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Using Airbnb For Bookings Just Got Even More Risky with New Refund Policy

Yesterday Airbnb announced a change to its refund policy that has the potential to be disruptive for professional vacation rental managers and homeowners, aka...

VRM Intel Live! Events Scheduled for Wilmington, Branson, and Breckenridge

It's time for VRM Intel to take a road trip! A lot has changed in the vacation rental industry in the last two years,...

“It’s like a short-term rental regulation pandemic.” 2022 Spring Vacation Rental Regulatory Trends + Fall Outlook

More stringent short-term rental (STR) regulations have been gaining momentum at city councils and legislatures all over the country. “It’s like a short-term rental regulation...

Ximplifi Announces Investment from SpotX Co-founders Mike Shehan & Steven Swoboda

This week, Ximplifi announced a minority investment from SpotX co-founders Mike Shehan and Steven Swoboda. The funding provides Ximplifi, a technology-enabled accounting and consulting firm...

The Rise of the Bespoke Experiences: New Challenges Bring Increased Opportunities for Revenue Managers

By Jordan Locke, Revenue Performance Manager for Vacation Rentals, Expedia Group “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” —Niels Bohr (Nobel Prize...

Analysis: “Reinventing” Vacation Rental Management by Alex Nigg

Vacasa isn’t reinventing property management. Vacasa (NASDAQ: VCSA) just had a blockbuster quarter. Q4 financial results were impressive, and the market rewarded its execution with...

Are you a Visionary without an Integrator at Your Vacation Rental Management Company?

Vacation rental management companies almost always start with humble beginnings and big visions for a better future. Some of us begin as “rent by...
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HR 2022: Attracting Today’s New Workforce after the Resignation Tsunami and the Great Renegotiation

It goes without saying that today’s workforce expects something different than before. Both job seekers and employees are reassessing their employment, becoming more selective...

Vacation Rental Pioneer Awards Honor Heather Bayer, Jeanne Dailey, and Carole Sharoff

At the Vacation Rental Women’s Summit, recently held at the Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans, Vacation Rental Pioneer Awards were presented to three outstanding women...

5th Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day, Feb 2: Why It Matters

It only takes listening to a couple of earnings calls from publicly traded hospitality companies to know how important direct bookings are to hotels,...

VTrips adds CFO Paul Smith-Marquez and CGO Sandra Brahn to its executive team

This week VTrips announced that it has added Paul Smith-Marquez as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Sandra Brahn as Chief Growth Officer (CGO) to...

Inhabit IQ Appoints New Leader for Digital Marketing Services Group

Dawn Yeskulsky to expand services and build on the company’s legacy of customer-focused results. Inhabit IQ®, a unique collective of tech-forward products serving the residential,...

VTrips acquires Taylor-Made Deep Creek Vacations and Ryson Vacation Rentals

VTrips acquired two of the most recognizable brands in the vacation rental industry, Taylor-Made Deep Creek Vacations in McHenry, Maryland, and Ryson Vacations Rentals...

Vacasa acquires Outer Beaches Realty on Hatteras Island

Vacasa has acquired Outer Beaches Realty on Hatteras Island, North Carolina. According to the Outer Banks’ Island Free Press (IFP), plans are in the...
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EOS Investors acquires Brittain Hotels & Resorts in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

EOS Investors LLC (EOS), a privately held hospitality investment firm, today announced a partnership with Brittain Resorts & Hotels, involving seven oceanfront resorts in...

Clark Twiddy: Understanding The Future Of Dynamic Pricing

Original Article Posted by Forbes and written by Clark Twiddy, the President of Twiddy & Company, a hospitality and asset management firm along North Carolina's...

Exclusive: Vacasa CEO Matt Roberts discusses IPO on first day of trading

It’s official. Vacasa began trading today as a public company (NASDAQ: VCSA). The TPG-backed SPAC assigned Vacasa a total value of nearly $4 billion,...

Finding Better Property Management Software Solutions in the Vacation Rental Business with LMPM

When I first got started with the vacation rental industry in the mid-1980s, the landscape was fundamentally different. There was no internet or software...

Don’t Press Pause on Homeowner Marketing This Season— It’s Time to Hit the Gas!

If you had 10 more properties, could you book them? Spoiler alert: The answer is yes. Demand for vacation rental properties is at an all-time...

Staying Focused in the Off-Season: Digital Marketing Strategies that Will Bring More Bookings for Less Spend

The vacation rental industry’s record-setting summer has come to a close, and 2021's fall “off-season” promises to be just as unprecedented–and likely more unpredictable–as...

Using Triggered Automations to Provide a Superior Guest Experience

Technology can’t replace good people, but it can help you stay on top of routine tasks that affect the guest journey.  Right now, you’re probably...
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Higher Multiples & Lucrative Structure: Key Ingredients that will Allow Your Company to Sell

In the first two articles of this series, we explored the best strategies to prepare your short-term vacation rental company to sell. Now that...

Stays Group Announces Guest Loyalty App for Vacation Rental Travelers

The first guest loyalty app that supports independent vacation rental professionals The beta release will take advantage of the rapid growth of the Stays Group...

Protecting Your Right to Rent with Advocacy Efforts by Inhabit IQ & VRMA

All industries need help with protecting their interests, especially in times of unprecedented crisis. Following the first hurdles of the pandemic, destinations across the...

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