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Expedia Group has bounced back from the pandemic stronger than ever, generating its highest-ever quarterly revenue and lodging bookings in...

V. Managing Reviews & Boosting Ratings   Online reviews play an essential role in traveler booking decisions. On Expedia, they...

IV. 7 Ways to Drive More Bookings on Expedia   Once you’ve whipped your listings into shape with everything you...

III. 5 Ways to Increase Visibility on Expedia   Welcome to part two of VacayHome Connect’s 2023 Expedia Guide!  ...

I. Expedia: Connecting You to a World of Travelers   Listing your vacation rental properties with Expedia can vastly expand...

How do I make my vacation rentals stand out?   That’s a recurring question across the short-term rental industry. And...

When property managers receive a booking, they have a lot of questions to answer: Who is my guest? Can I...

Branding is an important part of vacation rental distribution.   That means vacation rental property managers should do their best...

Vacation rental property managers have many options when it comes to boosting production.   The number of different tools out...

While browsing vacation rentals on Vrbo, Booking.com, Airbnb, and other vacation rental listing sites, travelers click on certain properties for...

Picture yourself in a boat on a river With tangerine trees and marmalade skies Somebody calls you, you answer quite...

Vacation rentals now account for roughly 2 million listings on Expedia sites.   When property managers list with Expedia, they...

Over the past couple of years, vacation rental property managers and short-term rental travelers have made their priorities abundantly clear:...

Other channel managers provide software only, leaving property managers on their own to handle everything else. At VacayHome Connect, we...

Over the past years, the vacation rental industry has evolved from niche “alternative” accommodations to a mainstream sector. The growth...

The largest online travel agency (OTA) in the world, Booking.com has emerged as a vacation rental powerhouse, with over 6.4...

Following two years of cancellations, virtual gatherings, and unremitting uncertainty, vacation rental industry events have returned in 2022 with a...

As the premier connectivity and distribution partner for the vacation rental industry, VacayHome Connect takes a tremendous amount of pride...

Vacation rental listings are a property manager’s most powerful marketing tool.    These days, though, listing rental properties on Expedia,...

In recent years, the growing popularity of channel managers in the short-term vacation rental industry has led to:   >...

Vacation rental property managers who want to get more bookings on Expedia and Booking.com have numerous different strategies at their...

Vacation rental property managers and short-term rental hosts have a growing number of tools at their disposal, and perhaps none...

Promotions for vacation rental property managers aren’t just a great way to make vacation rental listings stand out—they’re a great...

It’s always been important for vacation rental property managers to keep up with the latest travel industry trends.    These...

On April 11 and 12, people and businesses from around the vacation rental industry descended upon Chicago for the annual...

As a vacation rental property manager, you undoubtedly understand the necessity of two things: Listing your vacation rental properties on...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work was trending upward in a big way.   Roughly seven million people in...

As a vacation rental property manager, you’ve got a lot of questions to answer:   Should I decorate my vacation...

The leisure and hospitality industry loves a good trend.   Every year, new trends emerge while old ones fade, but...

At the beginning of 2021, travel trends were murkier than ever.   Data collected throughout the pandemic-stricken 2020 made it...

Let’s say—in a perfect world—someone invented a special tool that vacation rental property managers could use whenever they wanted to:...

Depending on the data you’re viewing, the number of travelers who read vacation rental reviews before booking a property is...

Context: Before travelers can book a vacation rental property, they have to see the property on vacation rental listing sites....

Not all travelers are the same.    That’s an obvious statement at face value, but when you stop to consider...

The vacation-rental marketplace is extremely competitive. No doubt about that.   There are a number of tried-and-true strategies that lodging...

Online travel agencies (OTAs) are their own galaxies. Each one has a unique collection of perks, nuances, and offerings, from...

As summer fades into the rearview mirror, the travel industry finds itself in a bit of a flux.    On...

Cleanliness is next to godliness, or so the saying goes. It also happens to be the mark of an excellent...

Becoming an elite partner on the channels you list on is one of the best ways to maximize your visibility...

There are numerous ways to grow your vacation rental business.  Many property managers aim to maximize exposure and revenue by...