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GSV initiates technology rollup in the vacation rental industry, including LiveRez, Streamline, VRM, Bluetent, and more.

Amy Hinote -
Tennessee-based private equity firm Greater Sum Ventures (GSV)—partnering with Insight Venture Partners—has been steadily rolling up large technology companies in the vacation rental industry,...
Education

Why Coaching Soft Skills is so Different from Training Hard Skills

Ali Cammelletti -
According to LinkedIn data, 57 percent of senior leaders feel soft skills are more important than hard skills. Interviewing candidates on hard skills is...
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What’s Going on with Google and Vacation Rentals?

Susan Blizzard -
What if the Only Website You Ever Needed for Travel Booking was Google.com? Related: Before you read this, check out: Google Adds Vacation Rentals   By Susan...
Marketing

Direct Booking Case Study: How a Destin VRM Reduced Dependence on the OTAs by 52 Percent in Only Eight Months

Ann Marie Houlihan -
These Vacation Rental Managers Are Winning against the OTAs! Nancy Fox and Larry Synder have a strong sense of their brand, their guests, and what...
Marketing

Rethinking Communication for Smoother Operations and a Better Guest Experience

Jeremiah Gall -
With the push for quality and rising expectations of property owners and guests, vacation rental managers are working harder than ever. The job requires...
Education

Bedbugs, Block Parties, and Broken Bones

Megan Ueland -
Safeguard Your Short-Term Vacation Rental Business from the Unexpected With the growing number of vacation rental insurance options available today, it can be difficult...
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Google Adds Vacation Rentals to Hotel Search

Amy Hinote -
Google has officially jumped into the vacation rental industry, leading to both excitement and trepidation among rental providers. To be quite candid, much is unknown....
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VRMs Give Back: The Power of Giving Back

Angela Leone -
Amilcar is a sweet, intelligent sixth grader who loves technology and math. He wants to be a dentist when he grows up and has...
Marketing

The Future of Brand Marketing

Vince Perez -
Expanding the Radius of Your Brand with Like-Minded Brand Amplification As we close out the first quarter of 2019, we are seeing continued changes that...
Marketing

Girl, Fix Your Website

Vanessa Humes -
Like thousands of ladies across the world, I thoroughly enjoyed Rachel Hollis’s book, Girl, Wash Your Face. If you’ve never read the book, it...
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Who Are We? The Consequences of the Expanded Scope of the “Private Accommodations” Industry

Amy Hinote -
The Scope of the Vacation Rental Industry has Broadened, Forever Changing the Playing Field for Property Managers If it seems like the vacation rental industry...
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Revenue Management: Who’s in Your Driver’s Seat?

Andrew McConnell -
Revenue Management has gone from an arcane subject to perhaps the most discussed topic in our industry (including an upcoming conference hosted by VRM...
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Next Level Revenue Management from Red Awning’s Heather Richer

Heather Richer -
A Hotel Veteran’s Perspective             After working in the boutique hotel world for over 15 years with a specific focus on revenue management and distribution, I...
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 Is Your Guest Wi-Fi 5 Stars?

Michael Driedger -
We pretty much expect great Wi-Fi wherever we go these days. Sitting on an airplane at 30,000 feet? Better be able to watch online...
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HomeAway Software Trends Report Reveals What Vacation Rental Managers Need to Know in 2019

Amy Hinote -
Over the past two years, the vacation rental industry has continued to evolve rapidly. HomeAway Software recently published its 2019 US Vacation Rental Trends...
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Sea to Sky’s Heidi Stuber is Running for Seattle City Council

Amy Hinote -
Heidi Stuber has officially thrown her hat in the ring for a position on Seattle’s City Council. Stuber is the strategic director at Sea...
Education

Asset Management vs Property Management for Second Homes

Amy Hinote -
Are You an Asset Manager, a Property Manager, or Both? We often think of real estate asset managers as managing commercial real estate portfolios. However,...
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Vacasa Acquires Sterling Resorts

Amy Hinote -
Vacasa has acquired Sterling Resorts, one of the largest vacation rental management companies on the Florida Gulf Coast. Previously purchased by Pacifica Companies in...
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The Transformation of Today’s Vacation Rental Industry: What is going on out there? By Simon Lehmann

Simon Lehmann -
If you can keep track of everything that is happening in our fast-transforming vacation rental industry, then you are a genius. Let’s face it, for...
Education

Vacation Rental Tax Guide from Vacasa

VRM Intel Staff -
It’s officially nine days until tax day in the U.S.; and while many might be ahead of the curve, there are millions of Americans...
Education

VRM Intel’s Spring Issue is Heading Your Way

Amy Hinote -
  The latest issue of VRM Intel Magazine is at the printer and heading your way soon, and here is a link to the digital...
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UK’s Sykes Holiday Cottages Acquires Major Stake in New Zealand’s Bachcare

Amy Hinote -
UK holiday rental firm Sykes Holiday Cottages acquired a major stake in Bachcare, New Zealand’s largest vacation rental management company. Since 2003, Bachcare has been...
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Guest-Centric Digital Strategies for 2019

Jennifer Perez -
Spring is a time for renewal, and there’s no better time to freshen up your digital strategy. Tom Kenyon, Vice President of Product at...
Education

3 Building Blocks for Creating a Sustainable Business

Talia Lockard -
We arrived at the Vacation Rental Women’s Summit (VRWS) with a clear goal: to give people our perspective on the right way to build...
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