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Four Seasons expands presence in the vacation rental industry

In spite of the recent American Hotel and Lodging Association announcement of its plan to disrupt the growing vacation rental industry, some hotel companies...

Spirituality and vacation rental managers

I started in the vacation rental industry working for Gary Ellis at Compass Media in Gulf Shores, Alabama (although I bartended while in college...

Long & Foster continues expansion in New Jersey

Long & Foster expands company’s presence in southern New Jersey Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., the largest independent residential real estate company in the...

HomeAway hits unprecedented 1 million listings

With over 1 million listings, HomeAway has the most inventory of any vacation rental site worldwide. By Faith Merino As the mom of a two-year-old and...

Rental Places expands in several national and international markets

June 20, 2014 –  Performance Development Corporation (PDC), a Hilton Head Island –based marketing and software development firm, announced today the expansion of Rental...

Vacation rental management companies for sale

If you are looking to buy a vacation rental management company, check out MergerNetwork.com. Below are four current listings from the site which give a company...

Owner Acquisition Strategy: B2B + B2C =B2O

With so much emphasis placed on acquiring new guests, it is easy to overlook the importance of a strong homeowner acquisition strategy. If your...
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HomeAway stock drops and C-team selling

HomeAway (NASDAQ: AWAY) stock is currently trading under $29.00 Monday, down approximately 8% since Friday and down close to 38% in 90 days. In a report...

Dwellable raises $2M

Funds to be used to continue rapid pace of innovation: financing led by Version One Ventures and Maveron. Seattle, WA, June 10, 2014 — Dwellable...

Rent One Online discontinues software service for vacation rental managers

Vacation rental software provider Rent One Online announced to customers this week they are discontinuing their web-based property management software service. Vacation rental managers...

VRHP Annual Conference set for Charleston in November

Vacation Rental Housekeeping Professionals (VRHP) announced that the 2014 VRHP National Conference will be held in Charleston, SC, November 10-12, 2014. "Vacation Rental Housekeeping Professionals...

New Orleans to review vacation rental regulations

The New Orleans City Council on Thursday could consider a tweak to regulations governing short-term vacation rentals. Officials say it would make it easier for...

Airbnb CEO discusses future plans with Katie Couric

Do you have Chesky's secret one page memo to take over the travel industry? Neither does Katie Couric, but she does get Chesky to...
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Survey results capture sentiment towards listing sites

NeedMoreRentals released the results of their independent surveys of vacation rental home owners and managers relating to their use of listings sites titled Listings Sites,...

Glad To Have You acquisition details disclosed in financials

HomeAway's Q3 2014 report disclosed more details about the agreement reached in the acquisition of mobile app provider Glad To Have You, including the purchase...

LiveRez and PointCentral launch cell-based smart home technology for vacation rentals

LiveRez and PointCental began a partnership this spring to bring fully integrated smart home technology to 60,000 vacation homes utlizing LiveRez's cloud-based vacation rental...

VRMA breaks ties with PBS series Getting Away Together

For the past several years, the Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA) has been involved in the development and production of the PBS television program...

TruPlace virtual tours featured on Today Show

HGTV's  "Power Broker" and long time TruPlace client Mike Aubrey appeared on the Today Show this morning to discuss the importance of using quality...

Article Compels Vacation Rental Manager Response

Articles are popping up in news media across the world about the general benefits of choosing a vacation rental, along with related issues involving...

Vacation rental metasearch platform gets funding

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20, 2014 --Tripping, which lets you search through thousands of vacation rental sites, has announced its Series A funding round. The company isn't...
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VDS launches loyalty program for vacation rentals

For years other industries including hotels/resorts, rental car companies, airlines, supermarkets and restaurants have implemented loyalty and guest retention programs while the vacation rental...

What is a virtual tour, floor plan tour, 360 tour, etc.?

Virtual tours, 360's, Panoramas, floor plan tours…the terminology used to describe ways to showcase properties online can be unclear and confusing. VRM Intel decided...

Resort Realty acquires Hatteras Island’s Colony Realty VR operations

When Resort Realty's CEO Mike Harrington expanded operations to Hatteras Island in February of this year, he recognized the opportunity saying, "We feel there...

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