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Under the Hood: Sand ‘N Sea, Galveston, Texas

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Sand 'N Sea, based in Galveston, TX, was founded in 1974 by Bert Feinman and is now operated by her two daughters, Anne and...
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VRM Intel Live! Oregon and VRHP Seminar for June 7-8 at Historic Edgefield

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We are packing an entire conference into a full day of education, networking and industry updates that help your company leverage changes in the...
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Mammoth Resorts acquired by Aspen Skiing Co.-KSL Capital Alliance

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Deal gives new Aspen Skiing Co.-KSL Capital Partners alliance more than 6,000 acres of southern California ski terrain and challenges Vail Resorts’ dominance in season...
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TowneBank acquires Railey Mountain Lakes Vacations

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Virginia-based TowneBank has acquired Railey Mountain Lake Vacations in McHenry, Maryland. Railey Mountain Lake Vacations manages 280 vacation homes and 2 hotels in the Deep...
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Vacation Home Sales Drop in 2016, Down 21.6% from 2015

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Last year's strongest pace of home sales in a decade included a sizeable drop in activity from vacation buyers and a jump from individual...
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Intrawest acquired for $1.5 billion by Aspen Skiing and private equity firm KSL Capital Partners

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Ski resorts operator Aspen Skiing and private equity firm KSL Capital Partners will buy Intrawest Resorts Holdings for about $1.5 billion, including debt, Intrawest...
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Tansler suspends operations for its reverse auction marketplace for vacation rentals

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Tansler, one of the vacation rental industry's most promising startups has suspended operations. TANSLER, an anagram of RENTALS, was the closest to succeeding with a...
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Is HomeAway Quietly Increasing Their “Service Fee” for Travelers?

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Homeowners and managers are reporting that HomeAway has been quietly inching up the service fee, in some cases over 12%. "Since price is an important...
Marketing

Measure, Convert, Retain, Optimize: A Quick Guide to Listing Site Independence for VRMs

Amy Hinote -
The number one request for information from vacation rental managers (VRMs) we receive at VRM Intel is about listing site independence. VRMs are looking...
Service

Guest Reviews: A Treasure Trove of Information

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“It is better to try to keep a bad thing from happening than it is to fix the bad thing once it has happened.” (English Proverb) For any owner or property manager who has ever received a negative review, these are wise words and just to take this...
Education

Free Webinar: Hotels, OTAs, Metasearch or Rentals: Who’s Winning in Traffic and Conversion?

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In the never-ending battle for online accommodation shoppers, OTAs, major hotel brands, metasearch and private accommodation sites have become ever more aggressive and innovative...
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The Short-Term Rental Battle: The VRMA Develops Tools Needed to Combat Proposed Regulations

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Short-term rental regulations are swiftly spreading around the world. There is a misconception that rules for vacation rentals, as pertains to the vacation rental...
Service

Do You Have the Right Data? Is it Finally Time for Vacation Rental Managers to Have the Data Needed for Revenue Management?

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Having spent my career with one foot in the hotel side of the lodging industry and the other in the vacation rental management space,...
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Smart Host Shuts Down Operations

Amy Hinote -
The graveyard of technology startups in the vacation rental industry continues to expand as New York-based Smart Host announced that it is ceasing operations,...
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An Inside Look at Streamline Vacation Rental Software

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The professionally managed vacation rental industry has witnessed the fast growth of Streamline Vacation Rental Software over the last few years, and we are...
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Sloane Realty Vacations Founder Rae Sloane Cox: Vacation Rental Pioneer

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Rae thought her husband George Sloane, Jr. had lost his mind when, in 1955, he asked her to move with their two young children...
Property Care

VRHP Housekeeping Seminar in Outer Banks Addresses Bed Bugs, Safety and Owning the PM Brand

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On February 23, The Vacation Rental Housekeeping Professionals (VRHP) held their fourteenth annual regional seminar on the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina in...
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Aloha Spirit: In Memory of Mary Margaret “Penny” Wallis Bennington, Founder, Bennington Properties in Sunriver, Oregon

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“We use the word ‘hug’ or ‘hugging’ to refer to the role we play in our relationships with our community and our customers. In...
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VRMs Give Back: North Carolina Vacation Rental Managers Band Together to Fight Hunger

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The professional vacation rental industry is unique in that vacation rental managers  (VRMs) all over the world are heavily invested in their communities and...
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HomeAway is trying to remove your property name. Here’s why you can’t let them.

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"Listing Title; can you omit the name of the villa?" The quote above is part of a recent email correspondence from HomeAway. The full transcription...
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Airbnb purchases Luxury Retreats

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Airbnb moved into the luxury vacation realm Thursday, saying it's acquired high-end vacation rental company Luxury Retreats. Airbnb declined to disclose the financial terms...
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The 2017 Winter Issue of VRM Intel Magazine is Here

Amy Hinote -
As vacation rental managers, you have numerous hats to wear in order to be successful. Consequently, in this winter issue, we decided to shift...
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Jon Gray, Mariano Dima Leave HomeAway

Amy Hinote -
As of Monday, HomeAway's chief revenue officer Jon Gray and chief marketing officer Mariano Dima are no longer with the company, indicating a change...
Regulations

Southwest Florida Man Accused of Vacation Rental Fraud Using VRBO.com

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BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - The Collier County Sheriff's Office arrested a man over the weekend who they say victimized three people in a rental...
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