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VRMA releases 2019 Vacation Rental Industry Survey Report

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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA) has released its 2019 Vacation Rental Industry Survey Report. Produced and distributed in partnership with data intelligence company Transparent, the report—which it claims is the first of its kind in the industry—presents focused survey data on marketing, distribution, technology and other vacation rental market trends at the state […]

Avalara’s Rob Stephens on the home-sharing / hotel convergence

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Reading Time: 5 minutesUS: ShortTermRentalz spoke to Avalara MyLodgeTax general manager Rob Stephens about the firm’s partnership with the VRMA and the convergence between home-sharing accommodations and the traditional hotel industry. Introduce who you are and what your background is in the vacation rental industry. I’m a vacation rental owner myself, having bought a second home in Vale […]

Avalara MyLodgeTax agrees strategic partnership with VRMA

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSeattle: Tax compliance automation software provider Avalara, Inc, has announced a strategic partnership between Avalara MyLodgeTax, the company’s tax division for the rental industry, and the Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA). The VRMA looks to provide in-class education, networking and professional development opportunities for vacation property rental companies and vacation property rental owners. The partnership will […]

Airbnb and HomeAway among founding members of Japanese rental association

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJapan: A Japan Association of Vacation Rentals will be established in January, uniting nine founding members aiming to boost the country’s vacation rental tourism. These look set to include home-sharing ryokans (Japanese-style inns) that use residential facilities and event vacation rentals. The group will be coming together at a time when Japan has been strictly […]

Taylor-Made owner Refosco named VRMA president at Las Vegas conference

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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Maryland-based vacation rental and sales firm, Taylor-Made Deep Creek Vacations & Sales, has named Jodi Taylor Refosco as its president of the Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA). VRMA is an organisation of vacation rental professionals and suppliers in the United States, which provides members with education and networking opportunities to enhance their businesses. Refosco, […]

VRMA International Conference 2018

VRMA International Conference

Reading Time: < 1 minute• October 27-30, 2018 • MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel & Casino • Las Vegas, Nevada • Website Renamed and rebranded to more accurately reflect what it has become, the VRMA National Conference is now the VRMA International Conference, to be held October 27-30, 2018, at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. You will still experience […]

VRMA tech talk part 2: Properly and Beyond Pricing

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Reading Time: < 1 minute STRz talks to Alex Nigg, founder and CEO of Properly, and Kam Bain, head of growth at Beyond Pricing, at the VRMA conference about how technology and revenue management is transforming the vacation rental sector.

VRMA tech talk part 1

VRMA technology

Reading Time: < 1 minute STRz talks to industry leaders at the VRMA conference about how technology is transforming the vacation rental sector.