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Anatomy of a Vacation Rental Owner Newsletter

Alexa Nota -
In its blog post, “10 Eye-Opening Email Marketing Stats You Need to Know,” Constant Contact estimates that for every $1 spent on email marketing, companies...
News

Chicago Increases Short-Term Rental Tax to 6% to Support Victims of Domestic Violence

Alexa Nota -
Chicago city council voted unanimously last week to increase the surcharge on short-term rental transactions from 4 percent to 6 percent. Proposed by Mayor...
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The Rise of Brands in the Vacation Rental Industry

Alex Nigg -
Branding, they say, is everything. If you’re starting a company, one of the first things you’ll hear is that you need a strong brand. People...
Service

Booking.com VP Olivier Grémillon on Fees, Market Growth, and Future

Amy Hinote -
Booking Holdings-owned Booking.com has been fascinating to watch as it has emerged as a leader in vacation rentals over the last four years. The...
Regulations

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

Philip Minardi -
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...
Marketing

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

Amy Hinote -
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...
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San Diego City Council Bans Second-Home Vacation Rentals

Alexa Nota -
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...
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Education

Selling Safety: Professional Managers Need to Promote Safe Vacation Rentals

Justin Ford -
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...
News

CanadaStays Partners with Inntopia

Alexa Nota -
  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...
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South Lake Tahoe Resident Group Submits Petition to City Council to Ban 75% City’s Vacation Rentals

Alexa Nota -
On Tuesday, South Lake Tahoe City Council voted to order a report on the financial impact of a proposed vacation rental ban before it...
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The Future of OTA Guest Fees for Vacation Rentals: Airbnb, Booking, Expedia/HomeAway Have Conflicting Views on a Fee for Travelers

Amy Hinote -
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...
News

Palm Springs Votes Down Short-Term Rental Ban

Alexa Nota -
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...
Marketing

Doubling Down on the Guest Experience

Touch Stay -
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...
Education

Why You Can’t Afford a Data Breach—And What You Can Do to Avoid It

Amber Mayer -
Last November, the ride-sharing service Uber announced that it had suffered a data breach in 2016. (It then made the mistake of paying the...
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Education

Long Live the OTA! 5 Major Issues Marketplaces Solve for You by David Angotti

David Angotti -
It’s time to have a difficult conversation: listing sites are not the enemy. If we choose to form an alliance rather than complain, online...
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Technology-enabled Property Management Lodging Platforms

Steve Milo -
The vacation rental industry is undergoing a rapid transformation in terms of both market growth and in the operational and lodging side. With the...
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HomeAway’s New Listing Agreement Leads to More Frustration Among Vacation Rental Managers

Amy Hinote -
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...
Education

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

Amy Hinote -
HomeAway VP Bill Furlong is a known and popular face among vacation rental managers. Furlong has worked in the vacation rental industry for more...
News

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

Amy Hinote -
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...
OTAs

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

Amy Hinote -
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...
News

Simon Lehmann: “This game is, by far, not over yet.” 

Amy Hinote -
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...
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OTAs

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

Amy Hinote -
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...
News

OTAs have been learning from working with hotels and are applying these lessons to vacation rentals

Amy Hinote -
At industry events, including VRM Intel Live, industry experts often talk about what hotels learned from working with OTAs and how vacation rental owners...
OTAs

RVShare names former HomeAway Executive Jon Gray as CEO

VRM Intel Staff -
RVshare, which was founded in 2013 and is the world's largest RV rental marketplace, today announced that former HomeAway Chief Revenue Officer Jon Gray has joined...
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