS and HomeAway unveiled a reservation lead interface that integrates HomeAway listing inquiries with the NAVIS Narrowcast...
When you have an offer on the table for your vacation rental management company, the price tag...
When I began my internet career, my first “legitimate” email address was a CompuServe number. Back then, if...
August 2014 –Chicago was getting pretty stifling in the late part of the summer, so I needed...
March 2014 –March at Winter Park Resort was truly a Winter Wonderland! I stayed with Winter Park...
Red Sky Travel Insurance: –The travel insurance team you can count on. Red Sky’s ownership and management team have been in the vacation rental industry for decades, so they know from experience the challenges you face. Their commitment to personal attention is more than a strategy – it’s a core belief that’s...
“Pets on Vacation” PHOTO CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. 1. Sponsor: The “Pets on Vacation” Photo CONTEST (the “Contest“) is sponsored by Vacation Rental Pros and VRM Intel (hereafter “Sponsor“) with offices located at...
OPMA: The OPMA is a professional advocacy organization that is dedicated to promoting the value of the rental experience through onsite property management companies. As an industry advocate, OPMA seeks to gain legislative influence on behalf of it’s members and the greater industry, define a common set of core values and unite its...
Weatherby Consulting provides transaction advisory, consulting and asset management services with proven success in creating opportunities and solutions in the vacation rental industry. They deliver high-impact results, provide partner-level attention and implement tailored solutions to address each of their client’s unique goals and objectives. CEO Ben Edwards will be presenting a bootcamp workshop...
Kaba: Kaba’s Oracode keyless door locks allow for the remote management of access to vacation rental properties, through an easy-to-use and secure web-based solution. Oracode’s unique web based, keyless system uses an electronic push-button lock that grants access through time-sensitive codes. Since codes can be given days, months or years in advance there is...
TruPlace Interactive Floor Plans: TruPlace combines professional photography with accurate floor plans and insta-load technology to give guests an online tour through your homes. Their interactive floor plans are proven to increase revenue, bookings and lead time, and they recently partnered with FlipKey to offer floor plans and improve conversion rates on listing pages. Read more...
HomeAway Software: You know them as the provider of Escapia, V12, PropertyPlus, First Resort and Entech, but HomeAway Software is now doing much more. At this VRMA conference, HomeAway is highlighing the new technology in gladRESPONDER –Read more about gladRESPONDER. LiveRez: Having partnered with 800+ property management companies in just the past six years, LiveRez is the...
Ascent Processing: Payment processing with a personal touch Ascent Processing is a small, progressive, client-centric electronic payment and gateway service provider. They are committed to excellence and have a high standard of ethics in our tight-knit vacation rental industry. “We are proud to be a Bronze VRMA sponsor. Stop by our booth and learn...
On October 29, the 2014 VRMA Annual Conference will feature a post-Conference Bootcamp Seminar in San Diego from 1-5 p.m. entitled Financial Management and Budgeting, conducted by Ben Edwards, Weatherby Consulting LLC/Newman Dailey Resort Properties. This is an engaging workshop filled with information on how to improve a vacation rental company’s financial management and budgeting processes...
Vacation Futures announced the launch of a totally new and improved version of www.vacationfutures.com. Based on vacation rental management input, feedback, and participation in recent months, Vacation Futures rebuilt their wholesale vacation rental solution from the ground up to respond to your needs. Specific innovations include the following: Rational Pricing: Gone is...
The Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA) recently announced the organization is lowering its dues. The base fee...
After six years of operating in San Francisco, Airbnb will finally become legal on its own home turf....
Kaba is a leading supplier to the vacation rental market. Its Oracode keyless door locks allow for the remote management of access to vacation rental properties, through an easy-to-use and secure web-based solution. Oracode’s unique web based, keyless system uses an electronic pushbutton lock that grants access through time-sensitive codes. Since codes...
LiveRez held its first LiveRez Partner Conference, an event that left its partners with a new-found sense of excitement and community (see below). Since then, they’ve been on fire with new features, functionality, partnerships and products. Here are a few recent announcements from LiveRez heading into the 2014 VRMA Annual Conference. LiveRez.com...
Bluetent is a digital agency specializing in the vacation rental, resort, travel and tourism industries, providing strategic consulting, brand design, web development, email marketing, social media and search / inbound marketing services. We build lasting customer relationships through innovation and quality in the digital space. For more than twelve years, Bluetent has...
October 13, 2014 – PMT, Property Manager Tools, the originator and leader in automated quote response technology,...
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