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  Loyalty Marketing Webinar by Visual Data Systems

  Robert Gray & Susan DeCourcey from Visual Data Systems presented a live webinar yesterday entitled “Loyalty Marketing...

  VRM Intel Staff December 18, 2013
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  Southern Shores Realty’s Yield Management Gamble Pays Off Big – First of Its Kind in Vacation Rental Destination

  December 16, 2013 –In a rental promotion first of it’s kind on the Outer Banks of North...

  VRM Intel Staff December 16, 2013
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  3 Reasons HomeAway is not ready to be acquired …yet

  Earlier this week, Bloomberg Businessweek’s Sarah Rabil discussed HomeAway’s attractiveness as an acquisition target for online travel companies,...

  VRM Intel Staff December 15, 2013
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  Education

  Who’s Who at 2013 VRMA European Conference

  The 2013 VRMA European Seminar wrapped up yesterday in Bruges, Belgium, with 109 vacation rental industry leaders...

  VRM Intel Staff December 12, 2013
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  Will Priceline, Expedia, TripAdvisor or Google Acquire HomeAway?

  HomeAway’s rising online vacation rental bookings may persuade suitors to tackle the most expensive Internet deal since...

  VRM Intel Staff December 12, 2013
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  HomeAway Announces Proposed Follow-On Offering

  Dec 10, 2013 — HomeAway, Inc. AWAY -4.79% , the world’s leading online marketplace for vacation rentals,...

  VRM Intel Staff December 12, 2013
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  OTAs

  InstaManager now has Instant Connection to Priceline’s Booking.com

  Property managers using InstaManager can now instantly distribute their property’s on Priceline’s Booking.com. Dec. 6, 2013 —...

  VRM Intel Staff December 11, 2013
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  Rank Higher on VRBO

  Brian Sharples, CEO at HomeAway explains how to get your properties to rank higher in the HomeAway...

  VRM Intel Staff December 10, 2013
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  HomeAway buys Australian rental rival Stayz for $200M

  Big deal in the vacation rental sector – HomeAway has splashed out some $198 million to buy...

  VRM Intel Staff December 5, 2013
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  Seaside Vacations in Outer Banks Acquires Kitty Dunes Rentals and Realty

  Seaside Vacations and Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty Announce the Acquisition of Kitty Dunes Rentals and Realty. December...

  VRM Intel Staff December 4, 2013
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  HomeAway and Priceline Push Leisure Travel Booking to Top Performing Industry in Market in November

  In November, the Leisure-Travel Booking sector provided the best gains among industries, as a result of strong...

  VRM Intel Staff December 3, 2013
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  Vacation Rental Marketing

  Matt Landau shares 5 free tools for vacation rental managers

  Many consider the vacation rental industry to be polar opposite from its hotel counterpart: Less professional, less...

  VRM Intel Staff December 2, 2013
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  Customer Service for Vacation Rental Professionals

  Looking to grow your inventory? Add homeowners to your rental program

  With the increasing number of homeowners attempting to self-manage their short-term rental properties, professional Vacation Rental Management...

  VRM Intel Staff November 28, 2013
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  VRMA Names New 2014 President

  Nov 27, 2013 –The Vacation Rental Managers Association named Ben Edwards as the new president in an...

  VRM Intel Staff November 28, 2013
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  VRM Intel 2013 Technology Survey Findings Released

  Recently, VRM Intel sent the first 2013 Technology Survey to Property Managers asking questions related to the...

  VRM Intel Staff November 21, 2013
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  10 Ways to Increase Owner Retention for Professional Vacation Rental Management Companies

  So how do you make sure you are keeping your owners from being seduced by other options...

  VRM Intel Staff November 20, 2013
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  HomeAway follows Booking.com lead with Interhome partnership

  HomeAway, Inc. announced today it has partnered with Interhome to distribute their inventory of 30,000 vacation rental...

  VRM Intel Staff November 20, 2013
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  LiveRez Adds Steve Trover to C-Team

  BOISE, Id. –– LiveRez.com, the industry leader in cloud-based software for vacation rental managers, is excited to...

  VRM Intel Staff November 20, 2013
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  Number of Affluent Travelers Rises Along With Travel Intentions According to Portrait of American Travelers®

  Women Now Represent Majority of Affluent Travelers The ‘one percent’ just got a little bigger – among...

  VRM Intel Staff November 19, 2013
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  Florida State Senator Seeks to Repeal Law Protecting Vacation Rentals

  November 17, 2013 –Recently, Florida House Bill 883 has been under attack. A few local governments are...

  VRM Intel Staff November 18, 2013
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  Skift’s Criticism of the VRMA Switch Initiative Lacks Context

  Yesterday, Skift Editor, Dennis Schaal, published “The Trouble with Managing Managed Listings,” in which he discusses the...

  VRM Intel Staff November 15, 2013
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  Why the Switch? Why not the Switch.

  I wrote this blog in June 2010 while working for Instant Software. The VRMA had recently sent...

  VRM Intel Staff November 14, 2013
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  Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

  San Luis Obispo City Council Allows Short Term Rentals

  Nov 13, 2013 –Another partial victory for the vacation rental industry occurred Tuesday in San Luis Obispo,...

  VRM Intel Staff November 13, 2013
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  WebChalet 728

  VRM Intel Staff November 12, 2013