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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...

Vacasa issues new statement on furloughs and April reservations

*This story has been updated from the previous version as we received new information from Vacasa. Vacasa Statement from Sarah Tatone, head of communications: Over the...

Stay Alfred closes all properties for 8 weeks

According to Spokane's The Spokesman, "Spokane Valley-based Stay Alfred is closing its properties nationwide for eight weeks, beginning April 1, to help reduce the...

Someone Just Hit Pause

Someone just hit pause on the vacation rental industry...and the world. I never thought in my lifetime that I would witness the global economy come...

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...
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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...

Vacation Rental Management Companies Adapt Cancellation Policies to Extend Rebooking Dates and Offer Credits

For small business owners, there is little that is more difficult than being faced with a circumstance in which they cannot make their customers...

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...

VRM Intel B2B Update for Vendors and Advertisers

While property management companies are being disrupted by COVID-19, so are the companies that serve them. From technology providers to marketing service providers to...

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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CNN: Rich people are going to isolated vacation homes to “sit it out”

In a segment on Saturday on CNN's Smerconish, talk show host Michael Smerconish discussed wealth disparity in the US with author Nelson D. Schwartz. "There...

Colorado Governor Closes Ski Operations Through March 22

Last night, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order to close the state’s nearly 30 ski areas for one week amid the new coronavirus...

Airbnb changes “Extenuating Circumstances” cancellation policy to override managers and hosts

Today will mark the moment that we all realized that we were living in a world of complacency. We have become so enamored with...

Vacation Rental Booking in Leisure Markets is Holding Steady: Vacation Rental Booking Pace from March 5 to March 13

According to current data—and in contrast to other sectors of travel—vacation rentals are performing better than anticipated in spite of COVID-19 concerns. We often talk...

VRM Intel Schedules Online Conference for Vacation Rental Managers

After successful VRM Intel Live! conferences in Destin and Gatlinburg, we were hoping to schedule more of these regional shows in 2020 to bring...

Shopping for Software? 8 Considerations When Selecting a New Property Management System

It’s an exhilarating time to be in the VR industry—huge technological shifts are underway, and there is a lot of consolidation among vendors and...

Barefoot Provides a Foundation of Trust

Every year around this time, we think about how to position Barefoot in the vacation rental management software market for the upcoming year. With...
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Current Data Shows Vacation Rental Booking Activity for Spring Break and Summer in US Leisure Destinations Still Strong, In Spite of Coronavirus Concerns

As news circulated throughout the world about the highly contagious coronavirus, or COVID-19, the travel industry began to see increases in cancellations and decreases...

Webinar: Is the coronavirus affecting short-term vacation rental booking activity?

With all the questions we've had this week about the potential slowdown in travel, we decided to ask the experts. Is it panic or...

The More You Know Expert Advice for Digital Success in 2020: A Panel Discussion with Bluetent’s Digital Marketing Team

By Brynn Flaherty, Andy Gaylord, Beryl Coulter, Jack Scherrer, and Alex Moshenskiy It’s 2020, and staying up-to-date on SEO trends should be on every vacation...

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