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Expedia Execs Discuss HomeAway Performance

Last week, as part of its Q3 2016 earnings call, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and CFO Mark Okerstrom provided an update on HomeAway’s recent...

Vacasa Acquires 5 More Vacation Rental Companies and Expands to Costa Rica

Vacasa recently announced the acquisition of five vacation rental management companies including: Accommodations Unlimited of Moab in Moab, Utah; Montana’s Best in Whitefish, Montana;...

Wyndham Rewards Expands Loyalty Program to Include More Than 17,000 Vacation Rental Properties

Recognizing guests’ needs to travel differently from trip to trip, Wyndham Rewards unveiled plans to expand its award-winning program across one of the world’s...

Delta Adds Airbnb to SkyMiles Rewards Program

Delta Airlines and Airbnb announced a partnership that grants bonus miles through its SkyMiles rewards program to guests and new hosts who use the...

VRM Intel Magazine’s Best VRM Websites of 2016

We are excited to announce the winners of VRM Intel’s Best Vacation Rental Management Websites of 2016. With more than three dozen entries, the...

Phocuswright’s Douglas Quinby Discusses Recent Research on Vacation Rental Industry with VRM Intel

By Amy Hinote --One in three leisure travelers has stayed in a private accommodation in the last year, up from one in ten in...

Attn: NC, SC: Take a Break to Collaborate

Matthew...Smathhew...VRM Intel Live! is still coming to Wilmington on October 26 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside from 8-5. We at VRM Intel, along with the...
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LeisureLink Ceases Operations, Leaving Many VRMs Unpaid for Reservations

Today, LeisureLink announced that it is ceasing operations and discontinuing use of its platform, leaving dozens of property managers unpaid for completed reservations due...

Brian Sharples Steps Down as HomeAway CEO

Brain Sharples, president and CEO at HomeAway, announced today his resignation from the company he co-founded 12 years ago, took public in 2011, and...

Sea to Sky Rentals Acquires Mysty Mountain Properties

Sea to Sky Rentals has announced the acquisition of Mysty Mountain Properties, an experienced vacation rental company in the North Cascades. Their inventory of...

Study Shows Traveler Concerns Over Booking Directly From Homeowners

Wyndham Vacation Rentals recently sponsored a study conducted by Kelton Global designed to gauge traveler sentiment about renting private accommodations from a professional vacation...

HomeAway Sued for Discrimination

Yvette Hobzek, a Seattle-area real estate broker, filed suit against HomeAway this week, alleging racial discrimination. Hobzek claims she was denied the ability to book a vacation...

VRM Intel Live! Speaker and Session Lineup

VRM Intel Magazine is hosting VRM Intel Live! Wilmington on October 26, and VRM Intel Live! Destin on November 30, and we just finalized this...

Vacasa Acquires An Flamand’s USA Vacation Homes

Vacasa announced its sixth Orlando­-area partnership in two years, bringing the company’s total Florida home count to more than 300. USA Vacation Homes, which has...
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Storms Plague Holiday Weekend for Vacation Rental Managers…Again. Promos and Hot Deals Are In the Works.

The Summer of ’16 is shaping out to be relatively disappointing for the majority of vacation rental owners and managers. Vacation Rental Managers (VRMs) in beach...

Booking.com: “Charging travelers is neither optimal for the customer, nor sustainable as a long-term business model.”

An Inside Look at Booking.com: David Mau, Director of Product at Booking.com, talks to VRM Intel about their growth, pricing model, regulations and the importance...

On The Road To Healthy Local Regulations for Short Term Rentals

By Matt Curtis -- I used to weigh over 500 pounds. While my struggle with my weight was more extreme than most, there wasn't...

Revenge of the Property Manager

“I predict what I call the Revenge of the Property Manager,” said Carl Shepherd, co-founder at HomeAway, in an interview with VRM Intel last...

Independent Contractor Or Employee? The Department of Labor may consider an independent contractor to be an employee more often than you realize.

By Sue Jones -- The Department of Labor (DOL) says that most independent contractors are actually employees and that reviewing an employer’s use of independent...

VRHP Announces Agenda for Annual Vacation Rental Housekeeping Professionals Conference in Las Vegas

Today, the Vacation Rental Housekeeping Professionals (VRHP) announced the agenda for their Annual Conference which is to be held at the Excalibur Hotel and...

VRM Intel’s Best 2016 Vacation Rental Websites — Submissions are Due September 6

It is time to select VRM Intel's 2016 Best New Vacation Rental Website! Does your vacation rental management company have a new website design and want...
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ATTN: Florida Vacation Rental Professionals – Help Fight Crippling Regulations on Sep. 22 in Orlando

Florida’s Vacation Rental Industry is under attack by Local Governments. Ordinances that over-regulate our industry are being considered all over the state. Come help...

Village Realty Transforms Business With Smart Home Integration

By Stan Earnshaw -- Running a vacation rental management company is an operational challenge ̶ to put it mildly. For Village Realty, with 600 properties along 40...

Expedia CEO on HomeAway: “Results have been better than expected.” Takeaways from Q2 Earnings Call

Last week, as part of its Q2 2016 earnings call, Expedia provided an update on HomeAway activity. According to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, “The HomeAway transition...

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