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Housetrip founder: 3 things all first time entrepreneurs should know

Arnaud Bertrand founded Housetrip, a UK-based online vacation rental marketplace, in 2009 and served as CEO until he stepped down in 2014. During his tenure...

HomeAway’s Sharples talks Airbnb, Valuation, Business Model and Future

The vacation-rentals firm’s CEO says he’s running a real business, and the “sharing economy” has nothing to do with it. Brian Sharples, CEO and founder...

Expedia buys Orbitz…3 weeks after acquiring Travelocity

It is a two-horse race now in the online travel booking world: Expedia is buying Orbitz for about $1.6 billion in cash. This comes...

Expedia purchases Travelocity for $280M

As rumored, Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) announced it has acquired Travelocity from Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) for $280 million in cash. The acquisition follows the 2013...

Barefoot CEO Ed Ulmer looks ahead to 2015

With over twenty years in the vacation rental management industry, Barefoot Technologies CEO Ed Ulmer has a breadth of knowledge and expertise that keep...

Revenue and Yield Management: Overcoming Challenges Unique To The Vacation Rental Industry

By Doug Kennedy -As sales trainer for lodging companies of all types, my career allows me to peek behind the scenes at virtually all...

PM insight from HomeAway’s Third Quarter Earnings Call

In HomeAway’s Q3 earnings call yesterday, CEO Brian Sharples made comments and answered questions that give some insight into HomeAway’s plans for 2015 and...
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Interview with Doug Macnaught, Former President and Co-Founder of Instant Software

In 2010, Doug Macnaught and Dave Hopcroft, co-founders of Instant Software, sold their vacation rental software company -including the software platforms PropertyPlus, V12, First...

PMT launches next generation AQR SmartResponder to bring AI to vacation rental responders

October 13, 2014 – PMT, Property Manager Tools, the originator and leader in automated quote response technology, has launched the next generation of their...

2014 PMS Software Report Released

VRM Intel today released the 2014 Vacation Rental Industry Property Management Software Report which provides a snapshot of vacation rental software market share based on...

Recap: HomeAway’s RezFest 2014

All those summer guests have packed up and headed home. School is in session, and the gorgeous fall weather is inviting you outside. Seems like...

Google Glass Mobile App for Housekeeping and Maintenance Introduced

LiveRez has recently developed a new mobile housekeeping and maintenance app that utilizes emerging Google Glass technology. The announcement of the app and ensuing product...

Is Expedia about to sell?

Expedia is trading up today as unconfirmed rumors circulate about a possible bid by Alibaba, who last week raised over $22 billion in their...

Kaba and BeHome247 partner to integrate keyless locks and smart home control

Kaba and BeHome247 announced a collaboration that offers an integrated home management solution for property managers active in the vacation rental market. For more than 10...
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LiveRez Conference Wraps Up in Boise

The inaugural 2014 LiveRez Partner Conference wrapped up in Boise, Idaho last week with new friends, new product announcements and a newfound sense of...

Trulia CFO talks vacation rentals and long term rentals

By Sean Aggarwal, Trulia CFO In April, Airbnb raised a $475 million round of financing, which valued the company at an impressive $10 billion. Some...

FlipKey Partners with TruPlace to Offer Interactive Floor Plans for Listing Pages

TruPlace, the leading provider of interactive floor plans in the vacation rental industry, is partnering with FlipKey, TripAdvisor’s vacation rental website, to offer floor...

Rental Guardian Responds to the Opt-In vs. Opt-Out Travel Insurance Debate

In the vacation rental management industry, there is a current debate centered on the decision to sell travel insurance online through an Opt-In or...

LiveRez Adds Olympic Gold Medalist Dick Fosbury as a Keynote Speaker for the 2014 LiveRez Partner Conference

EAGLE, Id. –– LiveRez.com, the industry leader in cloud-based software for professional vacation rental managers, today announced Olympic Gold Medalist Dick Fosbury as a...

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. ––...

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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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...

Investment research firm comments on HomeAway

By David N. Frazier HomeAway (AWAY) is one of those small-cap, growth stocks that appreciated sharply during 2013, rising by 85.8 percent from Dec. 31,...

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