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SkyRun Vacation Rentals Owner Barry Cox: Finding a Competitive Edge in Today’s Vacation Rental Market

Iโ€™ve lived in the mountains of Coloradoย for seventeen years now, a transplant from the East Coast by way of the Midwest. Given that winter...

Keysย to Successful Content Marketingย for Vacation Rentals

Contentย marketing is more than a hot buzzword. It is a highlyย effective marketing strategy that can boost your companyโ€™s profits and decrease your dependence on...

The Association Of Vacation Rental Operators & Affiliates (AVROA) 2.0: Whatย toย Expect in 2018ย 

Vacation rentalย owners and managers are preparing to fight backย against the changes imposed on them over the past two years. The Association of Vacation Rental...

Branding Your Vacation Rental Company with a Customer Focusย 

Online bookings in theย vacationย rentalย industryย have been on the rise for a while. We are hearing from clients thatย anywhere from 50ย to 85ย percentย of their bookingsย have beenย online this...

New report shines light on concerns of hotel room attendants in certain Toronto hotels

This article, "Precarious work takes toll on hotel housekeepers,"ย was written by Rebecca Melnyk of the REMI Network. While the article focuses on the hotel...

3 Big Myths About Direct Bookings

โ€œOne would think that given all of the industry attention on direct booking, there would be a more uniform way of looking at what...

Whatโ€™s Happening to Your Profit?

Thereโ€™s a leak somewhere. You can hear it. Drip. Drip. Drip. If this keeps up, your whole house will be flooded. Naturally, you will...
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One Size Doesnโ€™t Fit Allย in Vacation Rental Owner Acquisition

Great homeowners are the foundation of every vacation rental management business, and each year, attracting themย becomes more of a challenge. As OTAs increasingly offerย manyย benefits...

Living in a World of 800 lb Gorillas: Convergenceย Drivesย Growthโ€ฆand Opportunityย 

By Alex Nigg, Founder and CEO, Properly -- The short-term rental industry isย expanding rapidly.ย As Douglas Quinby ofย Phocuswrightย remindsย us, our industry is increasingly converging with the...

Skift Reports on the Current State of Relationships Between OTAs and Hoteliers

Most major hotel company CEOs are still insistent that their direct booking pushes are working, but theyโ€™re candid about also maintaining ties with major...

Discrimination: An Old Problem For A Young Industry

I literally could not believe the words. These were my friends. Good friends. Not racist peopleโ€ฆ Or, so I thought. โ€œIโ€™m not racist, but I...

[Infographic] Debunking the Myth: Airbnb is for Backpackers and Partiers

Airbnb is often believed to serve onlyย partiers, backpackers, and budget-conscious couch surfers, but the truth is, they have captured the interest and loyalty of...

Hotels Plan Lobbying Push Over Priceline-Expedia “Monopoly”

The U.S. hotel industry plans to step up a lobbying and public relations attack onย Expedia Inc.ย andย Priceline Group Inc., hoping to convince consumers and members...

Be Wise and Optimize!

We all know how powerful images and rich media are for travel and hospitality marketing. Website visitors should emotionally connect with your brand and...
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How To Do “Retargeting” The Right Way

Retargeting (otherwise referred to as Remarketing) has been a very popular topic among Bluetentโ€™s clients lately, and I was happy to see the same...

Pay-Per-Click Marketing: How to Know If Itโ€™s Right for Your VRM Business

So youโ€™re thinking about entering the world of pay-per-click (PPC) marketing. Youโ€™ve talked to friends, fellow vacation rental professionals, and maybe even some marketers,...

5 Pro Tips to Maximize Your Email Marketing

Effective email marketing is a cash machine that can help you print money at the precise moment your company most needs it. However, for...

Hotels Work to Regain Business Lost to OTAs

Major hotel chains are engaging in an online turf war with the very travel sites that have helped drive their businesses. Marriott International Inc., Hilton...

Rentivo acquires Klik.Villas

Rentivo, a holiday rental booking management, payment provider and marketplace builder has acquired Klik.villas a complimentary booking management software provider with associated marketplaces and...

Asheville vacation rental inventory drops 25% in response to crack down on illegal short-term rentals

Visitors to the Asheville area looking for a short-term rental may have a more difficult time finding a place to stay. The total number of...

New Orleans and Chicago see decline in short term rental inventory due to increased regulations

Most cities saw continued growth in short-term rentals from May to June, with the exception of the cities that are cracking down on vacation...
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VRM Housekeeping Basics: Taylor-Madeโ€™s Joe Refosco Addresses Common Questions and Concernsย 

โ€œCleanliness is next to Godlinessโ€ is not just an old adage to be taken lightly. You get only one chance to make a good...

A Newcomerโ€™s Top Takeaways from VRM Intel Live Portland

On a recent June afternoon, I attended my first VRM Intel Live conference. The location couldnโ€™t have been more bucolic: the McMenaminโ€™s Edgefield, a...

Asked and Answered: Am I Too Dependent on Listing Sites?

I learned this new phrase a few weeks ago when one of my beautiful daughters was driving me crazy by asking over and over...

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