Industry News
Stay informed on the latest developments in the vacation rental and short-term rental industry. This category provides vacation rental managers and short-term rental managers with news on industry growth, trends, events, and insights into the future of short-term rental property management. From major updates across European markets to professional insights into industry shifts, explore the news shaping the landscape of vacation rentals.
How to get keys for short term rentals
A previous article discussed the importance of keeping control of access to your rental. You should control how and when your guests ...
Loyalty vs simplicity for keys – the vacation rental dilemma
Today I had what seemed a helpful message from an online travel agency that I list with. “Let us know ...
Easy guest exits for your vacation rental
Are your guests are leaving problems behind? For example, leaving the heating on, or unwashed dishes, or losing the key? ...
How to get a logo for your vacation rental
A smart logo can give your guests the impression your vacation rental is a professional operation, not just some amateur ...
VRMA Europe 2019 – VRMA Prague
For the first time, VRMA Europe is heading to Central Europe: It will be held on 17-19 March 2019 at ...
Meet StayFi, a wifi and marketing solution for vacation rental management companies
How about a solution that could help you easily deploy and manage wifi across your properties, while enabling you to ...
Syncing Airbnb, Booking and Homeaway calendars – it’s free and easy with iCal
In a previous article I explained how you can avoid double bookings with a Channel manager – but there is another ...
Airbnb Management Software for Multi-Property Owners:
You’ve got a few properties under your belt and are well on your way to running a successful property rental ...
Operating instructions – When less is more
The Airbnb host thought she had it right for guest entertainment. A massive TV, expensive surround sound system, Blu-ray player, ...
Ending the double booking nightmare – via channel managers
A double booking is the vacation rental owner’s worst nightmare. It usually comes as a confused call from a guest trying to ...
Humility – a cautionary tale about OTAs
I was on a roll. In the second half of 2018, my Sea Zen vacation rental calendars were blocked out ...
Getting the little things right – via feedback
Are you leaving money on the table because the little things are wrong? We have all seen one vacation rental ...
Are you missing the obvious for your Vacation Rental?
So your vacation rental listings are perfect, right? But what if you are missing something? It is amazing what a ...
Six predictions for vacation rentals for 2019
What will 2019 bring? It’s time to take a deep breath and make some predictions. HERE ARE MY TOP SIX ...
Improve your own Facebook ads by using this trick to discover which ads companies like Airbnb, Stay Alfred and Guesty are running
If you are running a growing short-term rental business, you may have tried several times to run ads on Facebook. ...
What ambitious Airbnb property management companies can learn from Phocuswright Europe conference videos featuring Airbnb, Booking.com, and Expedia
If your job is to run an up-and-coming Airbnb property management company, then you will be very interested in some ...
Branding & Quality Consistency: What startup vacation rental property management companies can learn from Airbnb Plus, Stay Alfred, Tujia and others.
Brands, created by property management companies like Lyric, Sonder or Domio, as well as by OTAs (e.g. Airbnb Plus, Tujia ...
Predicting leading OTAs and laggards – the Trends tool
HOW ARE YOUR OTAS PERFORMING? Where should you be putting your efforts into getting bookings for your vacation rental? Wouldn’t ...
The gift that keeps on giving
The gift voucher Do you offer a gift voucher on your website? It is a very useful way of increasing ...
How I can read 28 vacation rental blogs every day (sharing this tool with you)
How do you keep up with vacation rental news? It can be crazy: There are plenty of valuable blogs around, from ...
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