Share VRS289 – Remote Management, Leasing The House Next Door, and VRWS in Como with Antonio Bortolotti According to Malcolm Gladwell in ‘Outliers’ It takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice at something to become a master at it. This applies to our business too and sadly we see too many quasi ‘experts’ proclaiming how they can teach their skills in a short course or an ebook, and make millionaires out of a […]
Share VRS287 – Transformation, Expansion and Explosion – Lehmann and Landau on the changing nature of the vacation rental industry Three articles were published recently all dealing with the same question – ‘What is happening in our industry, and do we need to be concerned?’ The authors – Amy Hinote of VRM Intel, Matt Landau from the Vacation Rental Marketing blog, and Simon Lehmann, co-founder of AJL Consulting – are all well-qualified to answer that […]
Share VRS266 – Vacation Rental Reflections and Forecasts with Andrew McConnell of Rented.com A year ago, I sat down with the co-founder of Rented.com, Andrew McConnell and talked about the wider perspective on our industry. We pledged to have this discussion annually so Andrew could share his views on the year just past and make some predictions on the year ahead. Andrew shares his opinions regularly on the […]
Share An Interview with A Vacation Rental Industry ‘Sage’ This industry is full of lovely people. I guess it’s because we are grounded in hospitality and creating great experiences that we are generally nice to each other as well! I have a long list of favorite VR folks, and if you’ve ever met or corresponded with me, you are probably on it. I don’t […]
Share VRS181 – Where to find knowledge in the vacation rental business Where do you look for education and resources to help you manage your vacation rental business better? Maybe you have a go-to expert, or regularly visit a Facebook group or forum, or you’ve bought a book from Amazon that claims to be the A-Z of the industry. Wherever you go, it’s clear that education in […]
Share VRS075 – Pesky Vacation Rental Owners and Social Media Tips with Lynn Abaté Johnson The title of this episode refers to a recent Skift article that pointed to a challenge that’s been in front of the big listing sites and OTAs from the outset: “Major players from Airbnb and HomeAway to the Priceline Group and TripAdvisor have tapped into only about one-fifth of the addressable $100 billion vacation rental […]
