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Stays Group and Touch Stay Announce Partnership that Strengthens The Vacation Rental Travel Ecosystem

Delivering guest centric tools that lead to more direct bookings is a win-win for the vacation rental traveler and the dedicated hosts who serve...

5th Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day, Feb 2: Why It Matters

It only takes listening to a couple of earnings calls from publicly traded hospitality companies to know how important direct bookings are to hotels,...

Stays Group Announces Guest Loyalty App for Vacation Rental Travelers

The first guest loyalty app that supports independent vacation rental professionals The beta release will take advantage of the rapid growth of the Stays Group...

Professional Vacation Rental Marketers are Heading to Charleston for a Post-Covid Look into the Future, Aug 17 – 18

Professional vacation rental marketers looking to the future are predicting a rapidly changing competitive landscape. After hearing from these executives, a substantive marketing track...

Stays Group Announces Release of SouthwestStays

The member driven marketplace is part of the largest cooperative network of independent vacation rental brands working together to drive book direct initiatives that...

Stays Group Vacation Rental Network Opens SoutheastStays

The member driven marketplace is part of the largest cooperative network of independent vacation rental brands working together to drive the book direct initiatives...

Vrbo Is Performing Better Than Airbnb for Vacation Rental Managers, But Direct Booking Still Number One Revenue Source . . . By A Lot

Is Airbnb the top booking source for vacation rental managers? Not by a long shot. Looking at $2.4 billion in 2020 rental revenue received by...
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4th Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day Is February 3, 2021

The Fourth Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day, recurring on the first Wednesday in February, is coming soon. On February 3, 2021, short-term and vacation...

Fernie Direct & StayFi

At the 2019 VRMA International New Orleans, Ryland Nelson was looking for a solution that would take his direct booking strategy to the next...

Fetch My Guest Announces Stays Group Vacation Rental Network in Support of #Bookdirect Expansion

Stays Group is the largest non profit network of Independent Vacation Rental Professionals working together as stakeholders in our cooperative marketplaces that drive direct...

Expedia shifts focus to direct consumer relationships: “SEO is not the future of our business”

In a refreshingly clear-eyed and candid earnings call on Thursday, Expedia Group Chairman and senior executive Barry Diller and vice-chairman Peter Kern (who are...

The Third Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day is Scheduled for February 5, 2020

The third Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day, recurring on the first Wednesday in February, is set for February 5, 2020. With a multitude of...

Five Best Practices to Drive Direct Bookings

To truly develop your brand requires building direct bookings. It’s critical for a vacation rental property management company to maintain a professional looking website,...

Overcome Direct Booking Obstacles with a Best-In-Class Booking Engine

Your booking engine is the beating heart of your vacation rental website. Simply put, it’s the foundation that supports the success of your online...
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Northwest Vacation Rental Professionals Expands Vacation Rental Marketplace to Hawaii

"We are very excited for our NWVRP Hawaiian professional managers joining our marketplace network of professionally managed vacation homes. GreatHawaiiStays.com will provide even more...

New payment option helps guests pay for their vacation rentals over time

A Win-Win for VRMs and Modern Travelers Vacation costs can burden guests’ finances, regardless of their budgets. Paying up front for accommodations and transportation can...

Trust Flow Matters

Expedia’s recent revenue miss is flushing out the true state of OTAs as it relates to our industry. Doing away with the HomeAway brand...

Direct Booking Case Study: How a Destin VRM Reduced Dependence on the OTAs by 52 Percent in Only Eight Months

These Vacation Rental Managers Are Winning against the OTAs! Nancy Fox and Larry Synder have a strong sense of their brand, their guests, and what...

Girl, Fix Your Website

Like thousands of ladies across the world, I thoroughly enjoyed Rachel Hollis’s book, Girl, Wash Your Face. If you’ve never read the book, it...

Northeast Vacation Rental Professionals (NEVRP) partners with Fetch My Guest to launch NorthEastStays.com

NorthEastStays.com Released at Annual Conference on April 2nd.  Member companies can now advertise their properties directly to vacation rental travelers to drive more direct...

5 Ways Vacation Rental Managers Can Increase Direct Bookings

On the second #BookDirect Day in 2019, over 5 million travelers received emails with a social reach of 50 million+. about the advantages of...
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Vacation Rental Professionals of Maine Select Fetch My Guest to Power NortheastStays.com

Coming off of the successful launch of the NorthwestStays Marketplace for professional vacation rental hosts, Fetch My Guest and the Vacation Rental Professionals of...

Podcast Roundup: VRMs Light Up the Airwaves with Direct Booking Discussions

Although the Second Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day is winding to a close, vacation rental managers, homeowners, and industry influencers are keeping the discussion...

Vacation Rental Marketing: The Book Direct Blueprint

Reinventing The Wheel #bookdirect day won't bring you direct bookings - This article will. Tomorrow (February 6th) is #bookdirect day but there's a lot more to...

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