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Ximplifi Adds Owner Portal to Automation Suite for Short Term Rental Accounting

VRM Intel Staff -
Ximplifi recently announced the launch of the Owner Portal to property managers using their VRPlatform software—allowing them to overcome challenges around monthly owner statements.  The...
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5th Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day, Feb 2: Why It Matters

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

Third-Party Distribution Channels: Are OTAs Your Foe, Friend, or Frenemy?

Michelle Marquis -
My experience on this topic began with a foundation in the hotel industry where I saw distribution, revenue management, and use of online travel...
Marketing

Data-Driven Customer Segmentation

Melanie Brown -
Customer segmentation is the foundation for hotel revenue management, but it’s not talked about as much in the vacation rental industry. Although most vacation...
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Booking.com Affirms Commitment to Quality with Minimum Cleanliness Score Requirement

Amy Hinote -
For the last two years, Booking.com has been working steadily to ensure the quality of short-term and vacation rentals listed on its platform with...
OTAs

The big deal in Vacation Rentals: Booking’s new Quality Ratings

Alex Nigg -
Throwing the gauntlet: dead in five years? Three years ago, Maninder Gulati of OYO predicted at Phocuswright India that “plain aggregators” will be dead in...
Service

Matt Landau’s “The Vacation Rental Show” spans continents and makes the jump to primetime TV in Middle East and North Africa

Amy Hinote -
Last year, Matt Landau partnered with Booking.com to produce he second season of the web series, The Vacation Rental Show, in which Landau travels...
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Catching up with the FOCKers. Latest from OTA leaders: Fogel, Okerstrom, Chesky, and Kaufer

Amy Hinote -
Over the last several years, four CEOs have led online travel agencies (OTAs) in feeding the top of the consumer funnel for alternative accommodations...
News

How did Booking.com rate your properties? New classification system gives vacation rentals a star rating

Amy Hinote -
Property managers and homeowners using Booking.com who haven't checked the site lately might be surprised to find a star rating on their property listings. Booking.com...
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The Evolution of Property Management Software by Amber Leto

Amber Carpenter -
I’m ashamed (or maybe proud?) to admit it, but I’ve been around the property management industry long enough to remember the magic of “ONLV”—the...
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Message to Vacation Rental Management Companies: Don’t Give Up

Amy Hinote -
The vacation rental industry may be changing, but now is not the time to give up At VRM Intel, we receive regular emails and calls...
Technology

So Much Data, So Little Time: Using Data to Drive Bookings

Jinnie Templin -
As a professional vacation rental manager, you likely have a multitude of data at your fingertips. But with so much data available, how do...
Marketing

What’s Going on with Google and Vacation Rentals?

Susan Blizzard -
What if the Only Website You Ever Needed for Travel Booking was Google.com? Related: Before you read this, check out: Google Adds Vacation Rentals   By Susan...
Marketing

The Future of Brand Marketing

Vince Perez -
Expanding the Radius of Your Brand with Like-Minded Brand Amplification As we close out the first quarter of 2019, we are seeing continued changes that...
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Who Are We? The Consequences of the Expanded Scope of the “Private Accommodations” Industry

Amy Hinote -
The Scope of the Vacation Rental Industry has Broadened, Forever Changing the Playing Field for Property Managers If it seems like the vacation rental industry...
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UK Agency Addresses Misleading OTA Sales Tactics

Alexa Nota -
Updated February 6, 2019 with statements from Expedia and Booking.com. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced today it has taken action against Expedia,...
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The Push for Quality: How Hotel Convergence is Affecting Vacation Rentals 

Jeremiah Gall -
A dozen years ago, before HomeAway acquired VRBO and before vacation rentals had any presence with major online travel agencies (OTAs), rental managers were...
News

Leading Economic Indicators: Are Predictive Indicators Holding?

Amy Hinote -
Over the last two decades, experienced vacation rental professionals have predicted market performance using a set of economic indicators, including real estate activity, consumer confidence, unemployment, hotel performance, gas prices, international travel behavior, and vacation rental...
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Former Sabre CEO Sam Gilliland Joins BookingPal Board of Directors

Alexa Nota -
BookingPal is pleased to announce the addition of Sam Gilliland to its board of directors. Gilliland is the former chairman and CEO of travel...
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VRM Platform Hostaway Raises $1.45 Million Seed Round

Alexa Nota -
Vacation rental software company Hostaway recently announced a seed funding round of $1.45 million. The round was led by Finland-based Vendep Capital Fund, which...
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Opinion: Why The Vacation Rental Industry Needs Ratings 

Alex Nigg -
Consistency Drives Convergence In a recent USA Today article on why Airbnb and similar sharing economy businesses are dwindling in popularity, this quote caught my eye: “Travelers say they’re tired of the unknown.”   Why is...
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MyVR’s Series A Funding Brings Randy Sparks Back to the Vacation Rental Industry

Alexa Nota -
MyVR’s $6.1 million Series A funding last December is being deployed in part to grow its first sales department, and its first hire brought...
Education

Unbundling the Property Manager

Alex Nigg -
Property managers (PMs) traditionally provide a wide range of activities, including design and listing preparation, competitive benchmarking, pricing advice, marketing, distribution, guest screening and...
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The Rise of Brands in the Vacation Rental Industry

Alex Nigg -
Branding, they say, is everything. If you’re starting a company, one of the first things you’ll hear is that you need a strong brand. People...
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