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2nd Annual Vacation Rental Data and Revenue Management Conference set for Sep 15-17

VRM Intel is hosting the Second Annual Vacation Rental Data and Revenue Management Conference, September 15 - 17, 2020. This educational summit, presented by...

Dear Vacation Rental Industry: Letters from Vacation Rental Industry Executives

In the vacation rental industry, facing crises is something we do well, from fires and earthquakes to hurricanes and oil spills. However, the seismic...

The New Normal: Adapting to a Changed Reality

As the professional community begins to work its way through the COVID-19 curve and the associated rolling economic calamity induced by the virus, we...

Airlines Are Not Waiting for a Vaccine. Why are we?

As states are buckling under the economic damage of stay-at-home orders, no industry has felt the effects of this order more than travel. The...

VacationRentPayment/Yapstone’s New Policy Delays Payments to Vacation Rental Managers by 30 days

VacationRentPayment, a Yapstone payment processing facilitator widely used by vacation rental managers and homeowners, is notifying its property management (PM) customers that it will...

Q&A with Vrbo’s Lisa Chen: “We’ve started seeing encouraging improvement in U.S. traveler demand.”

While the vacation rental industry faces challenges related to COVID-19, property managers and homeowners are having to work directly with third-party booking providers—including Vrbo...

Alabama’s tourism economy benefits from Florida Governor DeSantis’ shutdown of vacation rentals

Alabama's tourism economy is getting a boost from Florida’s continued shutdown of vacation rentals as travelers who are unable to stay in vacation homes...
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Florida Governor to Counties: Submit a plan for short-term rentals

Today Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced, beginning Monday, the state would move into a "full Phase One," and short-term rentals can reopen if counties...

Airbnb reaches out to city officials to influence “transitional travel reopening plans”

Airbnb's Chris Lehane, vice president of global policy and communications, is reaching out to city officials to influence COVID-19-related reopening policies to "work together...

What is the cost of Airbnb’s recommended 24- to 72-hour “buffer” time between stays?

Across the vacation rental industry, companies, associations, governments, and destination marketing organizations are proactively assessing new standards and augmented cleaning protocols to ensure guest...

FL Governor DeSantis Receives Demand Letter in Response to Decision to Prohibit Vacation Rentals While Keeping Hotels, Resorts, Timeshares Open

As President Trump continues to hand over decision-making power to individual states during the COVID-19 crisis, US governors find themselves with more executive control...

The Professional Vacation Rental Manager’s Crisis Playbook

An emerging piece of any professional rental manager’s value proposition is the professional organization’s ability to operate in an environment with a high degree...

10-year anniversary of the BP-Deep Horizon Oil Spill brings comparisons to COVID-19

As the vacation rental industry faces challenges related to the spread of COVID-19, managers on the Gulf Coast are remembering another unanticipated, debilitating event...

VRM Intel Live Online 2-Day Conference for Vacation Rental Managers, April 16 – 17

VRM Intel Live Online, a virtual conference for vacation rental managers, is being held April 16 -17, 2020 with 14 live sessions over the...
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Airbnb to pay $250M to hosts for canceled bookings: “We want to fix this.”

In a call today, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky apologized to its hosts/suppliers for abruptly canceling March bookings in response to COVID-19 with no notice...

Understanding Aid Available through the Paycheck Protection Program for Vacation Rental Managers

A Simple Guide to Help Vacation Rental Managers Understand Aid Available through the Paycheck Protection Program Undeniably, the vacation rental industry has been absolutely shaken...

Monthly Revenue Scenarios across Vacation Rental Markets as Travel Restrictions Extend

How financially exposed are vacation rental managment companies to travel interruption caused by the spread of COVID-19? The answer varies across vacation markets and...

Panel Discussion with Vacation Rental Leaders about Action Plans and Considerations: *Recording Available*

"This is the storm no one predicted." VRM Intel hosted a panel discussion on Tuesday, March 24, to discuss current strategies, actions PMs are taking...

Latest Data Show Sharp Drop in Forward-Looking Occupancy for Vacation Rental Companies

Over the last two weeks, booking pace in the US leisure-based vacation rental industry--for stays through July--has seen a significant slowdown as travel restrictions...

Florida Governor Issues Executive Order to Quarantine Travelers from NY, CT and NJ

Florida Gov. DeSantis today issued an executive order directing anyone flying into Florida from an area with a substantial community spread of COVID-19, "to...

Help Vacation Rental Companies Get Federal Relief: A Message from VRMA Pres Toby Babich

We've been receiving calls and emails asking how property managers can petition for federal assistance for vacation rental management companies. Below is a letter from...
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Vacasa announces layoffs, executive pay cuts, and cuts in hours for others

Earlier today, Vacasa notified employees it is laying off an unspecified number of workers, cutting the hours of others in half, and reducing executive...

For Vacation Rental Management Executives: What Do You Need to Do Now?

Over the past 72 hours, it has become clear that vacation rental managers are facing a much more serious impact from COVID-19 than previously...

How long will this last? President Trump: “August, could be July, could be longer than that. “

President Trump answered a question during today's briefing about how long disruption resulting from COVID-19 is going to last, saying "It seems to me...

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