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Creating a Sustainable Advantage with Automated Distribution

There is no doubt that distribution and the increasing prevalence of online travel agencies (OTAs) have caused a significant disruption in the vacation rental...

Top 10 Changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

At this point, I am sure you have heard that President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) into law in December...

Build Your Brand with Marketing and Retargeting

In the world of digital marketing, the “Big 4” dominates—SEO, PPC, email, and social media. For these latter three, however, the remarketing and retargeting...

Friendly Upselling One Call at a Time

There are many ways to upsell in today’s world, yet before talking about upselling, there is a foundation to dig into. Are your sales...

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...

Why You Can’t Afford a Data Breach—And What You Can Do to Avoid It

Last November, the ride-sharing service Uber announced that it had suffered a data breach in 2016. (It then made the mistake of paying the...

Positive Employee Experiences Start with Your Culture

Providing great experiences for your guests and homeowners is key to the success of your property management business. But what about your employees? How...
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Long Live the OTA! 5 Major Issues Marketplaces Solve for You by David Angotti

It’s time to have a difficult conversation: listing sites are not the enemy. If we choose to form an alliance rather than complain, online...

Engaging Prospective Web-Surfing Guests Via Chat: Offer to Call If It Gets Complicated

  Now that so many technology companies have provided the means to chat online with customers, an ever-increasing number of vacation rental companies have yet...

The Top Five Mistakes People Make When Selling A Business

The purchase and sale of vacation rental companies continues to be the most effective way to increase inventory and grow the value of an...

Blurring the Line Between Marketing and Public Relations

Depending on whom you ask, marketing and public relations (PR) are either two distinct functions that don’t have much to do with one another,...

How Amazon, Google, and Apple Will Revolutionize Vacation Rentals

Adoption of voice-enabled smart speakers with artificial intelligence (AI) assistants have seen a rapid increase in popularity. Led by Amazon and Google, according to...

A Learning Experience: Urban Short-Term Rentals and Traditional Vacation Rentals

The Growth of Urban Short-Term Rentals Over the last few years we have seen a significant rise in the number of property management businesses operating...

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...
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TurnKey Raises $31 Million: Founder John Banczak Discusses Funding and Future Plans

Last month, TurnKey Vacation Rentals announced it had secured $31 million in Series D funding led by current investor Adams Street Partners, with participation...

Google Hotels: Not The Magic Bullet

Are Google Hotel Ads the best way to grow your brand? Is this the answer to the ongoing issues with OTAs? This is a...

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

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...

VRM Intel Magazine Spring 2018 is here!

Welcome to the spring issue of VRM Intel Magazine. The pace at which business conditions are changing in the vacation rental industry is staggering. As you may...

Sea to Sky Rentals expands into Bellingham with One Suite Stay partnership

Sea to Sky Rentals announced an expansion of its luxury vacation rental inventory into North Puget Sound and Bellingham, Washington. adding 14 high-end vacation...

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...

Vacation Rental Shopping 101: How to Book a Vacation Home Directly with the Manager or Owner

The word is out. Airbnb, VRBO.com, HomeAway, and TripAdvisor charge fees to consumers. Unlike in the hotel industry, where the booking fees are passed on...
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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...

Tripz.com is supporting #BookDirect day on February 7th, 2018

The first ever Guest Education Day is coming up on February 7th, 2018, and there is a new social media campaign to help reach...

Simon Lehmann: “This game is, by far, not over yet.” 

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...

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