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Vacasa Raises Additional $64 Million in Funding, Bringing Total to $207.5 Million

Vacasa today announced the company has closed on $64 million in a Series B-2 round led by existing investor Riverwood Capital with participation from...

DC Council Delays Final Vote on Short-Term Rental Bill

The DC council moved yesterday to delay its second reading and final vote on a short-term rental bill that includes a ban of second-home...

Hawaii County Advances Short-Term Rental Bill

The Hawaii County council planning committee voted 6–1 in favor of advancing short-term rental regulation Bill 108 to two final council votes. If passed...

Phocuswright Conference to Address Alternative Accommodations

Alternative accommodations, short-term rentals, vacation rentals—however you label this fast-growing lodging sector—there's no denying its impact on travel. The Phocuswright Conference, to be held...

Northwest Vacation Rental Professionals Launch NorthwestStays.com

Northwest Vacation Rental Professionals (NWVRP) has partnered with Fetch My Guest to launch NorthwestStays.com, a vacation rental marketplace for NWVRP's 56 member companies to...

Las Vegas Planning Commission Sends Short-Term Rental Ban to City Council

The Las Vegas city planning commission voted 4-3 Tuesday night to approve a ban of short-term rentals. The proposal will now head to the city...

DC Second-Home Rental Ban Passes First Vote Unanimously

Update 10/16/18 at 2:20 p.m.: The bill's second reading and final vote were deferred to the legislative meeting on November 13 at 11 a.m. All...
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Expedia CEO on HomeAway: “We bought the Craigslist of vacation rentals.” #SkiftForum

At the recent Skift Global Forum, Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom fielded on-stage questions from Skift founding editor, Dennis Schaal, about the progress the company is...

TurnKey Adds InvitedHome Co-founders to Management Team

InvitedHome co-founders, Michael Joseph and Tom Feldhusen, left the company to join the TurnKey Vacation Rentals team. According to TJ Clark, CEO at Austin-based TurnKey, the...

Are Hotels Obsessed with Direct Bookings?

Hoteliers are debating the amount of focus that should be given to direct bookings. Recent PhocusWire articles, written by reporter Lisa Fox and Duetto's Patrick...

Former Airbnb Exec Shaun Stewart Discusses the State of the Vacation Rental Industry at LiveRez User Conference

Last week at the LiveRez Partner Conference in Boise, Shaun Stewart, chief business development officer of Waymo and former global head of vacation rentals...

IHG Reports Strong Hotel Industry Numbers and Outlook

“We are in the best demand market of our lifetimes,” said Isaac Collazo, vice president of competitive intelligence at IHG. Collazo presented hotel industry trends,...

Stay Alfred Raises $47M, Bringing Total Funding to $62M

Today, Stay Alfred announced it has raised $47 million in a Series B round led by Nine Four Ventures, bringing the total funding to $62...

Vacasa Acquires/Saves Oasis Collections

Vacasa announced it has purchased Oasis Collections, a short-term rental company with listings in U.S. and international cities including Barcelona, Chicago, London, Milan, Paris,...
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D.C. Council to Vote on Second-Home Rental Ban

On October 2, the Washington, DC council will conduct a first reading and vote on a revised short-term rental bill that eases some restrictions...

HomeAway and Expedia Group Presidents Predict Next 10 Years of Travel and Tech

In a fireside chat at HomeAway’s Rezfest yesterday, HomeAway president John Kim and Expedia Group brand president Aman Bhutani discussed what they see coming in...

Skift’s Rafat Ali and Hyatt CEO Mark Hoplamazian Discuss Alternative Accommodations

Earlier today at Skift Global Forum in New York, Skift founder Rafat Ali and Hyatt CEO Mark Hoplamazian discussed the company's trajectory and the...

Google Product and Marketing Execs Confirm the Company is Adding Vacation Rentals

Google's Richard Holden, vice president of product management, and Rob Torres, managing director of advertising and marketing for the travel sector spoke with Sean O'Neill...

Steve Trover Discusses Closing All Star Vacation Homes and the Hard Lessons He Learned Along the Way

We live in an inauthentic world of PR spin, and the vacation rental industry is no exception. We brag about successes and hide failures....

NOLA Short-Term Rental Study Proposes Severe Restrictions

Following a New Orleans short-term rental study requested by the city council, the city planning commission published the preliminary report and policy recommendations on...

Industry Professionals Launch Utah Vacation Rental Managers Association

Utah property managers can now join the recently launched Utah Vacation Rental Managers Association (UVRMA). Founded by vacation rental and real estate professional Brad...
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Ocean Reef Vacation Rentals Acquires Rivard of South Walton Rentals

Ocean Reef Vacation Rentals & Real Estate acquired majority ownership stake in Rivard of South Walton Rentals, which manages 100 homes in Grayton Beach and...

The Inaugural Vacation Rental Women’s Summit Heading to New Orleans February 19-20, 2019

Hundreds of executives will gather for more than 50 sessions and events to celebrate, educate, and empower women in the vacation rental industry. The inaugural...

HomeAway Launches Pet-Friendly Vacation Rental Collection

HomeAway announced Monday it has launched a new collection of pet-friendly homes on HomeAway.com. For bookings made on hmwy.co/pet-travel between now and December 31,...

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