Lacoste Replaces Its Crocodile With Endangered Species in Limited-Edition Polo Shirt Line [Monday Morning Motivation]
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Quick Navigation Hacienda Antigua: DeconstructedThe Learning Corner1. Building the Team2. We Be Travelin'3. Trust in Partnerships4. The Point Person5. Developing In-House Services6. Finding that
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Why Vacation Rental Design Matters
This post is written by Jan Stevens, owner of Bowen Island Accommodations, and a professional residential interior designer of over 40 years. For the past 14 years Jan has specialized in Vacation
Continue readingSense of Place [Episode 12, Seattle]
Quick Navigation Seattle: DeconstructedThe Learning Corner1. Lifestyle Trade-Offs2. Out of Necessity (aka. "We Had To Do Something")3. Calibrating Your Goals4. The Economics of In-Person Check-ins A
Continue readingSense of Place [Episode 11, Nashville]
A Sense of Place is a travel show that meets destinations through the eyes of vacation rental properties and their incredible hosts. Follow our FB Page or YouTube Channel for updates. When
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A Sense of Place is a travel show that meets destinations through the eyes of vacation rental properties and their most incredible hosts. Follow our Facebook Page or YouTube Channel for updates. Behind
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Shortsighted [Monday Morning Motivation]
This is an example of VRMB's Monday Morning Motivations, that gets delivered straight to your inbox each Monday. Sign up on our homepage to receive yours free of charge! A Letter To All Concerned Vacation
Continue readingSense of Place [Episode 9, Guardea, Umbria, Italy]
One of the most incredible things about the vacation rental movement is that someone with access to a vacation property can get started pretty much over night. Put your property up on a listing site
Continue readingProperty Management Is Dead As We Knew It
B. Joseph Pine II The Experience Economy (1999) quote-left “Commoditized…Differentiation disappears, margins fall through the floor, and customers buy solely on the basis
Continue readingSense of Place [Episode 8, Barcelona]
Quick Navigation Barcelona DeconstructedThe Learning Center1. The Essence of Hospitality2. Duplicating Damien3. Staging a Demonstration4. The Gamechanger5. Management from Afar6. Where
Continue readingSense of Place [Episode 7, Carolina Beach, N.C.]
Carolina Beach is a quintessential American family beach destination. Located about 30 minutes from Wilmington, North Carolina, it’s an 8-mile strip of oceanfront with huge new beach houses set up
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Vacation Rental Statistics: A Double-Edged Sword
The money was gone.David Angotti at LiveRez Partner Conference, 2017When I approached the Craps table at the casino, the excitement was intoxicating. The guy shooting the die, people excitedly collecting
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