Industry News for Vacation Rental Managers

Hurricane Florence Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, on Friday, September 14, then inched its...

Although the Second Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day is winding to a close, vacation rental managers, homeowners,...

Updated February 6, 2019 with statements from Expedia and Booking.com. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...

Reinventing The Wheel #bookdirect day won’t bring you direct bookings – This article will. Tomorrow (February 6th)...

Strategic distribution has become one of the hottest topics in the vacation rental industry. As the speed...

In the past few months, I have had the privilege of sitting on industry panels with some...

As property managers and homeowners rally to promote direct bookings and build OTA independence, so too are...

“OTA independence is essential to our business strategy,” said Christina Casas, founder and CEO of Exceptional Stays....

Over the past year and a half, Sarah Bradford and Tim Cafferty have become household names in...

Coming to a mailbox near you, the Winter 2019 VRM Intel Magazine issue is here.   Here are some...

The late, great Boston mayor Tom Menino once told me, “Hey, Matt, we’re drinking from a fire...

Netflix users in the US can add another vacation rental reality series to their watch list: “Instant...

Emerald Coast by Owner (ECBYO.com) announced yesterday that it has acquired regional site DestinFlorida.com in an equity...

Earlier today, the New Orleans city council voted unanimously to advance a proposed ordinance to restrict short-term...

Last month, New Orleans city councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer released her proposal to ban non owner-occupied short-term rentals...

As the US government nears a record shutdown, the National Park Service is among the agencies that...

The Northwest Vacation Rental Professionals (NWVRP) announced this week it has launched a new regional listing site:...

Lexicon Travel has added vacation rental industry veteran Michelle Marquis to its leadership team as Chief Revenue...

Hundreds of vacation rental professionals will gather for more than 50 sessions and events to celebrate, educate,...

Topsail Realty Vacations announced this week it has acquired Blue Water Realty and OceanBreeze Properties, both of...

This is the short version of how the Outer Banks—a small and isolated string of barrier islands...

A federal judge awarded Airbnb and HomeAway today with a preliminary injunction to stop a New York...

“I got an opportunity just a couple weeks ago to spend some time with one of our...

2018 was a whirlwind for those of us who cover the vacation rental industry. The pace of...