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Long Live the OTA! 5 Major Issues Marketplaces Solve for You by David Angotti

David Angotti -
It’s time to have a difficult conversation: listing sites are not the enemy. If we choose to form an alliance rather than complain, online...
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RedAwning.com purchases Blizzard Internet Marketing and rebrands to Red Awning Group

Amy Hinote -
Today RedAwning.com announced it has acquired Colorado-based Blizzard Internet Marketing. “By joining forces with Blizzard, RedAwning strengthens its position as a global marketing engine supporting...
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Technology-enabled Property Management Lodging Platforms

Steve Milo -
The vacation rental industry is undergoing a rapid transformation in terms of both market growth and in the operational and lodging side. With the...
Marketing

Condo-World emerges as new booking marketplace for resort condominium lodging alternatives in major US destinations

Amy Hinote -
Initially flying under the radar, Condo-World has rapidly expanded its reach and is now aggregating resort condominium vacation rentals in multiple destinations on its...
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Northwest Vacation Rental Professionals Selects Fetch My Guest to Power NorthwestStays.com in Landmark #BookDirect Initiative

Vince Perez -
Fetch My Guest and the Northwest Vacation Rental Professionals partnership addresses the concerns of many in the vacation rental industry. Vacation rental travelers are...
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HomeAway’s New Listing Agreement Leads to More Frustration Among Vacation Rental Managers

Amy Hinote -
Expedia-owned HomeAway recently released an updated Listing Agreement for Property Managers which includes language for integrated property managers (PMs) that is causing anxiety in the...
Education

Attn: Vacation Rental Family–Help Riley Furlong Find Bone Marrow Donors

Amy Hinote -
HomeAway VP Bill Furlong is a known and popular face among vacation rental managers. Furlong has worked in the vacation rental industry for more...
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Fetch My Guest Welcomes Beachcombers NW to the Fetch Distribution Network, Saving Hundreds on Vacation Rentals in Oregon and Washington State #Bookdirect

Vince Perez -
Fetch My Guest, the only autonomous marketing automation platform that gives the professional vacation rental host complete control of their brand, marketing and guest...
News

Expedia CEO discusses HomeAway’s 2017 performance, match back, and relationship with suppliers

Amy Hinote -
In after-hours trading, Expedia, Inc. shares fell 17 percent as the company missed analysts' quarterly profit estimate on higher marketing expenses. While there is much...
OTAs

Vacation rental managers and homeowners join together to reach over 18 million consumers with #BookDirect education

Amy Hinote -
On February 7—for the first time in the history of the vacation rental industry—property managers and homeowners came together in a grass roots effort...
OTAs

Tripz.com is supporting #BookDirect day on February 7th, 2018

VRM Intel Staff -
The first ever Guest Education Day is coming up on February 7th, 2018, and there is a new social media campaign to help reach...
OTAs

HomeAway’s Jeff Hurst discusses “off-platform booking” attribution

Amy Hinote -
When HomeAway sent an email to vacation rental managers on December 14 introducing a pricing increase for subscriptions—along with a new fee for off-platform...
News

Vacation Rental Pros rebrands as VTrips

Amy Hinote -
Vacation Rental Pros, one of the largest multi-destination, technology-enabled property management companies in the US has rebranded as VTrips. The announcement marks the latest...
OTAs

Examining the Traveler’s Decision Process: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How Much? 

Amy Hinote -
I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who.  —Rudyard Kipling  In grade...
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OTAs have been learning from working with hotels and are applying these lessons to vacation rentals

Amy Hinote -
At industry events, including VRM Intel Live, industry experts often talk about what hotels learned from working with OTAs and how vacation rental owners...
OTAs

RVShare names former HomeAway Executive Jon Gray as CEO

VRM Intel Staff -
RVshare, which was founded in 2013 and is the world's largest RV rental marketplace, today announced that former HomeAway Chief Revenue Officer Jon Gray has joined...
News

HomeAway raises subscription fees 25% and adds new transactional fees for vacation rental managers

Amy Hinote -
This week Expedia-owned HomeAway announced recent changes to its revenue model for vacation rental managers. The new pricing and fee structure includes a 25 percent...
News

Google is moving into vacation rentals…and what property managers can do to get ready

Amy Hinote -
Google is moving into vacation rentals, and the decision is expected to significantly change the way travelers search for and book vacation homes. At the Onsite...
OTAs

VRMA 2017 – The Value of the Vacation Rental Professional

Vince Perez -
Another well attended and successful event in Orlando! The vendor to property manager ratio was off the charts and for good reason. If there...
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HomeAway Addresses Questions About Its New Revenue Management Tool

Amy Hinote -
Expedia-owned HomeAway recently launched its revenue management tool, MarketMaker, that allows vacation rental owners and managers to compare pricing with other homes listed on HomeAway’s sites and...
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Who is the next disruptor in the vacation rental industry?

Amy Hinote -
Travelers have been staying in vacation homes for centuries, but it wasn’t until the emergence and disruption of VRBO.com and Airbnb that the industry...
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HomeAway’s New Revenue Management Platform is the Latest Industry Disruptor for the Fast-Evolving Vacation Rental Industry

Amy Hinote -
Today, at its software user conference, Expedia-owned HomeAway launched a revenue management and pricing platform, MarketMaker. With MarketMaker, vacation rental owners and managers are...
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HomeAway to Sponsor “Vacation Rental Potential” TV Series on A&E

Amy Hinote -
Today at its user conference, HomeAway announced it is sponsoring an upcoming TV series titled "Vacation Rental Potential." The series will be produced by Chicken...
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Managers And Owners Angry At HomeAway’s Changes, But Is It Fair?

Amy Hinote -
Vacation rental managers and homeowners in traditional vacation markets are up in arms about the many changes at HomeAway since Expedia’s purchase of the...
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