All posts tagged "homeaway"

I’m ashamed (or maybe proud?) to admit it, but I’ve been around the property management industry long...

As the industry hits its third wave of maturity, there’s a renewed focus on consolidation. Vacasa continues...

Expedia’s recent revenue miss is flushing out the true state of OTAs as it relates to our...

Vacasa announced that it will acquire Seattle-based Sea to Sky Rentals and take over the management of...

With the push for quality and rising expectations of property owners and guests, vacation rental managers are...

Google has officially jumped into the vacation rental industry, leading to both excitement and trepidation among rental...

Expanding the Radius of Your Brand with Like-Minded Brand Amplification As we close out the first quarter...

Today, Expedia announced that it has rebranded VRBO.com to Vrbo.com and asks consumers to pronounce the marketplace...

On the second #BookDirect Day in 2019, over 5 million travelers received emails with a social reach...

I once spoke at VRMA conferences about the changes, expense, and reality of OTAs coming into the...

After nearly 20 years in the vacation rental industry, Durk Johnson has seen it all. From his...

In 2003, Leslie Preston bought a vacation rental home in Hahei, New Zealand, a small beach community...

There’s an old Irish blessing that goes, “May the holes in your net be no larger than...

The 2018 legislation season brought the vacation rental industry some high highs, low lows, and everything in...

Reinventing The Wheel #bookdirect day won’t bring you direct bookings – This article will. Tomorrow (February 6th)...

Strategic distribution has become one of the hottest topics in the vacation rental industry. As the speed...

Earlier today, the New Orleans city council voted unanimously to advance a proposed ordinance to restrict short-term...

Last month, New Orleans city councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer released her proposal to ban non owner-occupied short-term rentals...

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

A federal judge awarded Airbnb and HomeAway today with a preliminary injunction to stop a New York...

2018 was a whirlwind for those of us who cover the vacation rental industry. The pace of...

We had the chance host a panel of executives at Phocuswright’s conference in Los Angeles, with the...

A dozen years ago, before HomeAway acquired VRBO and before vacation rentals had any presence with major...

Update 12/18/18: Councilmember Palmer has delayed the preliminary vote on this measure to January. Today, New Orleans...