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The 2017 Winter Issue of VRM Intel Magazine is Here

As vacation rental managers, you have numerous hats to wear in order to be successful. Consequently, in this winter issue, we decided to shift...

Jon Gray, Mariano Dima Leave HomeAway

As of Monday, HomeAway's chief revenue officer Jon Gray and chief marketing officer Mariano Dima are no longer with the company, indicating a change...

Vacation Rental Pros Steve Milo Talks Acquisitions and Growth Strategy

In 2002, Steve Milo, founder and managing director of Vacation Rental Pros Property Management LLC, purchased his first vacation rental home in Venice, Florida,...

Bluetent Hires HomeAway’s Tom Clark as Support Manager

Bluetent has bolstered its support team with the addition of industry veteran Tom Clark as Support Manager. Before joining Bluetent, Clark spent over 5...

Properly launches housekeeping technology for vacation rental providers

In the professionally managed vacation rental industry, operational tools for property managers designed to facilitate cleaning and turnover management have not kept pace with...

Streamline Your Vacation Rental Business with RealTimeRental’s Suite of Technology Products

RealTimeRental paved the way as the first web-based vacation rental software on the market in the year 2000. Since then our clients have used...

HomeAway sues Portland

The vacation rental website HomeAway filed a pair of lawsuits against the city of Portland this week, opening a new round in its battle...
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Communicating Success to Owners Using Revenue Per Available Night: The Most Important Metric

It is up to you to demonstrate your value to homeowners. By choosing the right metrics, educating your owners and providing consistent reporting, you...

VaycayHero Suspends Operations

VaycayHero, previously known as Zaranga, is suspending operations as of February 28, 2017, and has notified its vacation rental suppliers that it will not...

Smart Home Technology Proven Invaluable for Vantage Resort Realty Growth Strategy

Vantage Resort Realty has developed a strong appreciation for Smart Home technology. This advanced technology not only helps our operations, homeowners, and guests but...

Vacation Rental Pros expands in US and finalizes $27 million in bank capital

Vacation Rental Pros Property Management, LLC, one of the vacation rental industry's fastest growing management companies, reached an agreement to acquire three additional vacation...

Hiring in the Vacation Rental Industry? New Resource Can Help.

As human resource managers know, finding experienced candidates in the vacation rental industry is challenging. Currently, hospitality degrees focused on vacation rental accommodations do not exist,...

The Economics of Really Knowing Your Vacation Rental Guests

We put many price tags on guests. How much is a guest worth? How much did that guest cost? When guests become names with...

Grow Inventory and Attract Ideal Owners

As we settle into 2017, now is an excellent opportunity to reflect on your inventory and determine whether to grow in the upcoming year....
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Engaged Employees Lead to More Profitable Business Outcomes

What is it that keeps your employees coming back to work each day? Is it their paycheck or an opportunity for advancement? Is it...

Working With Policymakers To Help Create Effective, Commonsense Regulations

My wife and I had a recent dilemma: What do we do in a hotel room when our six-month-old daughter has fallen asleep? The...

Shopping for Smart Locks? 5 Considerations When Selecting a Smart Lock Provider

The professionally managed vacation rental industry has seen rapid adoption of smart lock technology over the last two years. The increased security that keyless...

Free Pizza? Using Creative Thinking to Convert Leads and Improve Guest Retention

Our industry is rapidly changing. With changes to Google’s algorithm, which gives established brands more credit, competition via online searches is becoming a losing...

Managing Financial Performance: 4 Critical Financial Figures or Reports Every Vacation Rental Manager Should Know

As a vacation rental manager (VRM), your day is filled with responsibilities, most of which, if not all, are operational in nature. Most VRMs...

Start Using the Sink: Upgrading to a Cloud-Based Property Management System

Here at HomeAway Software, we’ve upgraded hundreds of property managers from a server-based property management system (PMS) to one of our two cloud-based PMS...

Safety and Vacation Rentals – Change is Needed  

By Justin Ford, On the Water in Maine Vacation Rentals -- As vacation managers across the country know, states and towns have been taking a closer...
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Measure, Convert, Retain, Optimize: A Quick Guide to Listing Site Independence for VRMs

The number one request for information from vacation rental managers (VRMs) we receive at VRM Intel is about listing site independence. VRMs are looking...

Airbnb vs. HomeAway: Who is Winning the Race to the Top of the Vacation Rental Industry?

There’s an ongoing debate about Airbnb and HomeAway and which company is going to win out as the leading marketplace for of private accommodations....

Trying to reach vacation rental management professionals with your marketing message?

The vacation rental industry has exploded into a $29 billion marketplace with 1.4 million private accommodations in the U.S. alone (Phocuswright A Market Transformed:...

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