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Strategically Working with OTAs in 2020

I have spent more than a decade in the hospitality industry learning and sharing how to capture more direct bookings with lower acquisition costs....

Abandoned Bookings: Are PMs Losing Potential Customers during the Checkout Process?

Cart abandonment. Such an ominous term. No company can really and truly get in the mind of consumers during their shopping experience. Amazon isn’t...

The More You Know Expert Advice for Digital Success in 2020: A Panel Discussion with Bluetent’s Digital Marketing Team

By Brynn Flaherty, Andy Gaylord, Beryl Coulter, Jack Scherrer, and Alex Moshenskiy It’s 2020, and staying up-to-date on SEO trends should be on every vacation...

Scott Breon steps down from Vacasa as Head of Revenue and Chief Analytics Officer

Scott Breon, chief analytics officer and head of revenue at Vacasa, is leaving his position at the company, according to insider sources. Scott began with...

Experience and Professionalism: Why They Matter in the Vacation Rental Industry

I began my career in the vacation rental industry 20 years ago. As a kid out of college, I accepted a job with ResortQuest,...

Condo-World Acquires North Myrtle Beach’s CondoLux

Condo-World Continues to Leverage Proprietary Technology and its Hybrid-OTA Model in 2020 Expansion Strategy Late last year, Condo-World, based in in North Myrtle Beach, South...

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...
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Property Managers or Hospitality Providers?

With the convergence of lodging types in the minds of consumers, traditional property managers are transitioning into hospitality providers. The role of vacation rental property...

Vacasa names interim CEO as founder Eric Breon steps down

Vacasa announced today it  has appointed Matt Roberts, former OpenTable CEO and independent Vacasa board director, as interim chief executive officer. This appointment follows...

OTAs take on Google Vacation Rentals asking EU to investigate anti-competitive platform

According to Bloomberg, Expedia Group Inc., TripAdvisor Inc. and more than 30 vacation rental providers asked the European Union to investigate how Google shows vacation rentals,...

Naming Vacation Homes: 10 Advantages to Naming the Vacation Properties in Your Inventory

Tara. Pemberley. House of the Seven Gables. Graceland. Oak Alley. Mount Vernon. The idea of naming homes isn’t new, but the practice seems to...

SEO/SEM Disrupted: How Google Travel is Shaking up the Marketing Funnel

Our only certainty in the vacation rental industry is change, and 2019 did disappoint those who enjoy the adrenaline rush of disruption. Google Travel is...

The Wild West and the Vacation Rental Industry

The 2020s: This new decade will establish law, order, and professionalism for the vacation rental industry. The vacation rental industry is like the Wild West. Over...

Three-Year Vacation Rental Performance: Average Daily Rate, Adjusted Occupancy, Adjusted RevPAR, and Average Booking Window across 12 Key Vacation Rental Regions

Now that vacation rental managers and destinations are contributing source data, we are beginning to get a factual view of actual performance over the...
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Setting Your Company Apart: Differentiating your vacation rental company from the competition with E.P.I.C. Hospitality™

Train hospitality through the heart and not the head by focusing on concepts such as empathy, patience, intuition, and compassion (EPIC). As I often say...

VRM Intel Magazine Winter 2020 is Here!

The Winter 2020 issue of VRM Intel Magazine is here. From the top of the marketing funnel to the gunk of deep cleans, this...

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...

Homeowner Communications: Delivering and Communicating Deep Service Value to Homeowners

Vacation rental managers have two distinct customers: guests and homeowners. The identity of a manager continues to evolve into that of a hospitality provider,...

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,...

Relationship Building: Creating Cultures That Build Trust in Relationships

The vacation rental industry has an amazing foundation, one built on relationships and communication, which is why I was drawn to the industry and...

Average Length of Stay for Vacation Rentals Remains Largely Unchanged Over Last 3 Years

Experts have been telling us for years that vacation rental guests are taking shorter vacations and that the average length of stay is shrinking....
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Pricing Decisions for VRMs: Considering Levers and Constraints when Adjusting Pricing for Vacation Rentals

Most people in the vacation rental industry are comfortable with the idea that prices and availability settings for vacation rentals should change depending on...

Measure what Matters: Analytics Planning for 2020

We are all drowning in data, and most of us do not want to admit out loud that we aren’t quite sure where to...

Opinion: Beverly Serral—I Went to Skift’s Short-Term Rental Summit and Here’s What Happened

By Beverly Serral, cofounder and CEO of BESTNEST Attendee 1: I hope I hear a lot about master leases. Attendee 2: I hope I hear a...

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