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The Economics of Really Knowing Your Vacation Rental Guests

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We put many price tags on guests. How much is a guest worth? How much did that guest cost? When guests become names with...
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Grow Inventory and Attract Ideal Owners

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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

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What is it that keeps your employees coming back to work each day? Is it their paycheck or an opportunity for advancement? Is it...
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Working With Policymakers To Help Create Effective, Commonsense Regulations

Matt Curtis -
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...
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Shopping for Smart Locks? 5 Considerations When Selecting a Smart Lock Provider

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The professionally managed vacation rental industry has seen rapid adoption of smart lock technology over the last two years. The increased security that keyless...
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Free Pizza? Using Creative Thinking to Convert Leads and Improve Guest Retention

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

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As a vacation rental manager (VRM), your day is filled with responsibilities, most of which, if not all, are operational in nature. Most VRMs...
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Start Using the Sink: Upgrading to a Cloud-Based Property Management System

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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...
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Safety and Vacation Rentals – Change is Needed  

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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

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The number one request for information from vacation rental managers (VRMs) we receive at VRM Intel is about listing site independence. VRMs are looking...
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Airbnb vs. HomeAway: Who is Winning the Race to the Top of the Vacation Rental Industry?

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

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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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Editorial: Time to stop false reporting about the vacation rental industry

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Since we are talking more and more about "fake news," this is a good time to discuss and begin to address the abundance of false...
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RealTimeRental Spins Off RentalRetreat.com

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RealTimeRental vacation rental software announced today that it intends to spin-off RentalRetreat.com as an independent company. The distribution channel has been highly successful, and...
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Forbes article misses by a mile on TripAdvisor Vacation Rentals prediction

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Forbes published an article this week written by contributor Peter Lane Taylor entitled “Watch Out, HomeAway and Airbnb: Here's Why TripAdvisor May Be Your...
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Wyndham acquires Wimdu & 9Flats

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By Kevin May, Tnooz -- Something in the coffee over at Wyndham Worldwide, with its rental brand Novasol buying Wimdu and 9Flats – a pair that...
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Devastating Fires Rip Through Gatlinburg

Amy Hinote -
While little is known at this point, devastating wildfires are still having an impact in the Gatlinburg area as local officials ordered evacuations for downtown...
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Join us at VRM Intel Live! Destin on November 30

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VRM Intel Magazine is coming live to Sandestin with advanced level education and information for vacation rental managers. VRM Intel Live! will be held on November 30 at the...
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Beyond Pricing Wins Phocuswright Battleground 2016

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On Monday, Beyond Pricing was one of three winners at the 2016 Phocuswright Battleground Competition. During the Battleground, applicants had ten minutes each to demonstrate their...
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Vacasa Raises Additional $5M from Assurant

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Vacasa today announced it has raised an additional $5 million from insurance provider Assurant. As an expansion of its Series A Round, the investment comes...
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San Diego City Council Votes Against Ban on Vacation Rentals

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The San Diego City Council members voted 7-2 to reject a proposal by council President Sherri Lightner that would have prohibited short-term vacation rentals...
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NAVIS Helps VRMA Raise $33,670 for Vacation Rental Government Relations

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The Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA), an international trade association representing professional property managers of traditional short-term vacation rentals, raised nearly $34,000 at the...
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Expedia Execs Discuss HomeAway Performance

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Last week, as part of its Q3 2016 earnings call, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and CFO Mark Okerstrom provided an update on HomeAway’s recent...
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Vacasa Acquires 5 More Vacation Rental Companies and Expands to Costa Rica

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Vacasa recently announced the acquisition of five vacation rental management companies including: Accommodations Unlimited of Moab in Moab, Utah; Montana’s Best in Whitefish, Montana;...
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