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Top 10 Articles of 2024
This year, the STR industry faced increasing headwinds that show no sign of slowing. As our top articles this year show, it’s these trying times that light up the entrepreneurial nature of hosts and property managers. We as an STR community have been asking, “How can...
Kris Leslie-Curtis: A champion for New Mexico Short-Term Rentals
Like many STR alliance leaders, Kris Leslie-Curtis was already deeply involved in multiple endeavors before stepping into the role of president of the Santa Fe STRA, which she inherited from founding president Fran Maier. Kris, who was serving on five HOA boards and...
Sue Jones: The Pioneer Behind HR4VR
When Sue Jones joined the Navy in 1974 at age 17 as an electronic technician, she was one of only 4% women members. Her goal in joining the armed forces was singularly focused on paying for her college education, thanks to the GI Bill. But her time in the Navy...
The rise of the vacation rental industry’s female CEOs and founders
Left to right, Cynthia Huang, CEO of DTravel, Sue Jones, CEO of HR4VR, and Margot Schmorak, CEO of Hostfully 1 in 10 vacation rental CEOs and founders are women Long before Vanessa de Souza Lage founded and became CEO of Sustonica, an environmental certification for...
Margot Schmorak: Vacation rentals’ DEI champion
Image: From right to left, Margot Schmorak, her husband, Ari, and her daughter, Eden, at Disneyland. Born both Chinese and Jewish, Margot Schmorak has often felt caught in a perpetual identity crisis. Growing up in Minnesota, “I felt like an outsider wherever I went,”...
Diane Daniel: Turning vacation rental waste into community treasures
From her career as a travel writer to her dual citizenship in the Netherlands and the United States, Diane Daniel’s path has been one of exploration, both of the world and of her values. Her passion for hospitality and commitment to environmental sustainability shines...
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