by Rent Responsibly Team | May 14, 2024 | News, Partner News, Press and Media, Rent Responsibly News
Today, Superhog and Rent Responsibly announced a new 2024-25 partnership to help short-term rental hosts, owners, and managers better navigate regulatory and other industry challenges. This strategic partnership aims to bolster industry resilience and build trust as...
by Paris Achen | Apr 29, 2024 | Event Recaps
During the Better Stays Together Southeast event, Rent Responsibly hosted Expedia Group, Superhog, Touch Stay, Hostaway, Avalara, and Vrbo, part of Expedia Group, for two hours of content on preparing your vacation rental business in the Southeast United States for...
by Paris Achen | Mar 29, 2024 | Humans of Short-Term Rentals
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...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Jan 3, 2024 | Event Recaps, Leadership Seminars, STR Advocacy 101
In this Q&A, Amber Erickson-Hurdle, an expert in branding and leadership and a former hospitality professional, answers questions from participants at the virtual RR Leadership Seminar where she shared public speaking strategies in a presentation, titled From...
by Paris Achen | Jan 3, 2024 | Event Recaps, Leadership Seminars, STR Advocacy 101
Public speaking and communication skills are an essential part of short-term rental advocacy. These skills help advocates effectively tell their story and communicate short-term rentals’ value to a community, especially during high-stakes regulatory discussions at the...
by Paris Achen | Jan 3, 2024 | 2023 Winter RR Summit, Event Recaps, Guest Communications, Hosting and Management, Marketing
For The Outpost Group in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, creating an incredible guest experience and supporting local businesses are one and the same. What was originally just one business, Outpost Vacation Rentals, has expanded into a holding company of six businesses. These...
by Paris Achen | Jan 2, 2024 | 2023 Winter RR Summit, Event Recaps, STR Advocacy 101
Even if you live hundreds or thousands of miles away from your short-term rental, you can still influence regulatory and advocacy outcomes in the community where your rental property is located. In a session at the winter 2023 RR Summit, Paul Seago, Director of...
by Paris Achen | Dec 21, 2023 | 2023 Winter RR Summit, Event Recaps, Hosting and Management, Industry News, Marketing, News
In a session at the winter 2023 RR Summit, Lee Dreyfus of Expedia Group dissected Unpack ‘24, a detailed report on up-and-coming trends in travel based on a global consumer survey of 20,000 travelers in 14 countries, plus first-party data from Expedia, Hotels.com, and...
by Paris Achen | Dec 21, 2023 | 2023 Winter RR Summit, Event Recaps
An essential element of any successful vacation rental venture is human connection – with and between guests, staff, vendors, and our communities. In the winter 2023 RR Summit, Rent Responsibly hosted Cliff Johnson, Co-Founder of Vacasa and VP of New Homes at...
by Paris Achen | Nov 1, 2023 | Advocate Engagement, Community Engagement, Leadership, Local Government, Politics & Elections, Press and Media, Short-Term Rental Regulation, STR Advocacy 101
Despite vacation rentals’ tenure and a pandemic-driven spike in popularity, misconceptions about VRs abound. Hearing them called Airbnbs can be particularly divisive. Nevertheless, Airbnb has become the deonym for all short-term rentals. “Airbnb … got lucky because...
