Share VRS219 – Vacation Rental Book Direct Round Table Discussion This special episode brings together four top vacation rental experts to share their thoughts on this first Guest Education Day. With the hashtag #BookDirect, February 7th is the day designated to bring the attention of the travelling public, media and other interested parties, to the benefits of booking directly with a property owner or manager. […]
Share VRS199 – Can Vacation Rental Owners Regain Control with Amy Hinote of VRM Intel “I do think we will see another disruptor in this space. I do not think that the booking paths that Airbnb, Homeaway, Trip Advisor and Booking.com are currently utilising are the best for our industry. Someone is going to crack that code.” – Amy Hinote We are blessed in this industry with some highly intelligent […]
Share VRS177 – The Vacation Rental Collaboration Revolution with Vince Perez of Fetch My Guest There’s a lot of talk about independence in our industry; how to achieve success without being swallowed up by the behemoth listing sites, and whether branding is worth the time and effort. I have a personal stake in all this. As a small property manager facing the challenge from sites wanting to wipe out our […]
Share VRS160 – Crowdfunding For The Future Of Vacation Rental 2016 has been a turbulent year for the vacation rental industry and it seems that there’s something in the air. An unrest and dissatisfaction that is going beyond simple griping about traveler fees and the control that OTAs are tightening around our business models. In September, UK based Rentivo sent out a survey asking their […]
Share VRS096 – Regaining Control of Your Vacation Rental Business with Vince Perez I met Vince Perez in San Diego at the 2014 VRMA conference and was immediately taken with his passion and enthusiasm for the vacation rental industry and particularly some of his ideas for bringing control back to owners and managers. Since he is also a speaker at this year’s Vacation Rental World Summit, it was […]
