Barefoot Technologies Blog- Vacation Rental Industry News

Barefoot is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Vacation Remix.

TripAdvisor’s website has been hacked and an unknown number of member email addresses have been stolen, according to CEO Steve Kaufer.

As providers of property management software, we find the trade shows to be a great opportunity for us to connect with existing clients, exchange ideas with other members of our industry, and just enjoy the company of old friends and colleagues.

YapStone, Inc., the largest electronic payments-as-a-service provider focused in the property management industry, has announced a technology partnership with HomeAway, Inc, the world’s leading network of online vacation rentals.

Barefoot Technologies, your favorite provider of property management software, and Ascent Processing, Inc, a leader in the credit card processing industry for vacation rentals, are proud to let you know that they have signed a partnership agreement. Now, if you are a Barefoot client, you will have a new credit card gateway option, ACH payment processing program, and international processing.

Back in the summer of 2010, Barefoot Technologies, a leading provider of property management software, and Travel Guard, a leading provider of travel insurance plans and assistance services, signed an agreement to make XML integration available for the Barefoot clients.

We have heard the rumors circulating the industry for a while, but now it seems like it will actually happen, and no, we are not talking about HomeAway’s IPO this time. 

After months of speculation and rumors it seems like HomeAway has finally filed for an IPO. Barefoot has, as providers of property management software, been reporting on all the rumors and changes that have been going on in our industry for quite some time.

Since the beginning of 2011, we have informed you on surveys, reports, and other information all claiming 2011 to be a great year for the vacation rental industry. As a provider of property management software, we have been anticipating the industry to start growing, and increasing its 9% market share of the travel industry.

Barefoot Technologies’ Director of Business Development and Real Estate Agent with Jean Hooker & Associates Real Estate in Henniker, Edward Ulmer, has been asked by the Capitol Region Board of REALTORS to represent their interests as a director alternate on the Northern New England Real Estate Network (NNERN). NNERN is a for profit organization, and is in charge of the MLS listing system in the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts with an excess of 6000 REALTOR members.