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From Small Beginnings…Developing an Owner Acquisition Strategy

Growing a small property management company in a crowded market can be tough. There’s competition from other agencies as well as the ease in...

HomeAway, TurnKey leaders pen open letter to Austin City Council to protect vacation rentals

This week the Austin City Council once again tackles the issue of short term rentals, and leaders from HomeAway, TurnKey Vacation Rentals, BedandBreakfast.com, OnceThere, and KeyToAnywhere...

Travel Tech Addresses Austin City Council About Pending Legislations

Today the Austin City Council will debate an initiative that potentially phases out short term rentals. The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), the trade...

Jen O’Neal Takes the Vacation Rental Industry Tripping

  If you haven’t heard of Tripping.com before, you will very soon. Founded by Jen O’Neal in 2009, Tripping.com has become the world's largest metasearch platform...

The Smart Home Wave and the Impact on the Vacation Rental Industry

Smart Tech is in the House Greg Burge, PresidentPointCentralThere is a significant technology trend occurring in the U.S. and other countries that is having a...

Snaptrip raises $2.2M for last minute vacation rental marketplace

Tnooz - Even as vacation rentals draw the scrutiny of regulators worldwide, investors continue to see enormous potential in the fast-growing industry. Today, the last-minute...

Mobile Visits for Vacation Rentals Are On the Rise

By Vanessa Humes, ICND -- You’re probably tired of hearing about everything going mobile. It’s all you’ve heard about since responsive web design came on the scene...
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The Barbarians At The Gate

Why the Entire STR Industry Must Stand Up Against Onerous New Regulations. By Philip Minardi, Short Term Rental Advocacy Center Over the past year and a...

Your success depends on Theirs – An Introduction to Homeowner relations.

By Tim Cafferty GRI, ARM Recently I was requested to reprise a seminar I first conducted in 2006 on behalf of VRMA. “An Introduction to Homeowner Relations”...

VRM Revenue Optimization

By Amber Mayer, Vacation Rental Consultant Revenue Optimization is the art of selling the right product to the right person at the right price.   I did...

LeisureLink Opening an Untapped Market for Vacation Rentals

Airbnb’s recent expansion into the vacation rental market heralded a strategic shift to move beyond the peer-to-peer model on which it was founded. This...

LeisureLink Raises $17M to Fuel Explosive Growth

Vacation Rental Industry Evolution Creates Urgent Need for LeisureLink Distribution Management Services  SALT LAKE CITY, UT – January 19, 2016  LeisureLink, the world’s leader in...

Stay Alfred Offers Free Vacation Rentals to Cancer Patients

Stay Alfred Vacation Rentals Offers Complimentary Lodging to Cancer Patients in 11 US Cities Stay Alfred is pleased to announce an agreement with the American...

Guest Communications: Is Your Brand at Risk?

brand a·ware·ness noun the extent to which consumers are familiar with the distinctive qualities or image of a particular brand of goods or services. Customer engagement is...
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WSJ: HomeAway Mocks Airbnb Sharing Economy in New Ad

By Suzanne Vranica, WSJ --HomeAway Inc. wants to remind you of all about the funny and uncomfortable ways that sharing someone’s home on vacation...

Is Your Website Mobile Friendly?

The Importance of Responsive Design In April 2015 Google introduced the mobile-friendly update to their algorithm. This update meant that a website’s mobile friendliness would...

Blue Tents Tips to Better Booking in 2016

By Blue Tent Marketing As 2016 quickly approaches, we are encouraged to revisit marketing strategies and discover ways to increase overall revenue throughout the upcoming...

Ojai, CA Bans Vacation Rentals and Votes to Subpoena Airbnb and VRBO

There will be no vacation rentals allowed in Ojai. After a year of debate, public hearings, policy proposals by a focus group, and suspension of...

Onsite Property Management Association (OPMA) Reaches Major Membership Milestone

Membership Rental Inventory Exceeds over 50,000 Rental Units in Less than Two Years Panama City Beach, FLA.  (January 12, 2016) – The Onsite Property Management...

Oranj Palm Vacation Homes acquires Catalina Island Vacation Rentals

Oranj Palm Vacation Homes and Catalina Island Vacation Rentals, the leading vacation rental companies in the Coachella Valley and Catalina Island respectively, announced their...

$2.2B Capital Injected into Vacation Rental Industry in 2015

$2.2 billion in disclosed angel and institutional funding has been raised by startups in the vacation rental industry in 2015, and 99% of that investment is being used...
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RGI hands VRMA management reins over to SmithBucklin

On December 1, the management of the Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA) shifted from Raybourn Group International (RGI) in Indianapolis to SmithBucklin in Washington...

Tansler Raises $1.3M for Vacation Rental “Reverse-Auction” Site

Tansler announces $1.3 million in additional funding and wins General Catalyst Award for Travel Innovation and The Most Innovative Emerging Company at the Phocuswright...

2015 Acquisitions of Vacation Rental Management Companies

In 2015 the vacation rental industry has seen a staggering $2.5 billion of disclosed venture capital injected. Expedia announced it will purchase HomeAway for $3.2...

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