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Booktari To Provide Booking Engine For FindRentals.com

Booktari, developers of the newest, most reliable distribution and booking platform for the vacation rental management industry, today announced a partnership agreement has been...

Takeaways from OPMA Spring Executive Summit

The Onsite Property Management Association (OPMA) held its Spring Executive Summit May 18-20 at the Inverness Hotel and Conference Center in Denver, CO. This...

Study: Direct Bookings are 9% More Profitable for Hotel Sector

OTAs, metasearch, wholesalers and traditional travel agencies can be an important part of the mix, but they are no match for booking direct. Following the...

AAA: 38 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend

The great American road trip is back; Memorial Day travel volume will be second-highest on record. AAA projects more than 38 million Americans will travel...

Austin City Council Ignored Data in Over-Reaching Decision to Phase Out Vacation Rentals

If you’ve ever thought about renting out your home on Airbnb or HomeAway, you might want to think again. Thanks to regulations, participating in...

PointCentral Accelerates Penetration of Smart Home Technology In Vacation Rental Management Market

PointCentral, the recognized leader in keyless Smart Home solutions for vacation rental management companies, today announced significant growth has been achieved in the vacation...

RealTimeRental and PMT – Property Manager Tools Announce an Integration Partnership to provide VRMs and Property Managers Seamless Use of Both Company’s Suite of...

RealTimeRental and PMT – Property Manager Tools announced a strategic partnership between the two companies.   The partnership includes a seamless, direct connection for mutual...
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Travel Tech strikes back at AH&LA’s efforts to ban vacation rentals in Chicago

The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), the premier trade association for leaders in online travel innovation released the following statement in response to the...

HomeAway Takeaways from Expedia’s Q1 Report and Earnings Call

The changes at HomeAway since Expedia’s acquisition of the company have caused significant buzz in the vacation rental industry. With changes in the subscription...

HomeAway Owners and Managers Wait for Big Announcement

HomeAway's supplier community of homeowners and property managers is eagerly awaiting HomeAway's promised "April Announcement." The HomeAway Community Manager posted the following message: "I've seen some...

Big Changes at HomeAway: Online Bookable Listings, No Subscription Tiers and More

Today, HomeAway announced big changes to their platform, including the a short timeline to making all listings bookable online, the elimination of subscription tiers, the...

RealTimeRental Turns NFC Chip Technology into New Real Estate Marketing Opportunity

The internet has already reshaped the way the Real Estate industry conducts business. In order to remain competitive in today’s Real Estate market, it...

Choice Hotels Appoints Steve Caron Head of Vacation Rentals by Choice Hotels

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) announced today the appointment of Steve Caron to vice president, Head of Vacation Rentals by Choice Hotels™....

COO Tom Hale Leaves HomeAway

"Mr. Hale is no longer with the company," a HomeAway customer service representative told a homeowner on Saturday. "He is off to other pastures." Confirmed...
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Owners and Managers Report Drop-off in HomeAway Bookings and Inquiries

"I have seen a 75% drop in page views over last year." "I have a calendar that is WIDE OPEN. for the first time ever." "Has...

Vacasa raises $35M

Vacasa today announced a $35 million funding round — the largest of any Portland-based company in nearly two years and the largest of any vacation...

Fixed-Rent Contracts: Are they really good for VR Managers?

Fixed-Rent Contracts, Leasebacks, Net Commission Arrangements, Guaranteed Payments, Fixed Leases... These are all terms used in the vacation rental industry to describe an arrangement between...

Subscribe to VRM Intel Magazine

The new VRM Intel Magazine Spring Issue for vacation rental managers is here! Subscribe below to get your free subscription to VRM Intel delivered to...

VRMA Action Alert Oppose Denver’s proposed primary-residency requirement

The Denver City Council is entertaining an ordinance to allow short-term rentals with restrictions. The proposal will limit short-term rentals to primary residences. This...

Austin-based TurnKey Raises $10M in Series B Funding

Austin-based TurnKey Vacation Rentals Raises Series B Funding in Spite of Austin’s Recent Anti-Vacation-Rental Legislation In March, TurnKey Vacation Rentals disclosed that it has raised...
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Expedia on Homeway traveler fee: “We like what we see.”

In yesterday's meeting with investors, Expedia took time to provide an update on activities related to their recent purchase of HomeAway. Expedia CFO Mark Okerstrom described...

OPMA offers sales training program for “Condo-Hotel” vacation rentals

Today the Onsite Property Management Association (OPMA) is launching a new sales training program for its members. This five-hour video training seminar (sponsored by...

Expedia makes more changes at HomeAway to compete with Airbnb

BY TODD BISHOP --Expedia’s longtime chief product officer, John Kim, a key player in the resurgence of the travel giant’s flagship site, has moved to a new role...

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