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The Industry Needs Your Feedback in Phocuswright’s 2021 Short-Term Rental Survey

Pete Comeau -
Short-term rentals in the US have been on a steady growth trajectory over the past decade. Since 2013, Phocuswright, a leading travel industry research...
Business

VRM Execs and GMs: The Industry Needs Your Feedback in this 2021 Short-Term Rental Industry Survey by Phocuswright

Amy Hinote -
By Pete Comeau, Managing Director, Phocuswright Short-term rentals in the US have been on a steady growth trajectory over the past decade. Since 2013, Phocuswright,...
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Message to Vacation Rental Management Companies: Don’t Give Up

Amy Hinote -
The vacation rental industry may be changing, but now is not the time to give up At VRM Intel, we receive regular emails and calls...
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Google Adds Vacation Rentals to Hotel Search

Amy Hinote -
Google has officially jumped into the vacation rental industry, leading to both excitement and trepidation among rental providers. To be quite candid, much is unknown....
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Who Are We? The Consequences of the Expanded Scope of the “Private Accommodations” Industry

Amy Hinote -
The Scope of the Vacation Rental Industry has Broadened, Forever Changing the Playing Field for Property Managers If it seems like the vacation rental industry...
OTAs

Wyndham, TurnKey, VTrips, Vacasa Discuss HomeAway, Google, and What OTAs Can Do Better

Amy Hinote -
We had the chance host a panel of executives at Phocuswright's conference in Los Angeles, with the largest vacation rental companies in the US...
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Leading Economic Indicators: Are Predictive Indicators Holding?

Amy Hinote -
Over the last two decades, experienced vacation rental professionals have predicted market performance using a set of economic indicators, including real estate activity, consumer confidence, unemployment, hotel performance, gas prices, international travel behavior, and vacation rental...
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VR Companies Make Phocuswright’s Hot Startups List

Alexa Nota -
On Monday, Phocuswright released its Hot 25 Startups list for 2019. Created in partnership with Voyager HQ, a club that connects travel startup founders,...
Education

Phocuswright Conference to Address Alternative Accommodations

Amy Hinote -
Alternative accommodations, short-term rentals, vacation rentals—however you label this fast-growing lodging sector—there's no denying its impact on travel. The Phocuswright Conference, to be held...
Education

Unbundling the Property Manager

Alex Nigg -
Property managers (PMs) traditionally provide a wide range of activities, including design and listing preparation, competitive benchmarking, pricing advice, marketing, distribution, guest screening and...
Marketing

10 Tips for Successful Distribution

VRM Intel Staff -
Nearly 70 percent of all reservations are driven by online channels, an incredible statistic from Phocuswright. From what we’ve seen, this change in user...
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...
Technology

Living in a World of 800 lb Gorillas: Convergence Drives Growth…and Opportunity 

VRM Intel Staff -
By Alex Nigg, Founder and CEO, Properly -- The short-term rental industry is expanding rapidly. As Douglas Quinby of Phocuswright reminds us, our industry is increasingly converging with 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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Education

Free Webinar: Hotels, OTAs, Metasearch or Rentals: Who’s Winning in Traffic and Conversion?

Amy Hinote -
In the never-ending battle for online accommodation shoppers, OTAs, major hotel brands, metasearch and private accommodation sites have become ever more aggressive and innovative...
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New Vacation Rental Survey Reveals Why Homeowners “Go with a Pro”

VRM Intel Staff -
Indianapolis, Ind., February 27, 2013 – Forthcoming research reveals the primary reasons second homeowners seek the services of a vacation rental professional versus handling...

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