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5th Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day, Feb 2: Why It Matters

Amy Hinote -
It only takes listening to a couple of earnings calls from publicly traded hospitality companies to know how important direct bookings are to hotels,...
Marketing

Webinar: Optimizing Your Listings and Pricing on VRBO and Expedia

VRM Intel Staff -
In the never-ending battle for winning online bookings, OTAs and major hotel brands have become even more innovative in winning their share of vacation...
Business

Sustainability and Quality: The New Barriers to Entry in Vacation Rental Management

Jed Stevens -
The vacation rental (VR) industry is undergoing a renaissance as the COVID-19 pandemic transitions out of its position of global dominance. Our industry has...
Business

Third-Party Distribution Channels: Are OTAs Your Foe, Friend, or Frenemy?

Michelle Marquis -
My experience on this topic began with a foundation in the hotel industry where I saw distribution, revenue management, and use of online travel...
Marketing

Elements of a Property Detail Page: How They Can Make or Break Your Bookings

Chris Johnson -
Property detail pages (PDPs) on your website, as well as the vacation property’s assets you provide to your channel partners, are crucial aspects for...
News

Mid-Term Stays: Adjusting Rates to Accommodate Longer Stays

Anurag Verma -
Some History While extended stays or mid-term stays (these go by many names) have been a hot topic recently, they have a rich history of...
Marketing

Distribution Policies: Rethinking Distribution and Strategic Partnerships in a Post-COVID World

Alex Husner -
This year was off to a solid start for many vacation rental management companies. Summer reservations were pacing ahead of last year in popular...
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Catching up with the FOCKers. Latest from OTA leaders: Fogel, Okerstrom, Chesky, and Kaufer

Amy Hinote -
Over the last several years, four CEOs have led online travel agencies (OTAs) in feeding the top of the consumer funnel for alternative accommodations...
Latest News

Vacation Rental Professionals of Maine Select Fetch My Guest to Power NortheastStays.com

Vince Perez -
Coming off of the successful launch of the NorthwestStays Marketplace for professional vacation rental hosts, Fetch My Guest and the Vacation Rental Professionals of...
Marketing

The Importance of DNA in The Vacation Rental Industry

Vince Perez -
As we start the New Year our industry can expect more changes.  From this, we expect to see more fragmentation that will impact us and...
Latest News

Industry Veteran Michelle Marquis joins Lexicon Travel as Chief Revenue Officer

Amy Hinote -
Lexicon Travel has added vacation rental industry veteran Michelle Marquis to its leadership team as Chief Revenue Officer. Lexicon is a channel management and...
OTAs

Double the Delivery: What it Means to Be a Property Manager and an OTA 

VRM Intel Staff -
Founded in 1985, Condo-World has had the opportunity to serve both owners and guests in an evolving industry and has taken its thirty-three years...
Marketing

Condo-World emerges as new booking marketplace for resort condominium lodging alternatives in major US destinations

Amy Hinote -
Initially flying under the radar, Condo-World has rapidly expanded its reach and is now aggregating resort condominium vacation rentals in multiple destinations on its...
Technology

Converging Verticals: From Serviced Apartments to Short-term Rentals

Amy Hinote -
For travelers, investors, and online marketplaces, the lines are blurring that divide extended stay hotels, apartment hotels (apartotels), condo hotels (condotels), corporate housing, serviced...
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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...
Marketing

Vacation rental managers and owners share #bookdirect messages

Amy Hinote -
With #BookDirect, a.k.a. Guest Education Day, fast approaching on February 7, vacation rental managers and owners are sharing their #bookdirect messages for travelers. Here...
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...
OTAs

Examining the Traveler’s Decision Process: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How Much? 

Amy Hinote -
I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who.  —Rudyard Kipling  In grade...
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...
Latest News

Airbnb Amends Lawsuit Against Santa Monica to Focus on California Coastal Act and Federal Law

Heather Weiermann -
AirBnb did not waste any time in taking action to incorporate last week's California Coastal Commission 9-2 vote to reject Laguna Beach’s ordinance, which...
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News

Google is moving into vacation rentals…and what property managers can do to get ready

Amy Hinote -
Google is moving into vacation rentals, and the decision is expected to significantly change the way travelers search for and book vacation homes. At the Onsite...
Education

Powerhouse Duo Launches “Sea to Ski with Sarah and T” Podcast for Professional Vacation Rental Managers

Amy Hinote -
Watch out, Mika and Joe! Vacation rental industry powerhouses, Sarah Bradford and Tim Cafferty, have joined forces to launch a podcast series for professional...
Technology

The State of Vacation Rental Software 2018

Amy Hinote -
“The Tech-Enabled Vacation Rental Manager” examined the increase of technology functionality utilized by property managers (PMs) to meet and scale needs throughout the company....
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