0 Shares VRS150 – The Best of 150 Episodes of Vacation Rental Success In that time I’ve interviewed some of the most influential people in the vacation rental world. I learned about Airbnb in an early episode with host Glenn Cooley, and more recently interviewed superhost Evelyn Badia. Matt Landau of the Vacation Rental Marketing Blog has joined me on a dozen or more sessions of the ‘Mash-up […]
0 Shares VRS149 – Turn Your Vacation Rental Guests Into Ambassadors with Martin Picard Today’s guest is a sailor, adventurer, ardent traveler, software developer and founder of Vreasy – the Guest Experience Authority ™ – Martin Picard. I met Martin in Barcelona at the European VRMA conference and attended his presentation where he talked about the value of knowing your guests and creating a personalised experience for them. It […]
0 Shares VRS148 – The Ultimate Vacation Rental List of People and Companies to Follow Part 2 Following on from Episode 141 when I sat down with Matt Landau to compile our Ultimate List of People and Companies to Follow, we’ve added some more. We wanted to include some of the great communities and resources available for owners and property managers, as well as some great people we love and trust. […]
0 Shares VRS147 – From Vacation Rental Rookies to Seasoned Veterans This year has seen an upsurge in new owners coming into the rental market – at least in my neck of the woods. Our rental agency has had the highest rate of new owner enquiries since the business started in 2004, and in talking to them the message we are receiving is loud and clear… […]
0 Shares VRS146 – Three Weeks, Three Countries, Three Vacation Rentals If ever there was legislation governing the operation of a vacation rental property I would want there to be a clause requiring owners to have stayed in a property other than their own on at least 3 separate occasions, with a group comprising the maximum number of occupants. Why? Because that’s the real way of […]
0 Shares VRS145 – How to Invest Wisely in Vacation Rental Property with Erica Muller Buying a vacation home has become far less of an emotional journey for many new owners, and more of a carefully balanced investment. With the rise in popularity of vacation rentals, the plan to rent out a second home when it is not in family use has become part of the overall purchase strategy for […]
0 Shares VRS144 – What it really means to be an Airbnb host with Evelyn Badia “Yes, I have dealt with missing guests, a broken door, two hurricanes and the never-ending laundry. I’ve been rewarded by getting to know the amazing people that have come to my home. Yes, I still do all the cleaning!” This is from Evelyn Badia’s About Me page on her website, and you may think it’s […]
0 Shares VRS143 – Getting Automated in Your Vacation Rental with Brad Huber Technology has revolutionized the vacation rental business in ways you wouldn’t realize unless you have been involved in it for a couple of decades. From print catalogues, classified newspaper ads and road signs being the only way of communicating a listing, to mailing keys or hiding them under a flowerpot, the old ways of doing […]
0 Shares VRS142 – Building a Vacation Home on the Experience of 5 Years Vacation Rental Living with Lynne Martin When I last interviewed Lynne Martin, she had just published her book, Home Sweet Anywhere, was excited about having an article featured in the Wall Street Journal, and had stayed in half a dozen vacation rental homes on their worldwide adventure. Just over 2 years on, I wanted to catch up with Lynne and find […]
0 Shares VRS141 – The Ultimate Vacation Rental List of People and Companies to Follow The ever popular mash-up with Matt is back again – this time with the list of companies and vacation rental experts we love. Over the last year or so I’ve interviewed some great people, from established niche listing sites to tech startups to independent authorities on topics relevant to our business. Matt came up […]
