Release: Short-Term Rental Conference to Debut Powerful New Engine for Advocacy

The May 21 RR Summit virtual conference, hosted by Rent Responsibly, will launch the new advocacy funding organization, the Right to Rent Collaborative, and help short-term and vacation rental professionals navigate a turbulent economy and regulatory minefield May 13,...

Florida lawmakers want to axe tourist development councils

In a move that could reshape Florida’s vibrant tourism industry, lawmakers have proposed dissolving the state’s local Tourist Development Councils by the end of 2025. Revenue from the state Tourist Development Tax–a bed tax collected from guests staying in hotels, motels, and short-term rentals–currently funds local tourism marketing efforts through county Tourist Development Councils (TDCs).

Lindsay Bolton: From local leader to STR industry connector

Left: Anthony Rallo and Lindsay Bolton, Program Manager at the 2024 Spark Retreat Right: Stonybrook State Park, Dansville, New York Before Lindsay Bolton joined the Rent Responsibly team, she was already living the mission. Tucked into the postcard-worthy landscapes...
Campanilla Compound: Welcoming visitors like family to Santa Fe

Campanilla Compound: Welcoming visitors like family to Santa Fe

Campanilla Compound has long invited visitors to “live like a local” in Santa Fe, New Mexico, decades before Airbnb was created. “We had that niche in Santa Fe for a while, for people to rent a home in a residential area, when no one else was really doing that,” said...

Local as it Gets, Part II: Stock the House, Stock the Community

Local as it Gets, Part II: Stock the House, Stock the Community

Three years ago, Domenica Mastroianni found herself needing a vacation from vacation planning. She realized there was a gap between travelers increasingly turning to short-term rentals and the lack of concierge-type services available to them, so she started Stock the...

Park City Lodging: A Safe Haven for Utah’s Most Vulnerable

Park City Lodging: A Safe Haven for Utah’s Most Vulnerable

On March 13, Utah’s Park City Lodging temporarily ceased operations as Covid-19 spurred a wave of shutdowns across the country. The vacation rental company quickly saw an exodus of guests and found themselves with none of their usual late ski season business. ...

Angie Leone: Always Something to Give

Angie Leone: Always Something to Give

Like many, Angie Leone found her way into the vacation rental community by happenstance. She and her husband first moved to Maui in 2006 for her job as a speech pathologist. She stepped away from the role when she had her first son, but wanting to stay busy, she...

True North Points the Way in Traverse City

True North Points the Way in Traverse City

True North Property Management in Traverse City, Michigan is one of the brightest stars pointing the way towards opportunity in the vacation rental industry amidst the global pandemic; offering not only an alternative perspective, but also kindness and compassion....

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