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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...

RedAwning launches VR rez platform for travel agents

RedAwning.com announced that it has introduced a new reservations platform for travel agents and tour operators to book vacation rentals. TravelProRentals.com by RedAwning is...

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...

Vortex acquires Vacation House Destinations

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

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Sign up to get the new VRM Intel Magazine! With articles on Distribution, Marketing, Customer Service, Reservations, Regulations, Housekeeping, HR, Business Management and Industry...

Heart Versus Technology in the Vacation Rental Business

Iโ€™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....
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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 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...

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,ย OnceThere, andย 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 Oโ€™Neal Takes the Vacation Rental Industry Tripping

  If you havenโ€™t heard of Tripping.com before, you will very soon. Founded by Jen Oโ€™Neal in 2009, Tripping.comย 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...
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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 byย John Banczak, Co-founder and Chairman,ย 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

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...

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 โ€“ An Introduction to Homeowner relations.

Byย Tim Caffertyย GRI, ARM Recently I was requested to reprise a seminar I first conducted in 2006 on behalf of VRMA. โ€œAn Introduction to Homeowner Relationsโ€...

VRM Revenue Optimization

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

LeisureLink Opening an Untapped Market for Vacation Rentals

Airbnbโ€™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...
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LeisureLink Raises $17M to Fuel Explosive Growth

Vacation Rental Industry Evolution Creates Urgent Need for LeisureLink Distribution Management Servicesย  SALT LAKE CITY, UT โ€“ January 19, 2016 ย LeisureLink, the worldโ€™s leader in...

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...

Guest Communications: Is Your Brand at Risk?

brand aยทwareยทness 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...

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