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OneRoofTop Founders Discuss Recent Acquisition by Cloudbeds

Cloudbeds, San Diego-based provider of software and channel management for independent properties (hotels, hostels, inns, bed and breakfasts, campgrounds, vacation rentals, and more), announced...

HomeAway Addresses Questions About Its New Revenue Management Tool

Expedia-owned HomeAway recently launched its revenue management tool, MarketMaker, that allows vacation rental owners and managers to compare pricing with other homes listed on HomeAway’s sites and...

Who is the next disruptor in the vacation rental industry?

Travelers have been staying in vacation homes for centuries, but it wasn’t until the emergence and disruption of VRBO.com and Airbnb that the industry...

Vacation Rental Managers and Owners: What is Your Brand Worth?

The above question was asked to several veteran managers this week at a meeting I attended.  It is an uncomfortable question, one that produces...

Vacation Rental Options Minutes from VRMA National Conference

The Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA) National Conference is set to kick off October 15-18 in Orlando, FL at the Omni Championsgate Resort. Over...

HomeAway’s New Revenue Management Platform is the Latest Industry Disruptor for the Fast-Evolving Vacation Rental Industry

Today, at its software user conference, Expedia-owned HomeAway launched a revenue management and pricing platform, MarketMaker. With MarketMaker, vacation rental owners and managers are...

HomeAway to Sponsor “Vacation Rental Potential” TV Series on A&E

Today at its user conference, HomeAway announced it is sponsoring an upcoming TV series titled "Vacation Rental Potential." The series will be produced by Chicken...
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$3M Lawsuit Against Vacasa Serves as a Warning for All Vacation Rental Managers

Last week, an Oregon resident and vacation home owner filed a lawsuit against Portland-based Vacasa requesting class action status and seeking $3 million in estimated...

Managers And Owners Angry At HomeAway’s Changes, But Is It Fair?

Vacation rental managers and homeowners in traditional vacation markets are up in arms about the many changes at HomeAway since Expedia’s purchase of the...

Meredith Lodging Acquires Oregon Shores Vacation Rentals

Meredith Lodging LLC, based in Lincoln City, Oregon, announced today that it has acquired Oregon Shores Vacation Rentals. This is Meredith Lodging's fifth vacation...

Expedia’s CEO Heading to Uber

According to the New York TImes, Uber has selected Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to take over the CEO role left vacant after the controverisal resignation of...

Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on HomeAway Performance: “These changes represent industry best practices and serve to improve the overall experience and protection of our...

Last week, as part of its Q2 2017 earnings call, Expedia provided an update on HomeAway activity. According to Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, “We recently...

Vacasa Founders Eric Breon and Cliff Johnson: An Inside Look at Vacasa’s Fast Growth and the Lessons Learned Along the Way 

With 1,400 employees, Vacasa is making headlines as the fastest-growing technology-enabled, full-service property management company in the vacation rental industry. Currently the second-largest vacation rental management...

Stay Alfred Raises $15M and Introduces Hotel-Like Short-Term Rentals to Downtown Urban Markets  

Founded in 2012, Spokane-based Stay Alfred manages four hundred short-term rentals in busy downtown areas in twelve major U.S. cities, with plans to grow its rental inventory tenfold and expand internationally over the next...
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RedAwning CEO Tim Choate on $40 million raise: “The market opportunity is essentially unlimited”

RedAwning recently announced it has secured $40 million in a Series A funding round led by Boston-based growth equity firm Silversmith Capital Partners. RedAwning primarily...

Early Registration is now open for VRM Intel Live! in Gatlinburg, TN!!

VRM Intel Live! & VRHP Annual Conference - Combined! 4 Educational Tracks - 32 Sessions Plus.. The Rebuilding of a Destination, One Year After the Fire:...

Former Wyndham Vacation Rentals President Bob Milne Joins Vacasa as COO

With 1,400 employees, Vacasa has been making headlines as the fastest-growing full-service property management company in the vacation rental industry. Currently the second-largest vacation...

Mother-Daughter Teams in the Vacation Rental Industry Who are Leading the Way

In honor of Mother’s Day, we reached out to three vacation rental management companies owned and operated by mother-daughter teams who are helping to...

Under the Hood: Seaside Vacation Rentals in York, Maine

Founded in York, Maine in 1983, Maureen Regan and her daughter Jennifer Thibodeau are leading the way with high quality service for homeowners, guests, and...

Under the Hood: Sand ‘N Sea, Galveston, Texas

Sand 'N Sea, based in Galveston, TX, was founded in 1974 by Bert Feinman and is now operated by her two daughters, Anne and...

Mammoth Resorts acquired by Aspen Skiing Co.-KSL Capital Alliance

Deal gives new Aspen Skiing Co.-KSL Capital Partners alliance more than 6,000 acres of southern California ski terrain and challenges Vail Resorts’ dominance in season...
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TowneBank acquires Railey Mountain Lakes Vacations

Virginia-based TowneBank has acquired Railey Mountain Lake Vacations in McHenry, Maryland. Railey Mountain Lake Vacations manages 280 vacation homes and 2 hotels in the Deep...

Vacation Home Sales Drop in 2016, Down 21.6% from 2015

Last year's strongest pace of home sales in a decade included a sizeable drop in activity from vacation buyers and a jump from individual...

Intrawest acquired for $1.5 billion by Aspen Skiing and private equity firm KSL Capital Partners

Ski resorts operator Aspen Skiing and private equity firm KSL Capital Partners will buy Intrawest Resorts Holdings for about $1.5 billion, including debt, Intrawest...

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