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COVID-19

Restoring Your Pricing Strategy

Kam Bain -
COVID-19 Road Map to Recovery Key Indicators Travel trends are changing daily as the world navigates through the COVID-19 crisis, especially in the vacation rental...
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Gatlinburg-based Cabins For YOU acquires Chalet Village and is looking for more. Q&A with owner and founder Greg Plimpton

Amy Hinote -
Last month, Gatlinburg-based Cabins For YOU closed on its cash purchase of Chalet Village for an undisclosed sum. With the acquisition of Chalet Village’s...
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2nd Annual Vacation Rental Data and Revenue Management Conference set for Sep 15-17

Amy Hinote -
VRM Intel is hosting the Second Annual Vacation Rental Data and Revenue Management Conference, September 15 - 17, 2020. This educational summit, presented by...
COVID-19

Dear Vacation Rental Industry: Letters from Vacation Rental Industry Executives

VRM Intel Staff -
In the vacation rental industry, facing crises is something we do well, from fires and earthquakes to hurricanes and oil spills. However, the seismic...
Marketing

Beyond Pricing Acquires Blizzard Internet Marketing

Amy Hinote -
Today Beyond Pricing announced that it has acquired Blizzard Internet Marketing’s website design, hosting, and booking engine business from RedAwning for an undisclosed sum. According...
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The New Normal: Adapting to a Changed Reality

Clark Twiddy -
As the professional community begins to work its way through the COVID-19 curve and the associated rolling economic calamity induced by the virus, we...
COVID-19

Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia: How are vacation rental managers in Oceania and Southeast Asia adapting to COVID-19?

Amy Hinote -
This week, Rental Scale-Up founder Thibault Masson is taking a deep dive into how COVID-19 is affecting holiday home rentals in Southeast Asia and...
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Q&A with Vrbo’s Lisa Chen: “We’ve started seeing encouraging improvement in U.S. traveler demand.”

Amy Hinote -
While the vacation rental industry faces challenges related to COVID-19, property managers and homeowners are having to work directly with third-party booking providers—including Vrbo...
COVID-19

Florida opens panhandle’s vacation rentals 72 hours before Memorial Day Weekend kick off. See approved short-term rental plans.

Amy Hinote -
Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' office approved the reopening of vacation rentals in panhandle counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, Franklin, and...
COVID-19

Alabama’s tourism economy benefits from Florida Governor DeSantis’ shutdown of vacation rentals

Amy Hinote -
Alabama's tourism economy is getting a boost from Florida’s continued shutdown of vacation rentals as travelers who are unable to stay in vacation homes...
COVID-19

Airbnb reaches out to city officials to influence “transitional travel reopening plans”

Amy Hinote -
Airbnb's Chris Lehane, vice president of global policy and communications, is reaching out to city officials to influence COVID-19-related reopening policies to "work together...
COVID-19

What is the cost of Airbnb’s recommended 24- to 72-hour “buffer” time between stays?

Amy Hinote -
Across the vacation rental industry, companies, associations, governments, and destination marketing organizations are proactively assessing new standards and augmented cleaning protocols to ensure guest...
COVID-19

FL Governor DeSantis Receives Demand Letter in Response to Decision to Prohibit Vacation Rentals While Keeping Hotels, Resorts, Timeshares Open

Amy Hinote -
As President Trump continues to hand over decision-making power to individual states during the COVID-19 crisis, US governors find themselves with more executive control...
Education

The Professional Vacation Rental Manager’s Crisis Playbook

Clark Twiddy -
An emerging piece of any professional rental manager’s value proposition is the professional organization’s ability to operate in an environment with a high degree...
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COVID-19

Hosts launch legal fund for collective action against Airbnb for unilateral refunds and inciting travelers to cancel reservations

Amy Hinote -
Airbnb's home suppliers, or "hosts" using the Airbnb label, are beginning to use legal channels to hold Airbnb accountable for "unilaterally, and in violation...
COVID-19

10-year anniversary of the BP-Deep Horizon Oil Spill brings comparisons to COVID-19

Amy Hinote -
As the vacation rental industry faces challenges related to the spread of COVID-19, managers on the Gulf Coast are remembering another unanticipated, debilitating event...
COVID-19

VRM Intel Live Online 2-Day Conference for Vacation Rental Managers, April 16 – 17

Amy Hinote -
VRM Intel Live Online, a virtual conference for vacation rental managers, is being held April 16 -17, 2020 with 14 live sessions over the...
COVID-19

COVID‐19 and Vacation Rental Payment Risk: THE BIG PICTURE

Ascent Processing Staff -
ASCENT has been helping merchants take credit card payments in the Vacation Rental (VR) industry for more than 20 years. We are, therefore, uniquely...
COVID-19

Airbnb to pay $250M to hosts for canceled bookings: “We want to fix this.”

Amy Hinote -
In a call today, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky apologized to its hosts/suppliers for abruptly canceling March bookings in response to COVID-19 with no notice...
COVID-19

Monthly Revenue Scenarios across Vacation Rental Markets as Travel Restrictions Extend

Amy Hinote -
How financially exposed are vacation rental managment companies to travel interruption caused by the spread of COVID-19? The answer varies across vacation markets and...
COVID-19

Panel Discussion with Vacation Rental Leaders about Action Plans and Considerations: *Recording Available*

Amy Hinote -
"This is the storm no one predicted." VRM Intel hosted a panel discussion on Tuesday, March 24, to discuss current strategies, actions PMs are taking...
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COVID-19

Latest Data Show Sharp Drop in Forward-Looking Occupancy for Vacation Rental Companies

Amy Hinote -
Over the last two weeks, booking pace in the US leisure-based vacation rental industry--for stays through July--has seen a significant slowdown as travel restrictions...
COVID-19

Help Vacation Rental Companies Get Federal Relief: A Message from VRMA Pres Toby Babich

Amy Hinote -
We've been receiving calls and emails asking how property managers can petition for federal assistance for vacation rental management companies. Below is a letter from...
COVID-19

Vacation Rental Management Companies Adapt Cancellation Policies to Extend Rebooking Dates and Offer Credits

Amy Hinote -
For small business owners, there is little that is more difficult than being faced with a circumstance in which they cannot make their customers...
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