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Vortex acquires Vacation House Destinations

Vacation House Destinations, which provides hand-picked vacation rental homes to guests around the Northwest United States, has been acquired by the Vortex Organization to add...

Heart Versus Technology in the Vacation Rental Business

I’ve been thinking about this topic for a couple of weeks and wanted to share it with you. As a service provider in the...

Vacation Rental Road Trip: 12 Months: 12 Fabulous Homes-Away-from-Home

Halloween 2014, an early Chicago snow left powdery flakes on my Hyundai as I packed to leave on a year-long Vacation Rental Road Trip....

A Conversation with Jim Olin

A leader in the vacation rental industry for close to 30 years, Jim is the former CEO of Abbott Resorts, ResortQuest, and Sterling Resorts....

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 Beginnings…Developing an Owner Acquisition Strategy

Growing a small property management company in a crowded market can be tough. There’s competition from other agencies as well as the ease in...
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HomeAway, TurnKey leaders pen open letter to Austin City Council to protect vacation rentals

This week the Austin City Council once again tackles the issue of short term rentals, and leaders from HomeAway, TurnKey Vacation Rentals, BedandBreakfast.com, OnceThere, and KeyToAnywhere...

Travel Tech Addresses Austin City Council About Pending Legislations

Today the Austin City Council will debate an initiative that potentially phases out short term rentals. The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), the trade...

Jen O’Neal Takes the Vacation Rental Industry Tripping

  If you haven’t heard of Tripping.com before, you will very soon. Founded by Jen O’Neal in 2009, Tripping.com has become the world's largest metasearch platform...

The Smart Home Wave and the Impact on the Vacation Rental Industry

Smart Tech is in the House Greg Burge, PresidentPointCentralThere is a significant technology trend occurring in the U.S. and other countries that is having a...

Snaptrip raises $2.2M for last minute vacation rental marketplace

Tnooz - Even as vacation rentals draw the scrutiny of regulators worldwide, investors continue to see enormous potential in the fast-growing industry. Today, the last-minute...

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 for anyone involved in the sharing economy or vacation rental industry to...

Mobile Visits for Vacation Rentals Are On the Rise

By Vanessa Humes, ICND -- You’re probably tired of hearing about everything going mobile. It’s all you’ve heard about since responsive web design came on the scene...
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The Barbarians At The Gate

Why the Entire STR Industry Must Stand Up Against Onerous New Regulations. By Philip Minardi, Short Term Rental Advocacy Center Over the past year and a...

Your success depends on Theirs – An Introduction to Homeowner relations.

By Tim Cafferty GRI, ARM Recently I was requested to reprise a seminar I first conducted in 2006 on behalf of VRMA. “An Introduction to Homeowner Relations”...

VRM Revenue Optimization

By Amber Mayer, Vacation Rental Consultant Revenue Optimization is the art of selling the right product to the right person at the right price.   I did...

LeisureLink Opening an Untapped Market for Vacation Rentals

Airbnb’s recent expansion into the vacation rental market heralded a strategic shift to move beyond the peer-to-peer model on which it was founded. This...

LeisureLink Raises $17M to Fuel Explosive Growth

Vacation Rental Industry Evolution Creates Urgent Need for LeisureLink Distribution Management Services  SALT LAKE CITY, UT – January 19, 2016  LeisureLink, the world’s leader in...

Guest Communications: Is Your Brand at Risk?

brand a·ware·ness noun the extent to which consumers are familiar with the distinctive qualities or image of a particular brand of goods or services. Customer engagement is...

Stay Alfred Offers Free Vacation Rentals to Cancer Patients

Stay Alfred Vacation Rentals Offers Complimentary Lodging to Cancer Patients in 11 US Cities Stay Alfred is pleased to announce an agreement with the American...
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WSJ: HomeAway Mocks Airbnb Sharing Economy in New Ad

By Suzanne Vranica, WSJ --HomeAway Inc. wants to remind you of all about the funny and uncomfortable ways that sharing someone’s home on vacation...

Is Your Website Mobile Friendly?

The Importance of Responsive Design In April 2015 Google introduced the mobile-friendly update to their algorithm. This update meant that a website’s mobile friendliness would...

Blue Tents Tips to Better Booking in 2016

By Blue Tent Marketing As 2016 quickly approaches, we are encouraged to revisit marketing strategies and discover ways to increase overall revenue throughout the upcoming...

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