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Expedia’s CEO Heading to Uber

According to the New York TImes, Uber has selected Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to take over the CEO role left vacant after the controverisal resignation of...

[Free Webinar] 8/24 The Secret Season: Your Advertising Playbook for Turning On Your Off Season

After a whirlwind summer, you’re likely running on fumes and the idea of promoting your off season may seem like a daunting task with...

Discrimination: An Old Problem For A Young Industry

I literally could not believe the words. These were my friends. Good friends. Not racist people… Or, so I thought. “I’m not racist, but I...

Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on HomeAway Performance: “These changes represent industry best practices and serve to improve the overall experience and protection of our...

Last week, as part of its Q2 2017 earnings call, Expedia provided an update on HomeAway activity. According to Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, “We recently...

Vacasa Founders Eric Breon and Cliff Johnson: An Inside Look at Vacasa’s Fast Growth and the Lessons Learned Along the Way 

With 1,400 employees, Vacasa is making headlines as the fastest-growing technology-enabled, full-service property management company in the vacation rental industry. Currently the second-largest vacation rental management...

Introducing VRM Intel Dashboards

The Comparative Dashboard Vacation Rental Managers Have Been Looking For! UPDATED: VRM Intel Dashboards sold in 2018 and is now known as Key Data Dashboard. The...

Stay Alfred Raises $15M and Introduces Hotel-Like Short-Term Rentals to Downtown Urban Markets  

Founded in 2012, Spokane-based Stay Alfred manages four hundred short-term rentals in busy downtown areas in twelve major U.S. cities, with plans to grow its rental inventory tenfold and expand internationally over the next...
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RedAwning CEO Tim Choate on $40 million raise: “The market opportunity is essentially unlimited”

RedAwning recently announced it has secured $40 million in a Series A funding round led by Boston-based growth equity firm Silversmith Capital Partners. RedAwning primarily...

NAVIS Introduces First-to-Market Solution to Recent Vacation Rental Listing Site Changes

BEND, Ore. (August 10, 2017) – NAVIS, the No. 1 reservation sales and marketing technology provider for the hospitality industry, this week revealed the...

Local planning board OKs short-term Savannah, GA vacation rental restrictions

Despite some misgivings, the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission on Tuesday voted in support of new short-term vacation rental restrictions. The revisions were developed by...

Early Registration is now open for VRM Intel Live! in Gatlinburg, TN!!

VRM Intel Live! & VRHP Annual Conference - Combined! 4 Educational Tracks - 32 Sessions Plus.. The Rebuilding of a Destination, One Year After the Fire:...

LiveRez Teams Up with Blizzard Internet Marketing

LiveRez Teams Up with Blizzard Internet Marketing to Offer Wider Range of Services to its Property Manager Partners The partnership will allow the vacation rental...

Former Wyndham Vacation Rentals President Bob Milne Joins Vacasa as COO

With 1,400 employees, Vacasa has been making headlines as the fastest-growing full-service property management company in the vacation rental industry. Currently the second-largest vacation...

Vacation Rental Managers and Owners: HomeAway Chaos – Round 3

  "What is next?"  This is the burning question we get from clients who are frustrated with the continued policy changes that are negatively impacting...
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[Infographic] Debunking the Myth: Airbnb is for Backpackers and Partiers

Airbnb is often believed to serve only partiers, backpackers, and budget-conscious couch surfers, but the truth is, they have captured the interest and loyalty of...

Petition Requesting Investigation of Expedia and Trip Advisor Circulates Among Homeowners

"We urge you to hold hearings on the duopolistic practices of Expedia and Trip Advisor," states the petition. "Since Expedia bought the host of...

What if the industry assumptions about OTAs are wrong?

OTAs are forming a consensus on how vacation rental managers should operate, but what if they are wrong? The vacation rental industry is finding itself...

AHLA lobbying effort influences Elizabeth Warren and Diane Feinstein to take on “concerns about the short-term rental industry”

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) is in the process of implementing a proactive strategy to rein in professional short-term rental operators. According to a...

2017 Rutgers Study Suggests Discrimination for Guests with Disabilities on Airbnb

A recnt Rutgers University study — based on more than 3,800 Airbnb lodging requests sent by the researchers — suggests travelers with disabilities are...

Asked and Answered: Am I Too Dependent on Listing Sites?

I learned this new phrase a few weeks ago when one of my beautiful daughters was driving me crazy by asking over and over...

What’s In Your Vacation Rental Tech Toolbox? 

Chances are, you have a toolbox at home. It’s full of tools, some loose screws, and maybe even safety glasses for when things get...
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In Memory of Vacation Rental Industry Sales Veteran, Brian Buck, 1963–2017

Brian Buck served the property management community for 20 years by bringing new technology products to market which have shaped the growth and performance...

Vacation Rental Managers and Owners: The Tipping Point Has Arrived

  The Rise of Collaborative Communities For the past 24 months we have weathered endless policy changes, deceptive practices and poor performance by what continues to...

Mother-Daughter Teams in the Vacation Rental Industry Who are Leading the Way

In honor of Mother’s Day, we reached out to three vacation rental management companies owned and operated by mother-daughter teams who are helping to...

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