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9 Key Takeaways from HomeAway’s Q2 Earnings Call

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Today HomeAway reported on second quarter earnings: Second quarter revenue of $125.8 million -up 19.5% versus a year ago Second quarter listing revenue of $99.8 million...
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Discounting Considerations for Vacation Rental Managers

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As most vacation rental managers enter their early fall off-season, the industry is seeing an avalanche of discounts and special offers for vacation rentals. However,...
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Editorial: Owner Service Providers in the Sharing Economy

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The Important Role of Owner Service Providers in the Sharing Economy Editorial by John Banczak, Co-founder and Chairman, TurnKey Vacation Rentals It would be virtually impossible...
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Kayak to display HomeAway listings

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Today HomeAway and Priceline-owned Kayak announced an agreement to display HomeAway's vacation rentals on Kayak's metaseach platform. According to the press release, "Integration is expected to be...
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The Plight of the In-House Marketer in the Vacation Rental Industry

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In order to keep up with increasing competition, marketing expectations for 2015 and beyond are astonishingly high in the vacation rental management industry. Today's marketing...
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California cities miss the boat on vacation home sales by imposing rental restrictions

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While the fourth major California city voted to ban traditional vacation rentals under 30 days and pushed to legalize Airbnb’s homesharing, the National Association...
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Why Attracting Millennials and Generation C Will Mean Big Business for Vacation Rental Industry

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By Julian Castelli, CEO LeisureLink Millennials are a powerful segment of today’s travelers, and their preferences and habits will help shape the future of travel...
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Travel Trends Position Vacation Rental Operators to Increase Revenue with a Personalized Guest Experience

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May 5, 2015 – Today’s travel trends put vacation rental (VR) professionals in an enviable position--they are in the right place at the right time....
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Shakeup at HomeAway: Shepherd to Retire, Bellm leaving, Hale moved to COO

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HomeAway made several announcements in yesterday's Q1 2015 earnings call that turned the heads of industry observers. First, CEO Brian Sharples announced that Co-founder and...
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Is Airbnb Saying NO to Professionally Managed Vacation Rentals?

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Airbnb recently removed listings posted by professional vacation rental management companies in Los Angeles, sparking questions about the company's direction as they move towards their IPO roadshow. Globe...
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HomeAway’s Game Plan

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Vacation rental giant HomeAway has been sending its executive team around the US this month to talk to rooms full of investors, to get...
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Do OTA’s undermine the value of the vacation rental manager?

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Professional vacation rental management companies are important to the growth of the industry and need to be careful that they don’t become minimalized to...
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HomeAway’s Sharples talks Airbnb, Valuation, Business Model and Future

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The vacation-rentals firm’s CEO says he’s running a real business, and the “sharing economy” has nothing to do with it. Brian Sharples, CEO and founder...
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Expedia buys Orbitz…3 weeks after acquiring Travelocity

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It is a two-horse race now in the online travel booking world: Expedia is buying Orbitz for about $1.6 billion in cash. This comes...
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Expedia purchases Travelocity for $280M

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As rumored, Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) announced it has acquired Travelocity from Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) for $280 million in cash. The acquisition follows the 2013...
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TruPlace Hires GTHY’s Rob Johnson and Brian Buck

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TruPlace, Inc., the largest provider of interactive floor plans in the vacation rental industry, today announced it is launching its national sales rollout strategy...
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5 Vacation Rental Marketing Technology Tools and Tactics to Consider for 2015

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From changing business models and technology to evolving consumer behavior, vacation rental marketers are challenged with keeping up, learning new skills and monitoring shifting...
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Dwellable rolls out online bookings, treats property managers to free VRMA membership

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Vacation rental listing app Dwellable is celebrating the beta release of their new online booking engine by giving away up to $1,000 towards a...
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10 Experts Predict Vacation Rentals In 2015

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In a recent article, Matt Landau, founder of the Vacation Rental Marketing Blog, interviewed vacation rental industry leaders about their predictions for 2015. Landau's...
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Revenue Management Essentials for the Vacation Rental Industry

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By George Volsky -Revenue management is what we do to maximize profits. It is more complex for our industry than for hotels.  Most managers manage...
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Steps for Getting Started with Big Data for Vacation Rental Managers

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Powerful data mining tools for vacation rental managers are being created (i.e. NAVIS) enabling you to analyze your performance in ways previously unimagined. But with...
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Barefoot’s Yarbrough questions Brent Bellm about HomeAway’s closed communication initiatives

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Claiborne Yarbrough from Barefoot Technologies sat down with HomeAway COO Brent Bellm at the VRMA Annual Conference in San Diego to discuss HomeAway's closed...
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PM insight from HomeAway’s Third Quarter Earnings Call

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In HomeAway’s Q3 earnings call yesterday, CEO Brian Sharples made comments and answered questions that give some insight into HomeAway’s plans for 2015 and...
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Vacation Rental Road Trip! One year…all vacation rentals.

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By Amy Hinote, Editor and Founder, VRM Intel -Road trip! Starting November 1, I am taking VRM Intel on the road visiting professional vacation...
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