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Vacation Rental Industry Ripe for Acquisitions

2014 has already seen key acquisitions by growing vacation rental management companies, with several big announcements on the way. Late last year, Wyndham purchased...

STRAC management moves under Travel Tech umbrella

Airbnb, HomeAway and TripAdvisor have joined Travel Tech and moved the management of the Short Term Rental Advocacy Center (STRAC) under the Travel Tech...

About Amy Hinote

Amy Hinote is the founder and editor of VRM Intel which provides news and education for the rapidly expanding professionally managed vacation rental industry....

HomeAway names new CMO

HomeAway today named Visa's Mariano Dima as chief marketing officer (CMO). In this position, Dima will oversee all global marketing, corporate communications and brand initiatives. As...

RealPage User Conference Underway

The RealPage (NASDAQ: RP) RealWorld 2014 user conference in Chicago is currently underway and is being met with a high level of excitement and...

Airbnb’s rebrand: Turning company into creed

Airbnb launched its new logo and rebranding campaign today. There are two videos below, the new logo launch and the comments by CEO Brian...

Smart Home Spying: Is new technology giving vacation rental owners access to spy on guests?

For the third time this year, in three states, vacation rental managers have discovered homeowners using smart home technology to spy on guests. With...
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Onsite Property Management Association Holds First Advisory Board Meeting in Atlanta

On June 25, 2014, the OPMA (Onsite Property Management Association), the new national organization focused on short-term rental property management, held its first official...

Editorial: Giving thanks for property rights, too

As we celebrate U.S. independence today, I would like to give a quick thanks for the property rights most of us enjoy -property rights...

Hurricane Arthur Triggers Travel Insurance Questions

As Hurricane Arthur makes its way northeast, hugging the U.S. coastline, vacation rental managers are assessing the potential economic impact of the event. As...

Take the housekeeping survey for the VRHP Conference

As Vacation Rental Housekeeping Professionals (VRHP) is preparing for their annual conference, they are looking for your feedback about topics which interest you related to...

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...
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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...

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...
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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...

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