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Setting up an in-house laundry facility with Joe Refosco

Setting up an in-house laundry facility is a big commitment in terms of finances, resources, and management. And it can be a daunting task,...

Southwest Florida Man Accused of Vacation Rental Fraud Using VRBO.com

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - The Collier County Sheriff's Office arrested a man over the weekend who they say victimized three people in a rental...

Conversion Goals and Tracking

If you want to go the extra mile and prove to yourself that your email marketing strategies are working, configuring Google Analytics to track...

Streamline Your Vacation Rental Business with RealTimeRental’s Suite of Technology Products

RealTimeRental paved the way as the first web-based vacation rental software on the market in the year 2000. Since then our clients have used...

HomeAway sues Portland

The vacation rental website HomeAway filed a pair of lawsuits against the city of Portland this week, opening a new round in its battle...

Communicating Success to Owners Using Revenue Per Available Night: The Most Important Metric

It is up to you to demonstrate your value to homeowners. By choosing the right metrics, educating your owners and providing consistent reporting, you...

Smart Home Technology Proven Invaluable for Vantage Resort Realty Growth Strategy

Vantage Resort Realty has developed a strong appreciation for Smart Home technology. This advanced technology not only helps our operations, homeowners, and guests but...
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Hiring in the Vacation Rental Industry? New Resource Can Help.

As human resource managers know, finding experienced candidates in the vacation rental industry is challenging. Currently, hospitality degrees focused on vacation rental accommodations do not exist,...

The Economics of Really Knowing Your Vacation Rental Guests

We put many price tags on guests. How much is a guest worth? How much did that guest cost? When guests become names with...

Vacation Rental Marketing Success: You Can’t Measure What You Can’t See

A decade ago, vacation rental owners and managers paid “listing sites” such as VRBO and Homeaway to accept their property information and use this...

Grow Inventory and Attract Ideal Owners

As we settle into 2017, now is an excellent opportunity to reflect on your inventory and determine whether to grow in the upcoming year....

Working with Communities and HOAs: Galveston Island Homeowner addresses HOA

On Galveston Island’s west end, there are approximately 41 different resort subdivisions, each with its own set of deed restrictions. Only two neighborhoods ban...

Demand-itis: 3 Ways to Cure the Problem of Missed Leads

The hospitality industry is suffering from a serious condition. Few recognize it, and therefore even fewer know how to treat it. The condition is...

Increasing Revenue Through Reservations

Many independent properties are focused on increasing online bookings—an essential part of running your business for many reasons. Benefits of online bookings include less...
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Free Pizza? Using Creative Thinking to Convert Leads and Improve Guest Retention

Our industry is rapidly changing. With changes to Google’s algorithm, which gives established brands more credit, competition via online searches is becoming a losing...

Start Using the Sink: Upgrading to a Cloud-Based Property Management System

Here at HomeAway Software, we’ve upgraded hundreds of property managers from a server-based property management system (PMS) to one of our two cloud-based PMS...

Measure, Convert, Retain, Optimize: A Quick Guide to Listing Site Independence for VRMs

The number one request for information from vacation rental managers (VRMs) we receive at VRM Intel is about listing site independence. VRMs are looking...

Airbnb vs. HomeAway: Who is Winning the Race to the Top of the Vacation Rental Industry?

There’s an ongoing debate about Airbnb and HomeAway and which company is going to win out as the leading marketplace for of private accommodations....

Trying to reach vacation rental management professionals with your marketing message?

The vacation rental industry has exploded into a $29 billion marketplace with 1.4 million private accommodations in the U.S. alone (Phocuswright A Market Transformed:...

Editorial: Time to stop false reporting about the vacation rental industry

Since we are talking more and more about "fake news," this is a good time to discuss and begin to address the abundance of false...

RealTimeRental Spins Off RentalRetreat.com

RealTimeRental vacation rental software announced today that it intends to spin-off RentalRetreat.com as an independent company. The distribution channel has been highly successful, and...
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Wyndham acquires Wimdu & 9Flats

By Kevin May, Tnooz -- Something in the coffee over at Wyndham Worldwide, with its rental brand Novasol buying Wimdu and 9Flats – a pair that...

Join us at VRM Intel Live! Destin on November 30

VRM Intel Magazine is coming live to Sandestin with advanced level education and information for vacation rental managers. VRM Intel Live! will be held on November 30 at the...

Beyond Pricing Wins Phocuswright Battleground 2016

On Monday, Beyond Pricing was one of three winners at the 2016 Phocuswright Battleground Competition. During the Battleground, applicants had ten minutes each to demonstrate their...

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