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Lexicon Travel Technologies Rescues LeisureLink Tech Assets and Sets Out to Provide a New Level of Connectivity

In September 2016, LeisureLink, a widely used channel management company, announced that it was ceasing operations and discontinuing use of its platform, leaving dozens...

A Case for Vacation Rental Advocacy: The direct impact of local regulations

It wasn’t his story that shook me. It was the way he fought back the tears. On any given night, the US government and public...

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

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...

Guesty Appoints Vered Raviv Schwarz as Chief Operating Officer

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...

HomeAway’s Jeff Hurst Discusses Industry Growth, Technology, and HomeAway’s Business Model

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...

San Diego City Council Bans Second-Home Vacation Rentals

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...

“A Sense of Place” Launches Second Season with Booking.com Sponsorship

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...
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Selling Safety: Professional Managers Need to Promote Safe Vacation Rentals

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...

Vacasa acquires 21 management companies in 2018 and moves toward IPO

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...

VRM Intel Magazine Summer Issue Is Heading Your Way

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...

CanadaStays Partners with Inntopia

  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...

Xplorie Grows Sales and Marketing Teams as Company Expands

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...

Lodgify Raises $5 Million

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...

Total Compensation Statements Are a Powerful Marketing Strategy for Employers

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...
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Back-of-the-House Customer Service Training

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

Maximizing Online Chat

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

Reducing Risk in the Sale of Your Vacation Rental Business

The sale of your vacation rental business will be the largest and, in many cases, the most important transaction in your career. It is...

Open Discussion: Keeping Guests Safe Without Scaring Them Away

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

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

As the vacation rental summer season heats up, so do many of the costs paid by owners and management companies. But before you have...

New Vacation Rental Stats from the National Association of Realtors

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...

Portland city council votes to collect new fees from short-term rentals

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

On Tuesday, South Lake Tahoe City Council voted to order a report on the financial impact of a proposed vacation rental ban before it...

The Future of OTA Guest Fees for Vacation Rentals: Airbnb, Booking, Expedia/HomeAway Have Conflicting Views on a Fee for Travelers

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...

Palm Springs Votes Down Short-Term Rental Ban

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...

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