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VillaKey becomes a Certified Autism Centre to help families with autism
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited States: VillaKey has become a Certified Autism Centre, demonstrating the organisation’s commitment to ensuring their clients who have autism or sensory sensitivities will have the best possible experience. This is the first vacation rental company globally to earn the CAC designation. VillaKey has already helped families with children on the autism spectrum book vacation […]
PointCentral appoints McCorry to Florida Vacation Rental Management Association board
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUnited States: PointCentral has announced the appointment of Shaun McCorry to its Board of the Florida Vacation Rental Management Association in Florida. McCorry has been working as account executive for the company, which represents a leading enterprise-scale Smart Home Automation solutions service for short-term vacation rental property managers. He said: “As integral contributors to the […]
Vacation home buyers prioritising profit over personal use
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited States: Vacation home buyers are, for the first time ever, prioritising rental income over personal use in the United States, according to research from Savills and HomeAway. The Savills World Research survey, which was carried out between February and March this year, surveyed 4,300 property owners who list their vacation homes on HomeAway’s sites […]
Ocean Reef Vacation Rentals adds Rivard of South Walton to its portfolio
Reading Time: 2 minutesFlorida: Ocean Reef Vacation Rentals & Real Estate has bought a majority ownership stake in Rivard of South Walton Rentals, which holds 100 homes along the stretch of Grayton Beach and Scenic Highway 30A. The acquisition of Rivard means Ocean Reef now manages over 550 short-term vacation rentals in Northwest Florida, from Destin to Panama […]
Swimply website extends Airbnb business model to swimming pools
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: A decade after Airbnb’s establishment as an online market for rental accommodation, more spin-offs of its business model are being introduced in new categories, such as aquatics. One company called Swimply is applying the successful Airbnb business model to swimming pools, whose website acts as an online hub for both swimmers and pool owners […]
Airbnb lobbies at state level to prevent cities imposing short-term rental restrictions
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited States: The expansion of Airbnb in the U.S has prompted city councils and mayors in states such as Florida and New York to pass new laws on how such companies can operate. In recent months, Airbnb has sought to install more permissive measures in Florida and Tennessee after cities in those states tried to […]
RezFest 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minute• September 25-27, 2018 • JW MarriottBeach Resort • Marco Island, Florida • Website The vacation rental management industry is evolving rapidly. To stay ahead of the curve, you need an all-in-one event packed with technology and industry insights that will drive your business forward. This isn’t the user conference of previous years: we are […]
VillaKey launches offer for families with autistic children
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental platform VillaKey has launched a collection of more than 100 properties suitable for use by families with autistic children. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 68 American children has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and 11 million children have a developmental disability. VillaKey says that although research […]