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Property Rights Are Human Rights

Today, the VRMA is launching its Eastern Seminar in Orlando, FL with a general session about government regulation of vacation rentals and the pending...

Myrtle Beach vacation rentals generated $200M + 2,500 jobs

Last year, short-term rentals in Myrtle Beach generated an economic output of $200.7 million and supported 2,587 jobs. Residents and the local tourism industry of...

Google AdWords Strategy: Using Competitors’ Brand Names to Drive Traffic

Is using your competitors' brand name unacceptable in your Google AdWords strategy? Airbnb doesn't think so, and Google agrees. According to Google’s current policy bidding...

OTA’s aren’t the enemy

There are multiple opinion pieces pushing ways in which hoteliers can free themselves from online travel agencies and increase their own direct bookings. NB: This is...

Study Finds Short-Term Rentals Bring Enormous Economic Benefits to Coachella Valley

Last year, short-term rentals in Coachella Valley generated $272 million in overall economic activity and supported 2,539 jobs.   COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. – March 27 –...

FL Amendment to Vacation Rental Bill Moves Closer to Governor’s Desk…With Limits

Facing opposition from property rights advocates and the vacation rental industry, state lawmakers in both the House and Senate took a step back from...

Vacation rentals at center of Asheville, NC dispute

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Officials in Asheville have three months to come up with rules and regulations regarding short-term vacation rentals after property owners...
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Does Airbnb’s $10 Billion Valuation Size Up?

By Scott Austin, WSJ Airbnb is in advanced talks to raise funds that would value the home-sharing company at more than $10 billion, according to...

Engaging Guests In “Emotionally Valuable Moments”

by Doug Kennedy Hospitality marketing professionals recognize that today's consumers are increasingly looking for genuine and authentic interactions with those they do business with. That...

Florida: Economic Impact of Vacation Rentals

The Florida Vacation Rental Managers Association (FVRMA) recently sponsored an economic impact study of the financial benefits to the State of Florida provided by...

Fortune Looks at HomeAway and Airbnb

On March 12, 2014, an interesting article released by Fortune titled Quietly Growing Up in Airbnb's Shadow, provides a unique perspective on the similarities...

Rel=”Canonical” Tags: Saving SEO for Vacation Rental Managers?

Rel="canonical" tags are used when duplicate content is present to let search engines (e.g. Google) know that the content on a page is not...

For FL Property Managers: Upcoming Conference

For property managers in the state of Florida, VRMA (Vacation Rental Manager Association) is holding a 2 day educational and networking conference on April...

Studies Find Short-Term Rentals Bring Enormous Economic Benefits to Chicago, St. Joseph, Michigan

Last year, short-term rentals in Chicago generated $108 million in overall economic activity and created 920 jobs; $24 million in overall economic activity and...
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Florida Legislature Hates Regulation … Except as It Applies to Vacation Rentals

from : http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/florida-legislature-hates-regulation-except-vacation-rentals In the current mood of the regulation-busting Florida Legislature, it's puzzling -- and, frankly, a little disturbing -- to see legislation that...

Under the Hood with Resort Realty

This article is part of the Under the Hood Series in which we interviewed executives from on-the-grow vacation rental management companies to discuss everything...

Industry Leaders Weigh In On Recent Acquisitions

In the last month, the vacation rental industry has seen several acquisitions of technology companies: RealPage acquired Bookt/Instamanager VacationRoost acquired LeisureLink HomeAway acquired Glad to Have You Each...

Startup Success: What Glad to Have You Did Right

HomeAway, Inc’s recent acquisition of the two year old startup Glad to Have You for some technology entrepreneurs is a Cinderella story, but Glad...

Volsky Weighs in on Recent Acquisitions in the Vacation Rental Industry

By George Volsky In my view, the combination of web-based technology and the billions of dollars in vacation rentals is attracting big-dollar investors on three...

VacationRoost Acquires LeisureLink

VacationRoost Group Inc. ("VR") today announced a substantial expansion of their Vacation Home Reservation Network with the acquisition of LeisureLink Inc.  (www.Leisurelink.com). The combined...

Under the Hood: Tybee Vacation Rentals

This is part 5 in the Under the Hood Series in which we interviewed executives from seven on-the-grow vacation rental management companies to discuss...
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HomeAway Acquires Glad to Have You

HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWAY), the world's leading online marketplace for vacation rentals, today announced that, through an all cash transaction, it has acquired Glad...

Why professional photos of your vacation rental are worth every penny

It is said a picture is worth a thousand words. Most people are drawn to pictures and will judge their rental prospects predominantly on...

4 Easy, Inexpensive Marketing Tactics to Help Gain a Competitive Advantage in 2014

It’s a game of inches. It's an industry of pennies. These are two comments often made by professional vacation rental managers, who recognize that...

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