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Data Security Failure at VacationRentPayment

Payment services provider YapStone (VacationRentPayment) sent out a letter last month notifying property managers and owners who had applied for merchant accounts through HomeAway...

Update: Over 100 Vacation Rental Managers Unite to Address Service and Support Issues with FlipKey/TripAdvisor Vacation Rentals

Throughout the second half of 2014 and into 2015, vacation rental managers have been reporting a multitude of support issues with their listings on...

LiveRez Taps Navy SEAL, Best Selling Author Marcus Luttrell to Headline 2015 Partner Conference

LiveRez announced decorated Navy SEAL and New York Times Best Selling author Marcus Luttrell as a keynote speaker at the 2015 LiveRez Partner Conference,...

Bill Furlong Promoted at HomeAway to VP North American Business

HomeAway announced the promotion of Bill Furlong to vice president of the North American business and Matt Laessig to vice president of global business...

Virtual Resort Manager Offers Webinar: “Things YOU can do in VRM to improve your Website’s SEO” with Special Guest Connie Hutchins

Date & Time: November 12th, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Overview: I have a very special friend of mine with me this month for "Tea with Brittany...

HomeAway responds to Yapstone/ VacationRentPayment Letter to Homeowners

A few days ago, homeowners received letters from Yapstone/VacationRentPayment notifiying them of what many homeowners referred to as a security breach for the time period...

Vacation Rental Pros Acquires Orlando-based Five Star Vacation Homes

Orlando, FL, September 20, 2015 - Vacation Rental Pros, LLC, one of the fastest growing vacation rental management companies in Florida, reached an agreement...
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USA Today Blasts Add-On Fees for Vacation Rentals

Today USA Today posted the article "Dreaded Fees Come to Vacation Rentals" in which National Geographic Traveler Editor Chris Elliott says, "Don't look now, but vacation...

Are you a scalable leader?

By Matt Juarez, VP Operations, NAVIS  --  One of my employees recently asked me, “As you continue to move up in the company, how...

New distribution channel launches for pro managed vacation rentals

In today’s rapidly changing world of vacation rentals, there has been a trend where larger OTA’s have been bypassing local rental companies, and more...

The Brindley Beach Fire – Insights and Observations

By Tom K --At 7 PM on Friday, June 12th, Brindley Beach's headquarters burned to the ground. Doug Brindley and I will present a...
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Barefoot, Airbnb and BookingPal Talk to NC Property Managers

Barefoot recently announced that their customers can list their inventory on Airbnb through either of their two partners, Leisurelink or BookingPal. In a seminar...

Ex-Clinton advisor joins Airbnb to run global policy

Chris Lehane, a lawyer and political consultant who previously worked for Bill Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign and as Vice President Al Gore's press secretary, has joined...

Priceline CEO: “Moving into Vacation Rentals”

In this month's earnings call, Priceline CEO Darren Huston let investors know Priceline is actively making a strong push into vacation rentals in the...

Letter to TripAdvisor: 100 Vacation Rental Managers Send Letter to TripAdvisor CEO Asking for Help

In response to the service and support issues vacation rental managers have been experiencing with TripAdvisor Vacation Rentals, 100 property managers representing 15,000 properties...

HomeAway voices opposition to proposed Austin short-term rental rules

By Michael Theis --As the Austin City Council is set to consider a series of changes to the city's short-term rental ordinance, representatives from Austin-based vacation...
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Airbnb and AH&LA Find Unfortunate Common Ground at FTC Workshop

In June, the Federal Trade Commission held a workshop to explore issues relating to the “sharing” economy, including economic activity, competition, and benefits and...

New Website for Jobs in the Vacation Rental Industry

Today VRM Intel Launched ProVRM, a new website for jobs in the fast-growing vacation rental industry. With all of the growth in the industry, we...

Part 3: TripAdvisor Issues: Where is TripAdvisor Heading With Vacation Rentals?

For industry participants and analysts, it is difficult to understand why TripAdvisor is not leading the fast-growing vacation rental sector. When TripAdvisor entered the vacation...

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