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The Inaugural Vacation Rental Women’s Summit Coming to New Orleans February 19-20, 2019

Hundreds of vacation rental professionals will gather for more than 50 sessions and events to celebrate, educate, and empower women in the vacation rental...

How Did the Outer Banks Get So Famous, Anyway?

This is the short version of how the Outer Banks—a small and isolated string of barrier islands on North Carolina’s East Coast—grew from a...

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...

HomeAway Software Has a New Interim GM: Ryan Hutchings

HomeAway Software announced today that it has named Ryan Hutchings as its new General Manager, replacing Cliff Vars. In this role, Hutchings will oversee...

Annual Deep Cleaning for Each Home in Inventory Should be Mandatory

Once a year, some of us make an appointment with a doctor for a physical. This is when the doctor “lifts the hood” and makes sure the ol’ ticker...

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...

Streamline Raises Funding and Acquires Bizcor

The content of this article is no longer available. Related articles Simon Lehmann on Vacation Rental Software: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly HomeAway Software is...
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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...

Former Airbnb Exec Shaun Stewart Discusses the State of the Vacation Rental Industry at LiveRez User Conference

Last week at the LiveRez Partner Conference in Boise, Shaun Stewart, chief business development officer of Waymo and former global head of vacation rentals...

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,...

The Inaugural Vacation Rental Women’s Summit Heading to New Orleans February 19-20, 2019

Hundreds of executives will gather for more than 50 sessions and events to celebrate, educate, and empower women in the vacation rental industry. The inaugural...

Vacation Rental Series “Stay Here” Now Streaming on Netflix

The Netflix original series “Stay Here” debuts today, shining a new spotlight on the vacation rental industry. The show features well-known interior designer and...

VR Mastered Boot Camp Comes to Santa Cruz

The VR Mastered Boot Camp returns this fall to bring the educational series to vacation rental owners and property managers. This year’s event will...

Skift Global Forum, Sep 27-28: Hear from Airbnb, Expedia, Google, Booking and TripAdvisor

VRM Intel is partnering with Skift Global Forum taking place September 27-28, 2018 in New York, NY. Use code "VACATION" to save 20% off your ticket. Skift...
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HomeAway Proposes New Orleans Short-Term Rental Policy Amid Industry’s Uncertain Future in the City

Last week HomeAway submitted a short-term rental policy proposal to the city of New Orleans. Its Whole-Home, Whole-Community Policy Solutions proposal follows a measure passed by...

Columbus Set to Tax and Regulate Short-Term Rentals

Columbus city council voted 6 – 0 last week to approve an ordinance regulating short-term rentals in the city. Starting January 1, 2019, short-term...

Chicago Increases Short-Term Rental Tax to 6% to Support Victims of Domestic Violence

Chicago city council voted unanimously last week to increase the surcharge on short-term rental transactions from 4 percent to 6 percent. Proposed by Mayor...

Airbnb enhances API and creates proactive communications for vacation rental software developers

Today, Airbnb is taking yet another step to make it easier for professional vacation rental managers to add their entire inventory of supply to...

VRM Intel Magazine Summer Issue Is Heading Your Way

VRM Intel Magazine's summer issue is out the door and heading to subscriber's mailboxes. In this issue, you will find interviews with HomeAway’s CCO Jeff...

Reducing Risk in the Sale of Your Vacation Rental Business

The sale of your vacation rental business will be the largest and, in many cases, the most important transaction in your career. It is...

Open Discussion: Keeping Guests Safe Without Scaring Them Away

The Atlantic Ocean claims several lives on the North Carolina coast where I live every year. Just last week, six visitors were swept out...
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The Future of OTA Guest Fees for Vacation Rentals: Airbnb, Booking, Expedia/HomeAway Have Conflicting Views on a Fee for Travelers

Airbnb started it. We all know the story by now. Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia couldn't afford to pay rent in their San...

PMS + CRM = ROI

Why do people settle for mediocrity? Why do people tend to take the path of least resistance? I suppose it could be a matter...

Converging Verticals: From Serviced Apartments to Short-term Rentals

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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