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Staying Focused in the Off-Season: Digital Marketing Strategies that Will Bring More Bookings for Less Spend

Bluetent Staff -
The vacation rental industry’s record-setting summer has come to a close, and 2021's fall “off-season” promises to be just as unprecedented–and likely more unpredictable–as...
Business

The Value of Direct Bookings vs. the Airbnb & Vrbo Demand

Amy Hinote -
KPIs Show the Value of Direct Bookings, but Airbnb is Quickly Gaining Ground as a Percentage of Total Revenue  The following data sets were provided...
Business

Simon Lehmann and Nicolas Galantini: Harnessing Industry Recovery

Simon Lehmann -
After 19 months of an unprecedented global pandemic, the travel industry—as a whole—has deeply suffered. However, recoveries across the travel industry have not all...
Marketing

Creating a Digital Marketing Ecosystem To Drive More Revenue

Jennifer Perez -
If it’s possible to find a silver lining in the cloud that was 2020, the resilience of the vacation rental industry might be it....
Business

Professionalizing Rental Operations in Travel’s New Landscape

Jeremiah Gall -
Roughly six months ago, I wrote for VRM Intel from quarantine in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. The article offered predictions on how the pandemic...
Marketing

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

Jennifer Perez -
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...
Marketing

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

Ann Marie Houlihan -
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...
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Marketing

Online ROI Rescue: Using Google Analytics for Greater Success

Jodi Bourne -
Data. Analytics. Conversions. Oh My! If you are walking precariously along the yellow brick road of vacation rental marketing, these words are as scary as...
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Niche Vacation Rental Listing Sites

Alexa Nota -
As a landslide of new technology and OTA expansion barrels down the slopes of the vacation rental industry, some opportunities for growth become buried...
Education

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

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

Vacation Rental Marketing: The Book Direct Blueprint

Alan Egan -
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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Property Managers Discuss Their OTA Distribution Strategies

Alexa Nota -
Strategic distribution has become one of the hottest topics in the vacation rental industry. As the speed of OTA technology and policy changes increases,...
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Vince Perez: The Rise of Direct Bookings in the Vacation Rental Industry

Vince Perez -
In the past few months, I have had the privilege of sitting on industry panels with some very smart people who represent different approaches...
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How Hotels Push Direct Bookings and Seek OTA Independence

Alexa Nota -
As property managers and homeowners rally to promote direct bookings and build OTA independence, so too are the vacation rental industry's comrades in the...
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Marketing

What Vacation Rentals Can Learn from the OTA Wars

Amber Mayer -
Is there any end in sight to the booking battle between hotels and OTAs? Can we at least expect a change in terminology so...
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HomeAway is trying to remove your property name. Here’s why you can’t let them.

VRM Intel Staff -
"Listing Title; can you omit the name of the villa?" The quote above is part of a recent email correspondence from HomeAway. The full transcription...

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