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Defining brand and expectations with guest communications

As I listened to Simon Lehmann at the European VRMA Conference explain why he always brings a set of sharp knives when staying at a vacation rental, I...

Technology-enabled Property Management Lodging Platforms

The vacation rental industry is undergoing a rapid transformation in terms of both market growth and in the operational and lodging side. With the...

TurnKey Raises $31 Million: Founder John Banczak Discusses Funding and Future Plans

Last month, TurnKey Vacation Rentals announced it had secured $31 million in Series D funding led by current investor Adams Street Partners, with participation...

Google Hotels: Not The Magic Bullet

Are Google Hotel Ads the best way to grow your brand? Is this the answer to the ongoing issues with OTAs? This is a...

Key Data Dashboard Raises $2.4M

Key Data Dashboard, formerly known as VRM Dashboard, a leading developer of data visualization and comparison software for vacation rental managers, today announced a...

VRM Intel Magazine Spring 2018 is here!

Welcome to the spring issue of VRM Intel Magazine. The pace at which business conditions are changing in the vacation rental industry is staggering. As you may...

Sea to Sky Rentals expands into Bellingham with One Suite Stay partnership

Sea to Sky Rentals announced an expansion of its luxury vacation rental inventory into North Puget Sound and Bellingham, Washington. adding 14 high-end vacation...
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Matt Landau’s Sense of Place Begins Season Two

Vacation rental professionals, rejoice! Sense of Place, the quirky and avant-garde travel show that follows VRMB's Matt Landau as he meets worldly destinations through the...

HomeAway’s New Listing Agreement Leads to More Frustration Among Vacation Rental Managers

Expedia-owned HomeAway recently released an updated Listing Agreement for Property Managers which includes language for integrated property managers (PMs) that is causing anxiety in the...

NAVIS adds former WayBlazer CEO and Sabre president to its Board

NAVIS announced travel industry veteran Felix Laboy has joined its board. Laboy joins an elite advisory team which includes Tom Gonser, founder of DocuSign, and Sanjay Dholakia,...

Editorial: My Jerry McGuire Moment

It’s been quite a roller coaster ride since launching VRM Intel Magazine in the fall of 2015. I love the vacation rental industry. I love...

Vacation rental technology startup competition set for March 9 in London at Millennium Hotel Mayfair

The vacation rental industry is innovating quickly to accommodate the growing demand for private homes as accommodations alternatives and to apply newly available technology to...

Wyndham sells its European Vacation Rental Division to Private Equity Firm

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its...

Attn: Vacation Rental Family–Help Riley Furlong Find Bone Marrow Donors

HomeAway VP Bill Furlong is a known and popular face among vacation rental managers. Furlong has worked in the vacation rental industry for more...
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Properly Announces First Amazon Echo Remote Management Support in Vacation Rental Tech

Properly today announced support for remote management of Amazon’s line of Echo devices, the first of its kind in the vacation rental industry. The...

VRM Intel is joining with VR Tech for London seminar on March 9

Two conferences, VR Tech and VRM Intel Live, are joining together in London on March 9 to discuss the latest issues facing the fast-evolving...

Expedia CEO discusses HomeAway’s 2017 performance, match back, and relationship with suppliers

In after-hours trading, Expedia, Inc. shares fell 17 percent as the company missed analysts' quarterly profit estimate on higher marketing expenses. While there is much...

Vacation rental managers and homeowners join together to reach over 18 million consumers with #BookDirect education

On February 7—for the first time in the history of the vacation rental industry—property managers and homeowners came together in a grass roots effort...

Co-founder Cliff Johnson resigns from Vacasa

Vacasa co-founder Cliff Johnson has resigned from his role as head of the company's international division to join Rented.com as vice president of sales. "Cliff’s...

Vacation Rental Shopping 101: How to Book a Vacation Home Directly with the Manager or Owner

The word is out. Airbnb, VRBO.com, HomeAway, and TripAdvisor charge fees to consumers. Unlike in the hotel industry, where the booking fees are passed on...

Vacation rental managers and owners share #bookdirect messages

With #BookDirect, a.k.a. Guest Education Day, fast approaching on February 7, vacation rental managers and owners are sharing their #bookdirect messages for travelers. Here...
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Simon Lehmann: “This game is, by far, not over yet.” 

Simon Lehmann discusses the future of the vacation rental industry, Airbnb, HomeAway, and upcoming challenges and opportunities  When researching the vacation rental sector, it doesn’t take long to encounter...

HomeAway’s Jeff Hurst discusses “off-platform booking” attribution

When HomeAway sent an email to vacation rental managers on December 14 introducing a pricing increase for subscriptions—along with a new fee for off-platform...

FVRMA President Discusses Owners’ Right to Rent Vacation Properties

I recently traveled to Tallahassee to represent the Florida Vacation Rental Management Association and an industry which has become a vital part of Florida’s...

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