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The Winter 2019 VRM Intel Magazine Issue is Here

Coming to a mailbox near you, the Winter 2019ย VRM Intel Magazineย issue is here.   Here are some of the articles you will find in this issue: ...

Be a Friend to Your Mayor and Create Good Regulations

The late, great Boston mayor Tom Menino once told me, โ€œHey, Matt, weโ€™re drinking from a fire hose with a straw. If people give...

Vacation Rental Competition Show Comes to Netflix

Netflix users in the US can add another vacation rental reality series to their watch list: โ€œInstant Hotel.โ€ The Aussie reality competition show pits...

Emerald Coast by Owner Acquires DestinFlorida.com, Expands Direct Booking Effort

Emerald Coast by Owner (ECBYO.com) announced yesterday that it has acquired regional site DestinFlorida.com in an equity exchange for an undisclosed amount. Both sites...

New Orleans City Council Advances Vacation Rental Ban

Earlier today, the New Orleans city council voted unanimously to advance a proposed ordinance to restrict short-term rentals outside of commercial zones toย owner-occupied properties,...

New Orleans Council Set to Step Toward Vacation Rental Ban

Last month, New Orleans city councilmemberย Kristin Gisleson Palmer released her proposal to ban non owner-occupied short-term rentals outside of commercial zones, among other restrictions....

Property Manager The Redwoods In Yosemite Helps Keep National Park Clean During Government Shutdown

As the US government nears a record shutdown, the National Park Service is among the agencies that has had to furlough staff, leaving parks...
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NWVRP Launches CaliStays.com to Promote Direct Booking

The Northwest Vacation Rental Professionals (NWVRP) announced this week it has launched a new regional listing site: CaliStays.com. The site promotes direct bookings for...

Industry Veteran Michelle Marquis joins Lexicon Travel as Chief Revenue Officer

Lexicon Travel has added vacation rental industry veteran Michelle Marquis to its leadership team as Chief Revenue Officer. Lexicon is a channel management and...

The Inaugural Vacation Rental Womenโ€™s Summit Coming to New Orleans February 19-20, 2019

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

Topsail Realty Vacations Acquires Blue Water Realty, OceanBreeze Properties and becomes Carolina Retreats

Topsail Realty Vacations announced this week it has acquired Blue Water Realty and OceanBreeze Properties, both of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, NC. The...

How Did the Outer Banks Get So Famous, Anyway?

This is the short version of how the Outer Banksโ€”a small and isolated string of barrier islands on North Carolinaโ€™s East Coastโ€”grew from a...

Airbnb and HomeAway Win Preliminary Injunction Against New York City Law

A federal judge awarded Airbnb and HomeAway today with a preliminary injunction to stop a New York Cityโ€™s short-term rental law from going into...

Unlocking Travel for All: How VillaKey is Making Vacations Accessible for Families with Autism

โ€œI got an opportunity just a couple weeks ago to spend some time with one of our families in Orlando,โ€ said Alice Horn, founder...
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8 Most Surprising Vacation Rental Industry Developments in 2018

2018 was a whirlwind for those of us who cover the vacation rental industry. The pace of news about funding, acquisitions, regulation changes, and...

Isย There a Generational Shift in Traveler Behavior?ย 

In traditionalย vacation markets, the vacation rental industry has enjoyed a 30-year trend of multigenerational family trips. However, changes in millennial behavior are creating disruption...

The Push forย Quality: How Hotel Convergence isย Affectingย Vacation Rentalsย 

A dozen years ago, before HomeAway acquired VRBO and before vacation rentals had any presence with major online travel agencies (OTAs), rental managers were...

Leadingย Economic Indicators: Are Predictive Indicators Holding?

Overย the last two decades,ย experiencedย vacation rental professionalsย haveย predictedย market performance usingย a set of economic indicators,ย including real estate activity, consumer confidence,ย unemployment,ย hotel performance, gas prices, international travelย behavior, andย vacation rental...

Agoda Outside Publishes Vacation Rental Handbook

Agoda Outsideย recently released At Home Around the World: The Short-Term Rentals Handbook for Guests, Hosts, Neighbors and Governments, a compilation of research and guidance...

The Theory of Limited Edition: Are your homes commodities orย limited editionย offerings?ย 

I would like to share what I feel is the most radical concept in the vacation rental industry todayโ€”theย theory ofย limitedย editionโ€”which argues that,ย contrary to large...

Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Revised Short-Term Rental Bill

Yesterday, Massachusetts lawmakers agreed on amendments to Bill H.4841 regulating short-term rentals throughout the state. If signed by Governor Charlie Baker, the bill will...
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South Lake Tahoe Property Owners File Lawsuit Against City Over Measure T

Update 12/24/18:ย El Dorado County superior court judge Thomas A. Smith issued a temporary restraining order to prohibit the city from enforcing the occupancy limits...

AvantStay Raises $5 Million Series A

Property management company AvantStay announced yesterday it has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round led by Bullpen Capital, bringing their total...

Community-Centered Booking Platform Fairbnb Gearing Up for 2019 Launch

Tourist crowds wandering Burano, a quiet residential island off of Venice   Billed as an โ€œethical alternative to Airbnb,โ€ Fairbnb is gearing up for its 2019...

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