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Airbnb Plans Dual Stock Sales to Push Off IPO

WSJ -By Rolfe Winkler, Douglas Macmillan and Maureen Farrell -ย Airbnb Inc. lined up investors for a new funding round and an employee stock sale...

LeisureLinkยฎ Releases New Guide to Help Vacation Rental Property Management Companies Make More Money

In their continuing effort to give Property Management Companies (PMCs) the tools they need to successfully market their vacation rentals online, LeisureLink has published...

Making the Most of Off-Season Business

By Josh Guerra, Bizcor - Vacation off-season can be one of the most frustrating times for rental owners, especially if their property isnโ€™t in...

LockState/Airbnb Partnership Featured on Denver’s Tech Tuesday

KUSA - This week, Scott Yates and Gregg Moss sat down for the regular Tech Tuesday to discuss a Denver startup that aims to...

Airbnb’s Discrimination Issues Not Going Away

Airbnb has been all over the news lately, but this time not because of their high valuations, disruptive platform, uninhibited ability to raise capital,...

5 Ways to Leverage Service Fees to Drive Direct Bookings for Vacation Rentals

Airbnb established the service fee model as a way to monetize their marketplace in 2011. Using this pricing model, Airbnb charged vacation rental "hosts"...

Study: Direct Bookings are 9% More Profitable for Hotel Sector

OTAs, metasearch, wholesalers and traditional travel agencies can be an important part of the mix, but they are no match for booking direct. Following the...
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HomeAway Takeaways from Expediaโ€™s Q1 Report and Earnings Call

The changes at HomeAway since Expediaโ€™s acquisition of the company have caused significant buzz in the vacation rental industry. With changes in the subscription...

Owners and Managers Report Drop-off in HomeAway Bookings and Inquiries

"I have seen a 75% drop in page views over last year." "I have a calendar that is WIDE OPEN. for the first time ever." "Has...

Is Airbnb a threat to Expedia and Priceline?

Cowen & Co. analysts Kevin Kopelman and James Sullivan offered up a massive note summarizing findings from a survey of 1,400 travelers, which suggest...

Marriott And Hilton Fight Back Against Priceline And Expedia

Summary Higher commissions charged by Priceline and other OTAs have been a grudging point for hotel chains since the beginning. Hotel chains like Marriott and Hilton...

HomeAway Didnโ€™t Get A Google Penalty, SEO Drop is Self-inflicted

BY CONRAD O'CONNELL,ย Digital Marketing Director at InterCoastal Net Designs (ICND)ย --Chatter recently came my way both from a few clients and on Twitter from Matt...

Expedia on Homeway traveler fee: “We like what we see.”

In yesterday'sย meeting with investors, Expedia took time to provide an update on activities related toย their recent purchase of HomeAway. Expedia CFO Mark Okerstrom described...

TripAdvisor stocks jump on acquisition rumors

Buyout rumors making the rounds with traders have helped TripAdvisor log major gains over the last few days (+10%). Priceline has been mentioned as a...
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Brand Marketing

First of all, Iโ€™m not talking about your logo. Letโ€™s get that out of the way up front. Your logo is simply an icon...

HomeAway CEO Addresses Traveler Fee Concerns

HomeAway posted an open letter to property managers and homeownersย yesterday addressing the addition of traveler fees for bookings on the site. In November, HomeAway...

Resolutions 2016: A New Year, A New You, A New Approach to Your Business

By: Ben Edwards, Weatherby Consulting Every year millions of people make New Year resolutions in a positive effort to impact their health, personal relationships or...

Online Marketing Components You Should Re-evaluate Each Year

By: Andrew Vick On a personal level, the New Year often brings resolutions and promises to change, get better, do more of certain things like...

Converting Web Traffic Into Results for Your Property Management Company

By: Carlos Corzo, CEO, Streamline Vacation Rental Software Over the last 20 years, human communication has undergone drastic changes. The explosion of the Internet has...

Snapshot of NYSE and NASDAQ Companies in the Vacation Rental Industry: EXPE, PCLN, TRIP and WYN

As volatility continues to affect U.S. markets, stocks swing on turbulent oil prices, concern over global growth hit banks, and tech stocks continue to...

Working With Your CVB/DMO: A Partnership With Benefits

By Gary Ellis, Compass Media -- The goal of a Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) or a Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is to increase...
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Third Party Distribution Channels: The Changing Landscape of Third Party Booking Channels

Love them or hate them, third party distribution channels have fundamentally changed the way consumers shop for vacation rentals and the way property managers...

From Small Beginningsโ€ฆDeveloping an Owner Acquisition Strategy

Growing a small property management company in a crowded market can be tough. Thereโ€™s competition from other agencies as well as the ease in...

Mobile Visits for Vacation Rentals Are On the Rise

Byย Vanessa Humes, ICNDย --ย Youโ€™re probably tired of hearing about everything going mobile. Itโ€™s all youโ€™ve heard about since responsive web design came on the scene...

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