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Ebook: Building a National Brand in the Vacation Rental Industry

All predictors pointed to success in building a national brand for the fast growing vacation rental segment, so why did ResortQuest fail? And is...

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Priceline.com Chief Marketing Officer Brett Keller to Give Keynote Speech at the 2014 LiveRez Partner Conference

The chief marketing officer for the world’s largest travel company set to speak at the vacation rental technology leader’s inaugural partner conference   EAGLE, Id. ––...

Travel insurance: VRMs told “opt-out” not an option

Commissions from selling travel insurance products provide a significant source of ancillary revenue for vacation rental managers. Over the last decade, travel insurance representatives taught...

Milne resigns from Wyndham, Marriott exec named President Vacation Rentals North America

Earlier this week Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN)  named Marriott's Mary Lynn Clark as President, Wyndham Vacation Rentals North America following the resignation of current...

Beach Vacation Rentals wins White Glove Award for third year straight

Across Florida, thousands of lodgings offer 370,000 rooms to Florida’s 95-million annual visitors. Last year, only 132 lodgings, including all of Beach Vacation Rental’s properties,...

Identifying data fields for vacation rental managers

Vacation rental managers who collect accurate data and learn to use their data in real-time for marketing, reservations, rate management and intelligent business decisions...
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Under the Hood with Vantage Resort Realty

Brad Callahan, founder and president at Travel Advantage Network (TAN), needed vacation rental inventory in Ocean City, MD, to meet membership demand. After working...

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...

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....

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...

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...
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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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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