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...
Today the Austin City Council will debate an initiative that potentially phases out short term rentals. The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), the trade...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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”...
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...
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...
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 Vacation Rentals Offers Complimentary Lodging to Cancer Patients in 11 US Cities
Stay Alfred is pleased to announce an agreement with the American...
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...
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...
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...
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 and Catalina Island Vacation Rentals, the leading vacation rental companies in the Coachella Valley and Catalina Island respectively, announced their...
$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...
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 announces $1.3 million in additional funding and wins General Catalyst Award for Travel Innovation and The Most Innovative Emerging Company at the Phocuswright...
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...