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Bounce into 2021 with Tools to Help Heal and Focus

Here we are starting a new year with the hopes that the COVID-19 vaccine will help us return to the life we once had,...

12 Steps To Reclaiming Your Spirit of Hospitality From The Grasp Of Cynicism

As I sit in my office on New Year’s Eve, writing this article for the first VRM Intel Magazine issue of 2021, I am...

Getaway Society Founders Are a Dynamic Duo

As with constructing their first six-bedroom, three-bath custom home in the Pennsylvania Poconos, entrepreneurs Carrington Carter and Calvin Butts, Jr. leveraged every tool in...

Fact or Fiction? Mythbusting Hot Vacation Rental Trends

Last year was disruptive to our sense of normalcy in so many ways, and the typical trends and patterns we’ve come to count on...

Fast Growth at Homes & Villas by Marriott International

Senior Director Travis Riner Shares Insight into Objectives, Growth, and Future Plans Marriott International jumped headfirst into the vacation rental industry in May 2019 with...

Identifying, Hiring, and Inspiring Your Team in a Post-Pandemic World

If you’ve been in this game for any time at all, you’ve likely been asked the question, “So how did you end up in...

Technology in 2021 and Beyond: Vacation Rental Tech Leaders Predict the Future

The vacation rental industry has witnessed a significant evolution in technology over the last five years. With every property management system that goes to...
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The Pace Report Is Dead

I think it was 2010 when I read a blog post titled, “SEO Is Dead,” written by a then-active vacation rental marketing leader. The...

Fast-Paced Revenue Management: The 10-Minute, $10,000 Mistake

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller   Classic movie. Basic...

Self-Care During a Pandemic

I absolutely love the hospitality industry and everything about it. Yet, it took me 30 years to learn how to love it and still...

Managing Profit, Not Just Revenue

The Second Annual Data and Revenue Management (DARM) Master Class may be the quintessential illustration of the vacation rental industry in 2020. After DARM’s incredibly...

The COVID Reset with Worry Free Vacations

When unique vacation home rentals from all over the world were added to sites such as Expedia and Booking.com, vacation properties became a recognized...

NDAs & Confidentiality Agreements: What to Include and When to Enforce

Every business has intellectual property, be it a process, strategy, road map, trade secret, or any other idea providing a competitive edge. Protecting intellectual...

Please Don’t Go: Vacation Rental Companies Surviving during the Pandemic

“Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” -Conrad Hilton   The vacation rental (VR) market is a powerful driving force...
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Employee Retention Ideas for 2021 and Beyond

Since the emergence of COVID-19, we have seen a massive shift in the way business is conducted. Each day brings a different situation to...

Dynamic Pricing: To Adjust Rates or Not to Adjust Rates

We just had an excellent and lively discussion at the Data and Revenue Management (DARM) conference hosted by VRM Intel last week about what...

Building a New Website: Lessons We Learned While Rebuilding our VRM Website

  We knew our website had passed its sell-by date. It was looking old and tired and did not show well on mobile devices. In the...

Forecasting the Winter Season: Forces at Play in a Pandemic Economy

7 Key Drivers of Destination Travel Scenarios How can destination resorts plan and prepare for the upcoming Winter 2020/2021 season when there are so many...

How To Get Work Done In Chaos

“Our task is not to bring order out of chaos, but to get work done in the midst of chaos.” – George Peabody, American financier...

Shopping for Software? 8 Considerations When Selecting a New Property Management System

It’s an exhilarating time to be in the VR industry—huge technological shifts are underway, and there is a lot of consolidation among vendors and...

Using Data to Make Better Business Decisions

Data can be a vacation rental management company (VRMC)’s best friend. However, it’s only useful if you’re looking at the right data for the...
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What Is My Company Worth? A Back-of-the Napkin Analysis

We are currently in an interesting time in the vacation rental industry for M&A transactions. From VC-backed companies to private equity (PE) firms, hotels,...

Scared about Changing Your Property Management Software?

As business owners and property managers, we are all accustomed to making difficult decisions. Some may just be choosing which team member needs to...

Successfully Navigating Changing Your VRM Software

Nothing strikes fear in the hearts of people and organizations more than the word change. While change is a natural part of any life...

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