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Dynamic Pricing: To Adjust Rates or Not to Adjust Rates

We just had an excellent and lively discussion at the Data and Revenue Management (DARM) conference hosted by VRM Intel last week about what...

Repurposing Space: Broadening Your Vacation Rental’s Appeal

Work From Home Fatigue As shelter orders persist across the country, many have started to experience fatigue associated with working from home. Similar to the...

The Dreaded Software Transition: To import or not to import data?

You have spent months looking for the perfect new, modern software solution that can take your company to new heights. But wait! What are...

Q&A with Breezeway founder Jeremy Gall about company’s $8 million funding round and more

Earlier this week, Breezeway announced that the company has raised an additional $8 million in funding led by Schooner Capital, along with Tamarisc Ventures,...

Gatlinburg-based Cabins For YOU acquires Chalet Village and is looking for more. Q&A with owner and founder Greg Plimpton

Last month, Gatlinburg-based Cabins For YOU closed on its cash purchase of Chalet Village for an undisclosed sum. With the acquisition of Chalet Village’s...

Housekeeping Profitability: Making Your Housekeeping Department a Profit Center

By Jeremy Clayton, Managing Partner, and Christi Knoll, General Manager, Padre Escapes First, here’s a little about our company, Padre Escapes. We are located on...

Property Managers or Hospitality Providers?

With the convergence of lodging types in the minds of consumers, traditional property managers are transitioning into hospitality providers. The role of vacation rental property...
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Do You Have a Professional Property Care Team? Ensuring Housekeeping and Maintenance Teams are Trained in Customer Service

Not long ago, there was a time when housekeepers were thought of as people who showed up, did their jobs, and went home. Not...

Owners and 3rd Party Channels: Convincing Homeowners to Pursue New Guests using Expedia and Booking.com

The way guests book vacation rentals (VRs) has changed dramatically in the past five years. One of our Gulf Coast clients with 200 properties experienced...

Calculating Occupancy in the Vacation Rental Industry: Should Owner Stays and Maintenance Holds Be Considered for Vacation Rentals?

Occupancy has consistently been used as a staple indicator of performance for hoteliers and rental managers. Because occupancy rates are one of the most useful...

GSV’s “Vacation Brands” Acquires Majority Stake in iTrip, Going Head to Head with Property Management Companies

Yesterday, iTrip executives announced to employees that a majority stake in the company has been acquired by Vacation Brands, the private equity funded vacation...

Northeast Vacation Rental Professionals (NEVRP) partners with Fetch My Guest to launch NorthEastStays.com

NorthEastStays.com Released at Annual Conference on April 2nd.  Member companies can now advertise their properties directly to vacation rental travelers to drive more direct...

Fireside Chat: Breezeway and Durk Johnson

After nearly 20 years in the vacation rental industry, Durk Johnson has seen it all. From his accidental transition into the business with Deer...

Self-Care in an Industry of Service

Having grown up in the hospitality industry, I was taught to always put the guest’s needs first. This mindset eventually led me to put...
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Airbnb’s acquisition of a property management company leads to concerns among property managers and hosts about Airbnb’s intentions

This week, Airbnb announced its acquisition of Luckey Homes, a property management company based in France. The news comes on the heels of Airbnb's announcement...

Continuous Learning: Knowledge is the Key to Business Success 

“What’s the point of learning about crypto-currency? It will never affect me.” That was my sister’s response when I told her I was researching distributed...

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

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...

Simon Lehmann on Vacation Rental Software: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 

The vacation rental industry is booming. In the United States alone, there are an estimated 4,500 professional operators managing more than 600,000 units with a compound annual supply growth...

Creating A Standard Property Appearance Document

All of you have been to your favorite restaurant and ordered your favorite item. Once you placed the order, the kitchen began a dance...

The Rise of the Instant Satisfaction Guest and How It Is Transforming Operations

Remember when providing linens or cleaning the property post-stay entailed additional charges to the customer? And renting linens didn’t mean the beds would be made...

TripsIn.com joins in the February 7 #BookDirect movement

Built to be a true lead generation site, TripsIn.com offers a new option for property managers and owners. TripsIn.com abolishes consumer booking fees and...
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Vacation Rental Pros rebrands as VTrips

Vacation Rental Pros, one of the largest multi-destination, technology-enabled property management companies in the US has rebranded as VTrips. The announcement marks the latest...

South Lake Tahoe Adds More Restrictions and Larger Fines to VHR Ordinance

The City Council of South Lake Tahoe implemented new restrictions and fines to their Vacation Home Rental Ordinance that took effect on December 22,...

Tybee Island amends ordinance for short-term vacation rentals and increases fees

After working closely with representatives of the short-term vacation rental industry, the Tybee City Council approved amendments to the city's short-term vacation rental ordinance...

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