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Under the Hood: Meyer Vacation Rentals in Gulf Shores, Alabama

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Meyer Real Estate and Vacation Rentals is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and Sheila Hodges and her daughter Michelle have built one of...
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Under the Hood: Seaside Vacation Rentals in York, Maine

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Founded in York, Maine in 1983, Maureen Regan and her daughter Jennifer Thibodeau are leading the way with high quality service for homeowners, guests, and...
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Under the Hood: Sand ‘N Sea, Galveston, Texas

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Sand 'N Sea, based in Galveston, TX, was founded in 1974 by Bert Feinman and is now operated by her two daughters, Anne and...
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VRM Intel Magazine’s 2017 Spring Issue is Here

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VRM Intel Magazine's Spring issue is here with over 25 original articles designed to provide news, information and education to vacation rental professionals.  
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Mammoth Resorts acquired by Aspen Skiing Co.-KSL Capital Alliance

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Deal gives new Aspen Skiing Co.-KSL Capital Partners alliance more than 6,000 acres of southern California ski terrain and challenges Vail Resorts’ dominance in season...
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TowneBank acquires Railey Mountain Lakes Vacations

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Virginia-based TowneBank has acquired Railey Mountain Lake Vacations in McHenry, Maryland. Railey Mountain Lake Vacations manages 280 vacation homes and 2 hotels in the Deep...
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Vacation Home Sales Drop in 2016, Down 21.6% from 2015

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Last year's strongest pace of home sales in a decade included a sizeable drop in activity from vacation buyers and a jump from individual...
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Intrawest acquired for $1.5 billion by Aspen Skiing and private equity firm KSL Capital Partners

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Ski resorts operator Aspen Skiing and private equity firm KSL Capital Partners will buy Intrawest Resorts Holdings for about $1.5 billion, including debt, Intrawest...
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Tansler suspends operations for its reverse auction marketplace for vacation rentals

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Tansler, one of the vacation rental industry's most promising startups has suspended operations. TANSLER, an anagram of RENTALS, was the closest to succeeding with a...
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Use Airbnb and VRBO.com to Look – But Not to Book – a Vacation Home

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One in three US vacationers are choosing vacation rentals over hotels for their leisure travel, up from one in ten just five years ago,...
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Is HomeAway Quietly Increasing Their “Service Fee” for Travelers?

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Homeowners and managers are reporting that HomeAway has been quietly inching up the service fee, in some cases over 12%. "Since price is an important...
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The Short-Term Rental Battle: The VRMA Develops Tools Needed to Combat Proposed Regulations

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Short-term rental regulations are swiftly spreading around the world. There is a misconception that rules for vacation rentals, as pertains to the vacation rental...
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The Coming Wave in Vacation Rentals: HomeAway Evangelist John Suzuki Talks 2017 Trends, Service Fee, Best Match, and More.

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We had an opportunity to chat with John Suzuki, who gave the closing presentation at VRM Intel Live! in Destin, Florida, last month. Suzuki...
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Smart Host Shuts Down Operations

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The graveyard of technology startups in the vacation rental industry continues to expand as New York-based Smart Host announced that it is ceasing operations,...
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Travelers Expect Transparency

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  The title above seems obvious to travelers and owner/managers in this great industry. As traveler ourselves, transparency is the minimum expectation we have when planning...
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An Inside Look at Streamline Vacation Rental Software

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The professionally managed vacation rental industry has witnessed the fast growth of Streamline Vacation Rental Software over the last few years, and we are...
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Sloane Realty Vacations Founder Rae Sloane Cox: Vacation Rental Pioneer

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Rae thought her husband George Sloane, Jr. had lost his mind when, in 1955, he asked her to move with their two young children...
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Aloha Spirit: In Memory of Mary Margaret “Penny” Wallis Bennington, Founder, Bennington Properties in Sunriver, Oregon

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“We use the word ‘hug’ or ‘hugging’ to refer to the role we play in our relationships with our community and our customers. In...
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VRMs Give Back: North Carolina Vacation Rental Managers Band Together to Fight Hunger

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The professional vacation rental industry is unique in that vacation rental managers  (VRMs) all over the world are heavily invested in their communities and...
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HomeAway is trying to remove your property name. Here’s why you can’t let them.

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"Listing Title; can you omit the name of the villa?" The quote above is part of a recent email correspondence from HomeAway. The full transcription...
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Airbnb purchases Luxury Retreats

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Airbnb moved into the luxury vacation realm Thursday, saying it's acquired high-end vacation rental company Luxury Retreats. Airbnb declined to disclose the financial terms...
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RedAwning Upgrades Vacation Rentals with 24/7 Hotel-Like Guest Support

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Today, RedAwning announced "RedAwning Complete Reservations & Marketing," a service for helping Property Managers of all sizes to better manage their entire rental booking businesses....
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NAVIS Sets Record in 2016: $138M in Client Booked Revenue through RezForce®

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NAVIS today announced that 2016 was a record-breaking year in direct-booked revenue for their RezForce clients. A call-center service exclusively for the hotel and vacation...
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Airbnb’s Lack of Safety Concern is a Danger to All 

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On January 22, Airbnb posted a photo on its internationally viewed Facebook page showing a large stone staircase with no railings and a child...
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