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How to Educate & Improve your Team’s Performance

Operational efficiency is difficult to measure, but imperative to your business’ success.  Ben Edwards of Weatherby Consulting offered a virtual session in March as part...

How to Boost Owner Acquisition & Retention in Vacation Rentals

“With more competition in the market, acquiring and retaining owners is a large determinant of running a successful management business. It’s always a challenge...

Implications of Safety on Guests, Insurance, and Regulation

Property and guest safety are foundational to delivering five-star guest experiences. The pandemic has made this clearer than ever for operators and their guests.  In...

The Importance of Housekeepers to Your Vacation Rental Brand

“Housekeepers really are the frontline workers and the unsung heroes of the vacation rental industry. The company’s brand reputation and the guest’s experience rest...

Staffing: Internal vs. External Field Teams

Few would argue against the statement that a vacation rental operator’s most critical function is handled by the cleaning and maintenance teams. What can...

The Importance of Guest Communication to Vacation Rental Management

“Vacation rental managers have historically taken a reactionary approach to in-stay communication: leave the guest alone and be ready to respond when needed. Today,...

Operational Trends in Vacation Rentals: How to Cope with More Work & Less Time

“Without a doubt, the pandemic has made the job of property managers harder. There’s an increased emphasis, quite rightly, on standards and cleanliness, and...
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Exploring the Regulatory Landscape

As the industry pushes for higher-quality service, guest expectations aren’t the only driving force for operational excellence -- state and local regulators are closely...

How to Accelerate Growth in Vacation Rentals through Owner Acquisition

“It’s clear that there is still so much room for growth in the vacation rental industry. Demand isn’t the issue, and guests are increasingly...

Using Purpose-Built Tools to Better Serve Your Vacation Rental Business

“The ecosystem of ancillary technology enables vacation rental managers to work more efficiently. Short-term rental managers have gravitated away from one-size-fits-all technology and rely...

Meredith Lodging Sues Vacasa in US District Court Alleging Vacasa is Contacting its Homeowners with False and Misleading Info

Oregon-based vacation rental management company, Meredith Lodging, has filed a false advertising and defamation complaint against Vacasa alleging that Vacasa is contacting Meredith’s homeowners...

Property Managers as Hospitality Providers and the Future of Service

There’s a push-pull situation emerging in vacation home rentals where operators must determine the right balance between how much touch-free service they can or...

What Investors Don’t Understand about the Short-Term Rental Industry

Outside investment has been pouring into the short-term rental industry for the last seven years with increasing intensity, but on the heels of Airbnb’s...

Key Data Acquires Pre-Market Startup Demand IQ to Add Demand Data to its Booking Data

Key Data has acquired DemandIQ, a technology product designed to capture real-time, forward-looking traveler demand data. Demand IQ was founded in 2020 by Amber...
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Recent Investments and Acquisitions in the Vacation Rental Industry: How They Affect Local Management Companies, and Where Does the Industry Go from Here?

News of acquisitions and investment in the vacation rental industry has been pouring in since Airbnb’s IPO: Vacasa buys TurnKey, Telluride’s Latitude 38, and...

Vacasa Buys Turnkey—Finally

Vacasa, the largest vacation rental management platform in North America, announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire TurnKey Vacation Rentals, a leading...

Rent Responsibly Announces Five Founding Partnerships to Bring Alliance-Building and Advocacy Tools to More Vacation Rental Markets

Rent Responsibly, a community-building platform for local vacation rental alliances, announced today the launch of five new partnerships across the industry. Expedia Group, Breezeway,...

Onsite Property Management Association Update: Vacation Rental Industry Champions

The Onsite Property Management Association (OPMA) is the collective voice of and a meaningful advocate for the vacation rental industry. The idea to form...

Lessons from the Auto Industry’s History Provide a Road Map for Regulatory Success in Short-Term Rentals

Growing up, we assumed the automobile has always been considered as American as apple pie. Then we looked a bit closer at the history...

Ben Edwards: The Game Has Changed, and It’s Time to Focus on the Money

Take everything you know about the vacation rental industry and throw it out the window. What’s up is down, and what’s down is up....

Operations Technology is Critical for Vacation Rental Managers in 2021 by Jeremy Gall

As we enter 2021, it has become clear that vacation rentals are the preferred lodging for those looking to spend time away from home....
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VRM Careerists: Cort Roussel

  Four seasoned VR pros share how they have survived and thrived in the industry.  In this series of VRM Careerists, VRM Intel is diving into...

VRM Careerists: Kelly Keys Wilson

  Four seasoned VR pros share how they have survived and thrived in the industry.  In this series of VRM Careerists, VRM Intel is diving into...

VRM Careerists: Ryan Christopher

  Four seasoned VR pros share how they have survived and thrived in the industry.  In this series of VRM Careerists, VRM Intel is continuing to...

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