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Vacasa to Acquire Sea to Sky Rentals: Founder Michelle Acquavella Shares Reasons Behind the Sale and What is Next

Vacasa announced that it will acquire Seattle-based Sea to Sky Rentals and take over the management of its 85 properties in Seattle, Stevens Pass,...

Who Are We? The Consequences of the Expanded Scope of the “Private Accommodations” Industry

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...

Revenue Management: Who’s in Your Driver’s Seat?

Revenue Management has gone from an arcane subject to perhaps the most discussed topic in our industry (including an upcoming conference hosted by VRM...

Vacasa Acquires Sterling Resorts

Vacasa has acquired Sterling Resorts, one of the largest vacation rental management companies on the Florida Gulf Coast. Previously purchased by Pacifica Companies in...

Vacation Rental Tax Guide from Vacasa

It’s officially nine days until tax day in the U.S.; and while many might be ahead of the curve, there are millions of Americans...

8 Most Surprising Vacation Rental Industry Developments in 2018

2018 was a whirlwind for those of us who cover the vacation rental industry. The pace of news about funding, acquisitions, regulation changes, and...

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

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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The Theory of Limited Edition: Are your homes commodities or limited edition offerings? 

I would like to share what I feel is the most radical concept in the vacation rental industry today—the theory of limited edition—which argues that, contrary to large...

Vacasa Adds Multifamily and Community Association Management Programs

As Vacasa snaps up property management companies, it’s also creating an ecosystem of secondary service offerings that have come with the acquisitions, most recently...

Opinion: Why The Vacation Rental Industry Needs Ratings 

Consistency Drives Convergence In a recent USA Today article on why Airbnb and similar sharing economy businesses are dwindling in popularity, this quote caught my eye: “Travelers say they’re tired of the unknown.”   Why is...

Vacasa Raises Additional $64 Million in Funding, Bringing Total to $207.5 Million

Vacasa today announced the company has closed on $64 million in a Series B-2 round led by existing investor Riverwood Capital with participation from...

Phocuswright Conference to Address Alternative Accommodations

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...

Stay Alfred Raises $47M, Bringing Total Funding to $62M

Today, Stay Alfred announced it has raised $47 million in a Series B round led by Nine Four Ventures, bringing the total funding to $62...

Vacasa Acquires/Saves Oasis Collections

Vacasa announced it has purchased Oasis Collections, a short-term rental company with listings in U.S. and international cities including Barcelona, Chicago, London, Milan, Paris,...
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Handing Over Key to the Rockies: What it was Like Selling Our Vacation Rental Business

Mike and Julie Magliocchetti tell the story about the recent sale of their business, Key to the Rockies, to Vacasa. Mike: It all started when...

Unbundling the Property Manager

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

Vacation Rental Listing Site Launches Crowdfunding Campaign Ahead of ICO

This week vacation rental listing site Vacayrx launched a crowdfunding campaign and plans to use the funds to promote an initial coin offering (ICO) later this...

The Rise of Brands in the Vacation Rental Industry

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...

Vacasa acquires 21 management companies in 2018 and moves toward IPO

It's been a busy year for Vacasa leadership. So far in 2018, Vacasa has acquired 21 vacation rental management (VRM) companies (including Mandoki Hospitality at...

Xplorie Grows Sales and Marketing Teams as Company Expands

Xplorie has hired Debi Steigerwald as its new vice president of marketing. Steigerwald previously served as the director of marketing operations for Vacasa and director of...

Portland city council votes to collect new fees from short-term rentals

Last week, Portland, Oregon’s city council voted to adopt an ordinance amendment to collect two new fees on short-term rentals in the city: a...
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Co-founder Cliff Johnson resigns from Vacasa

Vacasa co-founder Cliff Johnson has resigned from his role as head of the company's international division to join Rented.com as vice president of sales. "Cliff’s...

Vacasa Raises $103.5M in Largest Funding Round in Vacation Rental Management History

Vacasa announced today the company has raised $103.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Riverwood Capital, followed by New Spring Capital,...

$3M Lawsuit Against Vacasa Serves as a Warning for All Vacation Rental Managers

Last week, an Oregon resident and vacation home owner filed a lawsuit against Portland-based Vacasa requesting class action status and seeking $3 million in estimated...

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