The Vacation Rental Show with Matt Landau

The first ever travel show to showcase the magic of the vacation rental movement.

"Genuinely more exotic than other travel shows. Less stilted, far more natural."
- Richard Colwell, Rentals in the Rockies

"Landau is Bourdain for Milennials"
- Casey Halloran, Costa Rica Luxury Vacations

"Makes me proud to be part of this industry."
- Luann Morrow, Walking Bear Resort

"Anthony Bourdain, Rick Steves and Lisa Ling have a new colleague in their midst."
- Amy Hinote, VRMIntel

"Matt Landau is an experience guru"
- Christine Saba, Noiseaware

The Vacation Rental Show

A digital series introducing newcomers to the magnificent world of vacation rentals. In it, VRMB's Matt Landau explores new destinations through vacation rentals and their most amazing hosts, in the process inspiring travelers and prospective hosts to enter the industry with the right expectations. Each of the featured hosts are esteemed members of our Inner Circle community and you can learn more about the philosophy of the show here.

Unlocked is a podcast series that invites you to be a fly-on-the-wall as VRMB founder Matt Landau interviews some of the world’s most innovative vacation rental professionals. The goal of this podcast series is to share best practices and to remind vacation rental professionals that we have everything we need inside of us to succeed.

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The Vacation Rental Show