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VRM Careerists: Kathleen Holmes

  Four seasoned VR pros share how they have survived and thrived in the industry.  If there is one universal truth about vacation rental managers, it’s...

Takeaways from Airbnb’s First Earnings Call as a Publicly Traded Company

Yesterday, Airbnb held its first earnings call as a publicly traded company following the release of its Q4-2020 financials. For vacation rental managers listing...

Streamline Increases Software Prices for Some, Leading to Larger Questions Around Tech Strategies for VRMCs

Over the last two weeks, VRM Intel has received several reports that Streamline Vacation Rental Software is notifying some of its vacation rental management...

Disaster and Business Continuity Planning in 2021

  "Hurricane Dorian formed on August 24, 2019, from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened into a hurricane on August 28....

Vacation Rental Managers Maneuver Adjacent Growth: Carolina Retreats, Southern Vacation Rentals & Meredith Lodging

Everyone wants a thriving business. How do you get to increased profits and increased market share? The most intuitive way is to expand your...

Resort Collection Outsources Call Center to Jamaica

Jamalo’s welcoming voice on the other end of the telephone brightened the cold January day. I was doing research about Resort Collection in Panama...

Getaway Society Founders Are a Dynamic Duo

As with constructing their first six-bedroom, three-bath custom home in the Pennsylvania Poconos, entrepreneurs Carrington Carter and Calvin Butts, Jr. leveraged every tool in...
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Marketers: Too Soon to Plan for 2022?

In the vacation rental industry, 2020 was a story of haves and have-nots. For leisure vacation destinations with strong drive-to markets, short periods of...

Fact or Fiction? Mythbusting Hot Vacation Rental Trends

Last year was disruptive to our sense of normalcy in so many ways, and the typical trends and patterns we’ve come to count on...

Fast Growth at Homes & Villas by Marriott International

Senior Director Travis Riner Shares Insight into Objectives, Growth, and Future Plans Marriott International jumped headfirst into the vacation rental industry in May 2019 with...

Expedia CEO Talks Vrbo: We ‘Removed Vrbo from Google’s Vacation Rental Meta Product’

During today’s Expedia Group earnings call, CEO Peter Kern and CFO Eric Hart told its investors that Vrbo provided a bright spot for the...

Technology in 2021 and Beyond: Vacation Rental Tech Leaders Predict the Future

The vacation rental industry has witnessed a significant evolution in technology over the last five years. With every property management system that goes to...

How 2020 Played Out: Analyzing Performance in 10 Key Vacation Rental Destinations

COVID-19’s impact on the travel industry will be analyzed, studied, and debated for years to come. Several sectors, like cruise travel, business travel, and...

Florida House and Senate ‘Vacation Rentals’ Bills Critical to Compliance Hit the Floor

Florida vacation rentals professionals are hitting the proverbial “dance floor" this week, and the first song just may be “Twist and Shout.” Florida House Bill...
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Sarah and T Podcast: PMs Should Be Prepared to Answer These Questions from Prospective Homeowners

Entertainer Steve Allen said, “Radio is the theater of the mind.” If that’s true, then Sarah Bradford and Tim Cafferty have a Broadway hit...

Founder of Newly Launched Kaiser Vacation Rentals Says, “Things Will Be Different … This Time”

In an exclusive interview with VRM Intel Magazine, Glen Kaiser announced today that he and his brother, Leonard Kaiser, are founding partners of Kaiser...

Survey Shows 31% of Those Who Traveled after COVID-19 Stayed in a Short-term/Vacation Rental

Last week, VRM Intel conducted a consumer survey through Google to get an idea about how many people traveled in 2020 after March (After...

Vrbo Is Performing Better Than Airbnb for Vacation Rental Managers, But Direct Booking Still Number One Revenue Source . . . By A Lot

Is Airbnb the top booking source for vacation rental managers? Not by a long shot. Looking at $2.4 billion in 2020 rental revenue received by...

4th Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day Is February 3, 2021

The Fourth Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day, recurring on the first Wednesday in February, is coming soon. On February 3, 2021, short-term and vacation...

Timing is Everything: The Impact of Seasonality on COVID Recovery for Southeast Destinations

It’s easy to make blanket statements about vacation rental performance. Throughout this year, we’ve heard many of them: “Vacation rentals are doing well.” “Beach...

The Principles That Have Guided Meredith Lodging through the Global Pandemic, Raging Forest Fires and Personal Family Challenges

Meredith Oksenholt and son, EJ, keeping an eye out for passing whales in the Bella Beach community of Depoe Bay. As with many vacation...
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Inhabit IQ Gets “Significant Investment” from Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division

Inhabit IQ, the collective of proptech companies serving the vacation, residential and commercial rental management industries, today announced the completion of a "significant investment"...

Learn How You Can Unleash Your ‘Limitless Female Energy’ During VRM’s Thought Leadership Series Featuring Author/Speaker Amber Hurdle

Enrolling her audience in “You University” for the day, author/speaker/consultant Amber Hurdle urges nearly 300 attendees to self-reflect, saying, “Today, I want you to...

Airbnb Goes Public. CEO Brian Chesky: “Travel is never going to look like it did in January”

The day is finally here. Airbnb begins a new chapter in its story with today's Wall Street debut. Priced at $68 with a $47B...

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