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Vacation Rental Listing Site Launches Crowdfunding Campaign Ahead of ICO

This week vacation rental listing site Vacayrx launched a crowdfunding campaign and plans to use the funds to promote an initial coin offering (ICO) later this...

Honolulu Mayor Proposes Short-Term Rental Regulations

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell submitted a bill last week to regulate short-term rentals on Oahu. The proposal would allow owner-occupied bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs) to operate...

Chicago Increases Short-Term Rental Tax to 6% to Support Victims of Domestic Violence

Chicago city council voted unanimously last week to increase the surcharge on short-term rental transactions from 4 percent to 6 percent. Proposed by Mayor...

Preventive Maintenance for Vacation Rental Homes

The reactive maintenance approach, or “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” is expensive and inefficient. Vacation rental property managers wind up spending more...

Airbnb enhances API and creates proactive communications for vacation rental software developers

Today, Airbnb is taking yet another step to make it easier for professional vacation rental managers to add their entire inventory of supply to...

The Rise of Brands in the Vacation Rental Industry

Branding, they say, is everything. If you’re starting a company, one of the first things you’ll hear is that you need a strong brand. People...

A Case for Vacation Rental Advocacy: The direct impact of local regulations

It wasn’t his story that shook me. It was the way he fought back the tears. On any given night, the US government and public...
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Baltimore Considers Hotel Tax and Other Regulations for Short-Term Rentals

The Baltimore City Council is considering a bill to impose the hotel tax of 9.5 percent on short-term rentals and require hosts to license...

San Diego City Council Bans Second-Home Vacation Rentals

In a 6-3 vote Monday night, the San Diego city council adopted short-term rental regulations allowing a host to be issued one short-term residential...

“A Sense of Place” Launches Second Season with Booking.com Sponsorship

Booking.com has partnered with vacation rental influencer Matt Landau to produce of A Sense of Place as the series enters its second season. A show that...

Selling Safety: Professional Managers Need to Promote Safe Vacation Rentals

Anytime NBC’s Jeff Rossen does a news report on vacation rentals, rental managers around the country shudder at the effect his report could have...

Vacasa acquires 21 management companies in 2018 and moves toward IPO

It's been a busy year for Vacasa leadership. So far in 2018, Vacasa has acquired 21 vacation rental management (VRM) companies (including Mandoki Hospitality at...

South Lake Tahoe Resident Group Submits Petition to City Council to Ban 75% City’s Vacation Rentals

On Tuesday, South Lake Tahoe City Council voted to order a report on the financial impact of a proposed vacation rental ban before it...

The Future of OTA Guest Fees for Vacation Rentals: Airbnb, Booking, Expedia/HomeAway Have Conflicting Views on a Fee for Travelers

Airbnb started it. We all know the story by now. Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia couldn't afford to pay rent in their San...
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RedAwning.com purchases Blizzard Internet Marketing and rebrands to Red Awning Group

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...

TurnKey Raises $31 Million: Founder John Banczak Discusses Funding and Future Plans

Last month, TurnKey Vacation Rentals announced it had secured $31 million in Series D funding led by current investor Adams Street Partners, with participation...

Google Hotels: Not The Magic Bullet

Are Google Hotel Ads the best way to grow your brand? Is this the answer to the ongoing issues with OTAs? This is a...

Key Data Dashboard Raises $2.4M

Key Data Dashboard, formerly known as VRM Dashboard, a leading developer of data visualization and comparison software for vacation rental managers, today announced a...

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

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...

VRM Intel Magazine Spring 2018 is here!

Welcome to the spring issue of VRM Intel Magazine. The pace at which business conditions are changing in the vacation rental industry is staggering. As you may...

Converging Verticals: From Serviced Apartments to Short-term Rentals

For travelers, investors, and online marketplaces, the lines are blurring that divide extended stay hotels, apartment hotels (apartotels), condo hotels (condotels), corporate housing, serviced...
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Sea to Sky Rentals expands into Bellingham with One Suite Stay partnership

Sea to Sky Rentals announced an expansion of its luxury vacation rental inventory into North Puget Sound and Bellingham, Washington. adding 14 high-end vacation...

Matt Landau’s Sense of Place Begins Season Two

Vacation rental professionals, rejoice! Sense of Place, the quirky and avant-garde travel show that follows VRMB's Matt Landau as he meets worldly destinations through the...

HomeAway’s New Listing Agreement Leads to More Frustration Among Vacation Rental Managers

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...

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