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Airbnb CEO Acknowledges Vacation Rentals in Last Week’s Earnings Call: “We welcome all hospitality providers on Airbnb.”

Over the last two weeks, investors heard from CEOs at both Airbnb and Expedia/Vrbo about their first quarter performance. According to Airbnb's CEO Brian...

Expedia CEO Peter Kern Discusses Vrbo Performance: Vrbo hosts make more than Airbnb hosts on average.

During the last two weeks, investors heard from CEOs at both Airbnb and Expedia/Vrbo about 2021's first quarter performance. For those who smartly opted...

How Property Managers Can Capitalize on New โ€˜Revenge Travelโ€™ Trends

The rebound of the travel industry in the United States is underway with guests around the country booking out vacation rentals for the summer...

VRM Execs and GMs: The Industry Needs Your Feedback in this 2021 Short-Term Rental Industry Survey by Phocuswright

By Pete Comeau, Managing Director, Phocuswright Short-term rentals in the US have been on a steady growth trajectory over the past decade. Since 2013, Phocuswright,...

2021’s Latest Issue of VRM Intel Magazine is Here

The 2021 Spring-Summer VRM Intel Magazine is here, and this issue is packed with articles for vacation rental professionals about staffing, marketing, business, technology,...

71% of Travelers in the US & Europe to Book a Vacation Rental in the Next 18 Months

Key Takeaways โ€ข Vacation rentals are among the top choice above all other forms of accommodation for 78% of travelers, continuing even beyond the pandemic...

Passing the Torch: Meyer Vacation Rentals Transfers Ownership To The Next Generation

Sheila Hodges, owner of SH Enterprises Inc. and Meyer Vacation Rentals, announced today that she is transferring ownership of the company to her daughter...
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Stays Group Announces Release of SouthwestStays

The member driven marketplace is part of the largest cooperative network of independent vacation rental brands working together to drive book direct initiatives that...

Stays Group Announces Release of SoutheastStays Marketplace

Stays Group, powered by Fetch My Guest announces the release of the SoutheastStays marketplace.ย  The member driven marketplace is part of the largest cooperative...

Focus on Revenue Growth When Selling Your Vacation Rental Business

With increased acquisition activity, at C2G Advisors, we regularly are asked, โ€œWhat steps can I take to prepare my company to sell?โ€ We'll unpack...

Meredith Lodging Sues Vacasa in US District Court Alleging Vacasa is Contacting its Homeowners with False and Misleading Info

Oregon-based vacation rental management company, Meredith Lodging, has filed a false advertising and defamation complaint against Vacasa alleging that Vacasa is contacting Meredithโ€™s homeowners...

Property Managers as Hospitality Providers and the Future of Service

Thereโ€™s a push-pull situation emerging in vacation home rentals where operators must determine the right balance between how much touch-free service they can or...

What Investors Donโ€™t Understand about the Short-Term Rental Industry

Outside investment has been pouring into the short-term rental industry for the last seven years with increasing intensity, but on the heels of Airbnbโ€™s...

Elevating Standards, Quality & Guest Experience in Vacation Rentals

"The issue of raising quality in short-term rentals is a fundamental one for our industry. It is so closely tied with raising standards, trust,...
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Key Data Acquires Pre-Market Startup Demand IQ to Add Demand Data to its Booking Data

Key Data has acquired DemandIQ, a technology product designed to capture real-time, forward-looking traveler demand data. Demand IQ was founded in 2020 by Amber...

Recent Investments and Acquisitions in the Vacation Rental Industry: How They Affect Local Management Companies, and Where Does the Industry Go from Here?

News of acquisitions and investment in the vacation rental industry has been pouring in since Airbnbโ€™s IPO: Vacasa buys TurnKey, Tellurideโ€™s Latitude 38, and...

Vacasa Buys Turnkeyโ€”Finally

Vacasa, the largest vacation rental management platform in North America, announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire TurnKey Vacation Rentals, a leading...

Rent Responsibly Announces Five Founding Partnerships to Bring Alliance-Building and Advocacy Tools to More Vacation Rental Markets

Rent Responsibly, a community-building platform for local vacation rental alliances, announced today the launch of five new partnerships across the industry. Expedia Group, Breezeway,...

Creating a Digital Marketing Ecosystem To Drive More Revenue

If itโ€™s possible to find a silver lining in the cloud that was 2020, the resilience of the vacation rental industry might be it....

Lessons from the Auto Industry’s History Provide a Road Map for Regulatory Success in Short-Term Rentals

Growing up, we assumed the automobile has always been considered as American as apple pie. Then we looked a bit closer at the history...

Ben Edwards: The Game Has Changed, and It’s Time to Focus on the Money

Take everything you know about the vacation rental industry and throw it out the window. Whatโ€™s up is down, and whatโ€™s down is up....
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Operations Technology is Critical for Vacation Rental Managers in 2021 by Jeremy Gall

As we enter 2021, it has become clear that vacation rentals are the preferred lodging for those looking to spend time away from home....

VRM Careerists: Cort Roussel

  Four seasoned VR pros share how they have survived and thrived in the industry.  In this series of VRM Careerists, VRM Intel is diving into...

VRM Careerists: Kelly Keys Wilson

  Four seasoned VR pros share how they have survived and thrived in the industry.  In this series of VRM Careerists, VRM Intel is diving into...

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