There are a few important factors that need to be considered when deciding on where to go on vacation. Quite often there is an event or someone you’d like to visit that plays a part in your decision making process. Beyond that the choice between a warmer location to escape the winter or the opposite and embracing the winter and all it brings.
Tags: Client Expectations, Vacation Rental Software, How to market vacation rentals, Vacation Advice, Property manager marketing, Vacation
The FIFA World Cup is coming to Brazil this year for an event that will be watched by billions of viewers worldwide and attract around 600,000 tourists to the country according to International Business Times. It is an opportunity for Brazilians to showcase their culture, food and soccer skills in what is sure to be an amazing spectacle. But how can you use sports teams or events to benefit your business?
Tags: rental industry, How to market vacation rentals, CRM, Relationship Management, Sporting events
With the season interim rolling through and companies switching their bookings, images, and all that comes with new season of renters, scammers can creep in unexpectedly. We preach the awareness of rental scams and how to educate your potential guests as how to best avoid a scam but seldom do we as an industry take a proactive approach to scams. Often, we will respond to an attempted scam but many times, the damage is already done.
Tags: Client Expectations, Scams, Vacation Rental Software, Rental Management, rental marketing, rental indusrty competition
Come sit next to me if you want to complain about the smart phone. I know that I miss seeing my children’s faces that are buried in theirs. There is one redeeming quality that I can get my head around. My kids are friends, real friends, with kids all around the world. They Instagram and snap chat with them every day and those relationships are as real to them as the kids that they are friends with at school and at dance.
Tags: Vacation Rental Software, How to market vacation rentals, Relationship Management, Technology Age, New Technology
As winter begins to fade it becomes more important than ever to capitalize on your winter season guests. These guests can vary dramatically based on your market but one thing is the same, the main season is ending and your guest are beginning to shift from those coming to stay for the peak season to those who are looking for a shoulder season getaway.
Tags: Client Expectations, Vacation Rental Software, How to market vacation rentals, Marketing, Property Management, Property Management Software, Competitive Advantage, Browser Based Software, Barefoot Technologies, Property manager marketing, rental indusrty competition, Offerings, CRM Tips
Every once in a while you find something that is so unique and exciting that you have to comment on it. We sit in our world, and watch everything pass by, and never really utilize the uniqueness of the opportunities that are afforded to us.
Tags: Vacation Rental Software, How to market vacation rentals, Marketing, Property Management Software, Barefoot Technologies, future of vacation rentals, Property manager marketing
Over the past few months we have seen some scams and issues coming through a few larger portals because, on some level, the portals leave the deals up to the private parties. This will not be the case much longer as HomeAway.com has launched its newest communication management tool. This isn’t a tool for HomeAway for professionals, or one that will even really compete with you at this point. It is a security measure for individual owners.
Tags: Scams, Vacation Rental Software, VRBO Portal, vacation rental scam, Security, HomeAway.com, Barefoot Technologies, HomeAway Portal, CRM
In the ever changing landscape that is todays business world, startups seem to be the ever new trend. Its not every day that a startup in the vacation rental industry makes news waves but that is exactly what is happening with tech startup Cozy.
Tags: Vacation Rental Software, Barefoot Technologies, Cozy.com, Landlordology
Happy Holidays to everyone and we hope this holiday season treated you well. Sadly with the ringing in of this New Year, my first post-holiday blog comes with some bad news. Another market is being targeted by vacation rental scams, Lake Placid and the Olympic village has reported dozens of rental scams this holiday season.
Tags: Vacation Rental Management, Barefoot, Vacation Rental, Client Expectations, Rentals, Rental Market, VRBO, Scams, Vacation Rental Software, HomeAway, VRBO Portal, rental industry competition, vacation rental scam, RBO, Security, HomeAway.com, rental industry
Our friend over at VRM Intel, Amy Hinote put together this awesome survey with 94 vacation rental manager respondents. The survey focused on the technology that you out there are using. We at Barefoot found the information fascinating and wanted to make sure everything was shared with you. The original article can be found here.
Tags: Vacation Rental Software, VRM Intel, Rental Manager, Rental Manager Survey, Technology Issues, Rental Technology
