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Baltimore Considers Hotel Tax and Other Regulations for Short-Term Rentals

Alexa Nota -
The Baltimore City Council is considering a bill to impose the hotel tax of 9.5 percent on short-term rentals and require hosts to license...
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Guesty Appoints Vered Raviv Schwarz as Chief Operating Officer

Alexa Nota -
All-in-one short-term rental software Guesty welcomes Vered Raviv Schwarz as its new chief operating officer to oversee the company’s global operations from its Tel...
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HomeAway’s Jeff Hurst Discusses Industry Growth, Technology, and HomeAway’s Business Model

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HomeAway remains the undeniable leader in delivering third-party revenue for core vacation markets in the United States. Expedia’s purchase of the company in late...
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San Diego City Council Bans Second-Home Vacation Rentals

Alexa Nota -
In a 6-3 vote Monday night, the San Diego city council adopted short-term rental regulations allowing a host to be issued one short-term residential...
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“A Sense of Place” Launches Second Season with Booking.com Sponsorship

Amy Hinote -
Booking.com has partnered with vacation rental influencer Matt Landau to produce of A Sense of Place as the series enters its second season. A show that...
Education

Selling Safety: Professional Managers Need to Promote Safe Vacation Rentals

Justin Ford -
Anytime NBC’s Jeff Rossen does a news report on vacation rentals, rental managers around the country shudder at the effect his report could have...
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Vacasa acquires 21 management companies in 2018 and moves toward IPO

Amy Hinote -
It's been a busy year for Vacasa leadership. So far in 2018, Vacasa has acquired 21 vacation rental management (VRM) companies (including Mandoki Hospitality at...
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VRM Intel Magazine Summer Issue Is Heading Your Way

Amy Hinote -
VRM Intel Magazine's summer issue is out the door and heading to subscriber's mailboxes. In this issue, you will find interviews with HomeAway’s CCO Jeff...
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CanadaStays Partners with Inntopia

Alexa Nota -
  CanadaStays announced yesterday its partnership with Inntopia, a booking system for hotel and lodging managers. By distributing on CanadaStays, Inntopia property managers now have a...
Technology

Xplorie Grows Sales and Marketing Teams as Company Expands

Alexa Nota -
Xplorie has hired Debi Steigerwald as its new vice president of marketing. Steigerwald previously served as the director of marketing operations for Vacasa and director of...
Marketing

Lodgify Raises $5 Million

Alexa Nota -
Barcelona-based vacation rental software provider Lodgify announced today that it has secured a $5 million round of Series A funding, bringing total funding to $7.3 million to date. Participants of...
Marketing

Total Compensation Statements Are a Powerful Marketing Strategy for Employers

Sue Jones -
The national unemployment rate of 3.8 percent (as of May 31, 2018) is the lowest it has been since April 2000. With unemployment under...
Marketing

Back-of-the-House Customer Service Training

Durk Johnson -
Recently, my wife and I spent our anniversary at a hotel on the Oregon coast. It was a unique date because it marked the...
Service

Maximizing Online Chat

Doug Kennedy -
When Used Correctly, Online Chat Provides a New Way to Convert Online Prospects These days, more and more vendors are providing chat options for...
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Education

Reducing Risk in the Sale of Your Vacation Rental Business

Ben Edwards -
The sale of your vacation rental business will be the largest and, in many cases, the most important transaction in your career. It is...
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Open Discussion: Keeping Guests Safe Without Scaring Them Away

Alexa Nota -
The Atlantic Ocean claims several lives on the North Carolina coast where I live every year. Just last week, six visitors were swept out...
Technology

Cool Down Your Summer Season with These Cost-Saving Smart Home Solutions

Sean Miller -
As the vacation rental summer season heats up, so do many of the costs paid by owners and management companies. But before you have...
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New Vacation Rental Stats from the National Association of Realtors

Alexa Nota -
Recent National Association of Realtors® research shows noteworthy trends for the vacation rental industry. Thirty percent of vacation property owners and 32 percent of investment...
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Portland city council votes to collect new fees from short-term rentals

Alexa Nota -
Last week, Portland, Oregon’s city council voted to adopt an ordinance amendment to collect two new fees on short-term rentals in the city: a...
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South Lake Tahoe Resident Group Submits Petition to City Council to Ban 75% City’s Vacation Rentals

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On Tuesday, South Lake Tahoe City Council voted to order a report on the financial impact of a proposed vacation rental ban before it...
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The Future of OTA Guest Fees for Vacation Rentals: Airbnb, Booking, Expedia/HomeAway Have Conflicting Views on a Fee for Travelers

Amy Hinote -
Airbnb started it. We all know the story by now. Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia couldn't afford to pay rent in their San...
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Palm Springs Votes Down Short-Term Rental Ban

Alexa Nota -
Measure C, a proposition to phase out vacation rentals in single-family neighborhoods in Palm Springs over the next two years, was struck down with...
Education

Key to Exponential Growth: Fire Owners Regularly

Wes Melton -
I will never forget the way my coffee cup felt as I calmly ran my thumb around its rim. I sat there quietly, while...
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Key Employment Law Changes

Sue Jones -
Trends to Keep on Your Radar for 2018 Keeping up with ever-changing employment laws is a struggle for all business owners. No matter the size...
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