By Michael Theis --As the Austin City Council is set to consider a series of changes to the city's short-term rental ordinance, representatives from Austin-based vacation...
In June, the Federal Trade Commission held a workshop to explore issues relating to the “sharing” economy, including economic activity, competition, and benefits and...
For industry participants and analysts, it is difficult to understand why TripAdvisor is not leading the fast-growing vacation rental sector.
When TripAdvisor entered the vacation...
This series "TripAdvisor Issues" has been examining the problems vacation rental managers are facing with their listings on TripAdvisor Vacation Rentals/FlipKey (TAVR), rate parity,...
OCEAN CITY – MD Coast Dispatch --The Mayor and City Council agreed Tuesday to explore further an alternative suggested to the proposed R-1A district...
In “What’s Going on With TripAdvisor: Part 1” we discussed a sampling of the complaints vacation rental managers are reporting about TripAdvisor Vacation Rentals...
VacationRentalPros.com, one of Florida's largest and fastest growing vacation rental companies, today announced record breaking revenue, a new, larger headquarters, and creation of seven...
TurnKey Vacation Rentals, one of the most talked-about new business models in the vacation rental industry, received another $5 million in funding last December,...
Throughout the second half of 2014 and into 2015, vacation rental managers have been reporting a multitude of issues with their listings on FlipKey/TripAdvisor.
From...
The VRMA Bylaws Committee has proposed changes to VRMA's Bylaws to better reflect the association's core value of inclusiveness while making improvements to VRMA's...
As Airbnb siphons $1 billion from the investment community with a fresh $25 billion post-money valuation, companies in the high-profile vacation rental industry are...
Short-term rental regulation has been a hot topic as sites like Airbnb gain popularity in non-traditional vacation rental markets. As everyone in the VR...
The 2015 Vacation Rental Housekeeping Professionals National Conference Agenda has been finalized and posted for your review.
The topics discussed at this years conference include:...
Ascent Processing Inc. recently named Dawn Yeskulsky as its Director of Business Development and Partner Relations. Dawn has been with Ascent Processing since 2010,...
Wyndham Vacation Rentals announced its acquisition of ResortQuest Whistler. The purchase marks Wyndham's "first foray" into Canada and adds nearly 600 condominium units to its growing portfolio...
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...
By Kip Tabb, North Beach Sun
Everyone handles disaster differently. For Doug Brindley, President of Brindley Beach Vacations, when the company’s Corolla offices burned to...
On Friday night, a fire broke out at Brindley Beach Vacations and Sales in Corolla, NC.
Currituck County spokesman Randall Edwards said the fire started...
Luxury Retreats, a company offering curated luxury vacation rentals, today announced that it has raised $11M in capital funding to continue its differentiation strategy...
Last week Mike Harrington, former CEO at Resort Realty of the Outer Banks, resigned from Resort Realty and acquired Topsail Realty in Topsail, North...