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HomeAway raises subscription fees 25% and adds new transactional fees for vacation rental managers

Amy Hinote -
This week Expedia-owned HomeAway announced recent changes to its revenue model for vacation rental managers. The new pricing and fee structure includes a 25 percent...
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San Diego City Council Adjourns without a Final Vote on Short-Term Rental Regulations

Heather Weiermann -
After more than ten hours, which included listening to over 250 comments from the public, in addition to amendments flying back and forth between...
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VRMA 2017 – The Value of the Vacation Rental Professional

Vince Perez -
Another well attended and successful event in Orlando! The vendor to property manager ratio was off the charts and for good reason. If there...
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Expedia CEO Discusses HomeAway’s Q3 Growth: “They are just pushing a ton of change.”

Amy Hinote -
Despite an active hurricane season, strong third quarter performance by HomeAway provided Expedia with much needed positive talking points during today's earnings call, as newly...
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Who Owns Your Data? Vacation Rental Technology Companies Weigh in on Renewed Concerns about Data Privacy and Usage.

Amy Hinote -
Last month, HomeAway reportedly contacted several software companies requesting “strategic partnerships” between HomeAway and software providers in which the software companies would share client data with HomeAway to...
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HomeAway Addresses Questions About Its New Revenue Management Tool

Amy Hinote -
Expedia-owned HomeAway recently launched its revenue management tool, MarketMaker, that allows vacation rental owners and managers to compare pricing with other homes listed on HomeAway’s sites and...
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Who is the next disruptor in the vacation rental industry?

Amy Hinote -
Travelers have been staying in vacation homes for centuries, but it wasn’t until the emergence and disruption of VRBO.com and Airbnb that the industry...
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Vacation Rental Managers and Owners: What is Your Brand Worth?

Vince Perez -
The above question was asked to several veteran managers this week at a meeting I attended.  It is an uncomfortable question, one that produces...
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HomeAway’s New Revenue Management Platform is the Latest Industry Disruptor for the Fast-Evolving Vacation Rental Industry

Amy Hinote -
Today, at its software user conference, Expedia-owned HomeAway launched a revenue management and pricing platform, MarketMaker. With MarketMaker, vacation rental owners and managers are...
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HomeAway to Sponsor “Vacation Rental Potential” TV Series on A&E

Amy Hinote -
Today at its user conference, HomeAway announced it is sponsoring an upcoming TV series titled "Vacation Rental Potential." The series will be produced by Chicken...
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Managers And Owners Angry At HomeAway’s Changes, But Is It Fair?

Amy Hinote -
Vacation rental managers and homeowners in traditional vacation markets are up in arms about the many changes at HomeAway since Expedia’s purchase of the...
OTAs

Funding in the Vacation Rental Sector Slows: $639 Million Raised in 2017, Down from $1.85 Billion in 2016

Amy Hinote -
Startups in the vacation rental sector raised $639 million in disclosed funding in 2017, down from $1.85 billion in 2016. With the size and opportunity...
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Expedia’s CEO Heading to Uber

Amy Hinote -
According to the New York TImes, Uber has selected Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to take over the CEO role left vacant after the controverisal resignation of...
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Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on HomeAway Performance: “These changes represent industry best practices and serve to improve the overall experience and protection of our...

Amy Hinote -
Last week, as part of its Q2 2017 earnings call, Expedia provided an update on HomeAway activity. According to Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, “We recently...
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Stay Alfred Raises $15M and Introduces Hotel-Like Short-Term Rentals to Downtown Urban Markets  

Amy Hinote -
Founded in 2012, Spokane-based Stay Alfred manages four hundred short-term rentals in busy downtown areas in twelve major U.S. cities, with plans to grow its rental inventory tenfold and expand internationally over the next...
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RedAwning CEO Tim Choate on $40 million raise: “The market opportunity is essentially unlimited”

Amy Hinote -
RedAwning recently announced it has secured $40 million in a Series A funding round led by Boston-based growth equity firm Silversmith Capital Partners. RedAwning primarily...
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NAVIS Introduces First-to-Market Solution to Recent Vacation Rental Listing Site Changes

Dan Kline -
BEND, Ore. (August 10, 2017) – NAVIS, the No. 1 reservation sales and marketing technology provider for the hospitality industry, this week revealed the...
Marketing

Kelsie Skinner: “Time to re-evaluate your listing site dependency.” 10 Ways to Adapt to the New Reality of Vacation Rental Listing Sites

Amy Hinote -
Listing sites have been hard at work this year implementing changes that have far reaching effects for vacation rental managers, namely withholding contact information...
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Local planning board OKs short-term Savannah, GA vacation rental restrictions

Dan Kline -
Despite some misgivings, the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission on Tuesday voted in support of new short-term vacation rental restrictions. The revisions were developed by...
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A Commercial Insurance Requirement is Good for the VR Industry

Darren Pettyjohn -
On October 22, 2015, Airbnb announced its Host Protection Insurance that provides $1 million in commercial liability insurance to all US hosts and owners who book through the Airbnb site. The coverage applies during the booked...
Marketing

Vacation Rental Managers and Owners: HomeAway Chaos – Round 3

Vince Perez -
  "What is next?"  This is the burning question we get from clients who are frustrated with the continued policy changes that are negatively impacting...
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Petition Requesting Investigation of Expedia and Trip Advisor Circulates Among Homeowners

Amy Hinote -
"We urge you to hold hearings on the duopolistic practices of Expedia and Trip Advisor," states the petition. "Since Expedia bought the host of...
OTAs

HomeAway Hides Traveler’s Emails Until After After Booking is Confirmed

Amy Hinote -
HomeAway announced this week that it is no longer sharing traveler email addresses with homeowners and property managers until after the booking is confirmed. According to...
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AHLA lobbying effort influences Elizabeth Warren and Diane Feinstein to take on “concerns about the short-term rental industry”

Amy Hinote -
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) is in the process of implementing a proactive strategy to rein in professional short-term rental operators. According to a...
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