Share VRS341 – What to Expect From the New Vacation Rental Traveler Persona Just a year ago we were looking at some worrying figures as we faced something new – the changing nature of traveler behavior. Guests were booking later and for much shorter times and we began looking at our decades-long practice of only offering weekly rentals in high season. How times change. Within a few short […]
Share VRS299 – Born Into The Vacation Rental Business with Jodi Taylor Refosco When you are born to parents who run a vacation rental business and your first real job is cleaning hot tubs in rentals you are likely to learn a lot about the industry from the ground up. Having that sort of experience is what prompted Jodi Taylor Refosco to launch Taylor-Made Deep Creek Vacations & […]
Share VRS291 – Preparing for a Long Hot Summer Of Vacation Rentals We are two days away from the real start of our high season and as ever, kicking off with a bang – the Canada Day weekend. For many of our properties the rentals starting this weekend are the first of the season, and from here on they will be back-to-back. To get ready for the […]
Share VRS285 – Boost Your Vacation Rental Business With Referrals When you are lost in the sea of other homes in your location and despair of ever getting seen, a referral from a past guest, a friend, or even another homeowner could be your lifeline to increasing occupancy. Rather than asking for referrals, today’s guest Matt Ward says we simply need to create the environment […]
Share 10 Mistakes VRBO’s Often Make – #5 Will Kill Your Business Before It Gets Started Managing a vacation rental by owner property (VRBO) can be challenging. Updated March 2019… There is so much involved in creating a profitable vacation rental business that getting it right from the start is tough — manageable but tough. It is more than learning from a few websites and hoping for the best; adopting a […]
Share VRS216 – Getting Back To The Basics Of Vacation Rental with Wes Melton Are property managers a dying breed? Is this the end of property management as we know it? These questions are coming at us from a variety of sources and the latest was an article from Wes Melton at Smoky Mountains.com, published on Matt Landau’s Vacation Rental Marketing Blog. In this insightful but inconclusive argument, Wes […]
Share VRS211 – Paying it Forward with Vacation Rental Owner Bob Garner Who hasn’t dreamed of quitting the day job and enjoying life in an idyllic location, following a passion of meeting people and helping create amazing experiences? This is what Bob Garner did in 2005 when, together with his long-time partner, Ian, they gave up their corporate careers in London, bought a derelict farmhouse in a […]
Share The Perfect Vacation Rental Welcome Making sure your vacation rental guests have the perfect welcome when they arrive at your property is very important. The first 5 minutes will determine their happiness for the next few days and that first impression lasts. You can read a little more about first impressions and the ‘WOW’ factor or maybe you want to […]
Share VRS197 – The Essentials of a Vacation Rental Guest Agreement with Bryan Geon of Vacasa We protect our homes in many ways with safety and security systems; video cameras; apps to prevent overcrowding or noise; monitors to prevent overheating or freezing; smoke and CO2 alarms etc., but how many vacation rental owners have a guest agreement? If my last few reservations are anything to go by, it’s not as common […]
Share VRS195 – Welcoming Vacation Rental Families in Style with Mary Ostyn Creating a family-friendly vacation home is challenging, not least because children of different ages have different needs. Unless you have recent experience of vacationing with a lot of kids in tow, how can you really know what is going to make the experience the best possible? Should you provide lots of baby stuff? What types […]
