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  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Interview with Doug Macnaught, Former President and Co-Founder of Instant Software

    In 2010, Doug Macnaught and Dave Hopcroft, co-founders of Instant Software, sold their vacation rental software company...

  • Education
    Q&A: LiveRez’s Tyler Hurst Running for VRMA Board Seat

    Tyler Hurst, Director of Sales and Marketing at LiveRez, is looking to serve on the VRMA Board of Directors....

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Vacation Rental Road Trip! One year…all vacation rentals.

    By Amy Hinote, Editor and Founder, VRM Intel -Road trip! Starting November 1, I am taking VRM...

  • Customer Service for Vacation Rental Professionals
    NAVIS and HomeAway release reservation lead interface integrating HomeAway listing inquiries with the NAVIS Narrowcast sales and reservation solution

    NAVIS and HomeAway unveiled a reservation lead interface that integrates HomeAway listing inquiries with the NAVIS Narrowcast...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    More to consider than the multiple when selling your vacation rental company

    When you have an offer on the table for your vacation rental management company, the price tag...

  • Vacation Rental Marketing
    Amy Africa -Mobile-Schmobile: 6 Sure-Fire Tips on How You Can Improve Your Mobile Strategy Today!

    When I began my internet career, my first “legitimate” email address was a CompuServe number. Back then, if...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Northern Michigan Vacation Rental Experience

    August 2014 –Chicago was getting pretty stifling in the late part of the summer, so I needed...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Winter Park, CO Vacation Rental Experience

    March 2014 –March at Winter Park Resort was truly a Winter Wonderland! I stayed with Winter Park...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Travel Insurance Companies for Vacation Rentals

      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...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Vacation Rental Pros Facebook Photo Contest Rules

    “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...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Associations for Vacation Rental Managers

      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...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Consulting and Transaction Advisory Services in the Vacation Rental Industry

    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...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Keyless Locks and Smart Home Technology for Vacation Rentals

    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...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Floor Plans for Vacation Rentals

    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...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Property Management Software in the Vacation Rental Industry

    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...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Credit Card Processing for Vacation Rental Managers

    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...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Edwards to give Budgeting and Financial Management Seminar in San Diego

    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...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Vacation Futures relaunches with new wholesale vacation rental platform

    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...

  • Education
    VRMA changes dues structure

    The Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA) recently announced the organization is lowering its dues. The base fee...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Airbnb wins, vacation rentals lose in San Francisco

    After six years of operating in San Francisco, Airbnb will finally become legal on its own home turf....

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Kaba Oracode: Flexible, Easy and Efficient Keyless Locks

    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...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    LiveRez is heading to 2014 VRMA Annual Conference with strong momentum

    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...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    Bluetent brings RezFusion to 2014 VRMA Annual Conference

    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...

  • Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers
    PMT launches next generation AQR SmartResponder to bring AI to vacation rental responders

    October 13, 2014 – PMT, Property Manager Tools, the originator and leader in automated quote response technology,...