We’ve signed up to Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency, an initiative that supports tourism businesses, organizations, and individuals in declaring a climate emergency and taking purposeful action to reduce their carbon emissions as per the advice from The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to cut global carbon emissions to 55% below 2017 levels by 2030.  As climate change rapidly ... Read More The post Rented Declares appeared first on Rented ..read more

3 Ways Dynamic Pricing Can Go Wrong (And How to Fix It When It Does) Obviously, we’re pretty big fans of revenue management tools and dynamic pricing at Rented. And while we’ll talk your ear off about how good dynamic pricing is for your vacation rental management business, it can seem overly complicated or even damaging to the uninitiated.  On ... Read More The post Can Dynamic Pricing Go Wrong? appeared first on Rented ..read more

Taking the Lead: Why It’s Important to Have Women Leading the Vacation Rental Industry As the 2021 Vacation Rental Women’s Summit draws nearer, we got to thinking more about women’s roles in the vacation rental industry.  Hospitality may be thought of as a female-driven industry—and in many aspects, it is. A 2020 paper by the Hospitality Industry Pipeline found that ... Read More The post Vacation Rental Women appeared first on Rented ..read more

Vacation rental industry experts know that a property management company’s success hinges on having a solid website. A well-optimized vacation rental website makes it easier for potential guests to #bookdirect (which is good for their wallet and your revenue goals). And it makes it easier for potential guests to book their upcoming vacations with you if your website is well ... Read More The post Six SEO Tips for Optimizing Your Vacation Rental Website appeared first on Rented ..read more

In 2019 VRM Intel Magazine launched its first Vacation Rental Women’s Summit, a conference designed specifically to celebrate, educate, and support female-identifying people in the vacation rental industry. This vacation rental management conference is totally unique, offering talks and sessions centered around female leadership in the vacation rental management industry. As Amy Hinote, Founder of VRMIntel, DARM and VRWS Conferences ... Read More The post Celebrating Female Leadership With the 2nd Vacation Rental Women’s Summit appeared first on Rented ..read more

10 Ways to Get the Most Value Out of Vacation Rental Management Conferences  The vacation rental management industry is one built on relationships. And there’s no better way to foster those relationships than at a VRM conference! For an industry as close-knit as ours, conferences are like a family reunion, a good opportunity to connect, catch up, and network.  But ... Read More The post Vacation Rental Management Conference Season! appeared first on Rented ..read more

Adding specialized technology to supplement certain needs. Let’s talk about what can go into a solid VRM tech stack, and how to build the best one for your business. The post Vacation Rental Tech Stack 101 appeared first on Rented ..read more

4 Ways to Drive Vacation Rental Guests to #BookDirect (Over and Over Again)  One of the best ways to boost your revenue is to turn a one-time guest into a regular guest—especially if you can drive them to book directly on your website.  Booking direct offers great benefits to you and your guests, like fewer fees for both parties and ... Read More The post #bookdirect Refresher appeared first on Rented ..read more

Data and revenue management leaders in the vacation rental space announce a deepened partnership designed to bring better data insights, services, and pricing to professional property managers. Atlanta, GA — September 08, 2021 Key Data, the most trusted provider of data and analytics for lodging providers announced an expanded partnership with the leading revenue management service and software provider, Rented. ... Read More The post Rented and KeyData Expand Strategic Partnership appeared first on Rented ..read more

As a vacation rental manager, you want to provide your guests with the best experience possible. But what if there were ways for you to turn this into an opportunity and monetize it? If you missed our Art of Pricing webinar on guest activities and experiences, don’t worry! Our guests had so many ideas to share, that we’ve created this ... Read More The post How to Monetize Vacation Rental Guest Experiences appeared first on Rented ..read more