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VRS564 - The Role of Company Culture in Delivering Exceptional Guest Experiences with Rachel Alday

Vacation Rental Success - June 19, 2024 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
In this insightful episode of the Vacation Rental Success Podcast, host Heather Bayer sits down with Rachel Alday, co-founder of Abode Luxury Vacation Rentals, to discuss the crucial role of company culture in the short-term rental business. Rachel shares her journey of growing a family-owned...

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VRS563 - Human Trafficking and the Vacation Rental Industry: What You Need to Know with Catherine Ratcliffe

Vacation Rental Success - June 12, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. Use Code VRF10 for 10% off their Professional and Ultimate yearly plans > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today ____________...

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VRS562 - From Startup to Award-Winning Team: Andy McNulty on Remote Work Success

Vacation Rental Success - June 05, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. Use Code VRF10 for 10% off their Professional and Ultimate yearly plans > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today ____________...

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VRS561 - Achieve More By Doing Less - How to Make Your Business Inspirational

Vacation Rental Success - May 29, 2024 07:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. Use Code VRF10 for 10% off their Professional and Ultimate yearly plans > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today ____________...

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VRS560 - Here Goes Nothin'…Matt Landau on Experiences, Retreats and Memorable Events

Vacation Rental Success - May 22, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. Use Code VRF10 for 10% off their Professional and Ultimate yearly plans > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today ____________...

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VRS559 - VRNation Launch: A New Era for NWVRP and Insights from Scouted.com’s CMO

Vacation Rental Success - May 15, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. Use Code VRF10 for 10% off their Professional and Ultimate yearly plans > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today ____________...

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VRS558 - Mastering Trust: Strategies for Success in Short-Term Rentals with Yoram Solomon

Vacation Rental Success - May 08, 2024 07:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. Use Code VRF10 for 10% off their Professional and Ultimate yearly plans > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today ____________...

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VRS557 - Beyond Bookings: Unlocking the Power of Vacation Rentals for Local Good with Kirsten King

Vacation Rental Success - May 01, 2024 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. Use Code VRF10 for 10% off their Professional and Ultimate yearly plans > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today ____________...

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VRS556 - Voices from the Yukon: Ben Pereira’s Pioneering Approach at Neighbourly North

Vacation Rental Success - April 24, 2024 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. Use Code VRF10 for 10% off their Professional and Ultimate yearly plans > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today ____________...

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VRS555 - Sustainable Stays: Rachel Parsons and the New Forest Escapes Revolution

Vacation Rental Success - April 17, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. Use Code VRF10 for 10% off their Professional and Ultimate yearly plans > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today Today’s guest...

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VRS554 - From Tape Charts to Technology: A 30-Year Journey with Valerie Hawkins of Perdido Realty Vacations

Vacation Rental Success - April 10, 2024 07:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. Use Code VRF10 for 10% off their Professional and Ultimate yearly plans > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today In a thirty-y...

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VRS553 - Team Training to Help Your Vacation Rental Company THRIVE

Vacation Rental Success - April 03, 2024 07:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
In this special episode of the podcast, we’re diving into a topic that’s not only close to our hearts, but poised to transform the vacation rental property management industry: the THRIVE Training System. Designed to elevate business performance by aligning team culture with the core values of...

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VRS552 - Beyond SNL - How Professional Vacation Rental Design Brings A Competitive Edge

Vacation Rental Success - March 27, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
A recent SNL skit highlighted the phenomenon termed ‘airspace’ in a 2020 Financial Times article.  The generic blend of white walls, grey upholstery, IKEA furniture and HomeGoods artwork, commonly found in Airbnbs across the world, is getting some bad (and funny) press. Interior designer Jessi...

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VRS551 - How to Maintain Your Property Rights

Vacation Rental Success - March 20, 2024 07:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
During our SSTIR Crazy Month Rolf Blizzard from Atlantic Realty in the Outer Banks said… “If you don’t have regulations in place, or are not currently dealing with regulation issues, know that it is coming to your location”. For many property managers and owners in British Columbia, the anno...

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VRS550 - The Foundation of Trust: How Beach Getaways Thrives on Core Values with Deb Furlong

Vacation Rental Success - March 13, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
Successful companies in the vacation rental business have defined their core values and strive to shape their culture and guide their decision-making processes by them. In this episode, first in a series of interviews with property managers of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Deb Furlong of Beac...

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VRS549 - SSTIR Crazy Month: Safety, Sustainability, Trust, Insurance, and Regulations

Vacation Rental Success - March 06, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
We’ve just wrapped up SSTIR Crazy Month after 5-weeks of focusing on the core elements of our business that tend to be sidelined in conferences and summits.  For the month of February, we talked about Safety, Sustainability, Trust, Insurance and Regulations, with podcast episodes, expert panels,...

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VRS548 - Beyond the Stay: Crafting Sustainable Vacation Experiences with Marc Ribail

Vacation Rental Success - February 28, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
Do people really think about their impact on the environment when they go on vacation? Do they actively seek out locations and properties that clearly state their sustainability features?   Reports and statistics are telling us that Gen Z is the most enlightened generation when it comes to r...

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VRS547 - From Grass Roots to the Corridors of Power - Getting Active in Short-Term Rental Advocacy with Rolf Blizzard

Vacation Rental Success - February 21, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
If you don’t already have local or state legislation in place to regulate your short-term rental business, it’s either in progress or it’s coming, because it’s not a matter of if your area gets regulated for short-term rentals. It’s when. This is the message Rolf Blizzard wants everyone to hee...

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VRS546 - Insuring Success: Proactive Risk Management for Property Managers

Vacation Rental Success - February 14, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
Insurance often takes a back seat in conversations about building a successful short-term rental property management business, but it has such critical importance, we have to pay more attention to it. When we do discuss it, it’s often to complain about the rising cost of premiums, but if it ta...

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VRS545 - From Trust Signals to 5-Star Reviews: Strategies to Elevate Your Vacation Rental Business

Vacation Rental Success - February 07, 2024 08:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
Trust is at the core of everything we do in this business, and there’s no-one better to talk about this than Chris Maughan of I-PRAC.  He has been studying trust for more than 25 years and in this episode shines a spotlight on its paramount importance in building relationships with guests, reduc...

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VRS544 - How to Master Guest Screening For Your Short Term Rentals: The Key to Protecting Your Business

Vacation Rental Success - January 31, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
Do we need to know our guests?  They book, pay, arrive, stay a while, leave, and we hope that all will go well, the property will be respected and there won’t be a charge-back.  That is not always the case though, and while we can expect most of our guests to be great, there will always be a few...

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VRS543 - Evolving Mom & Pop - A New Definition of the Vacation Rental Business with Matt Landau

Vacation Rental Success - January 24, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut Get access to the best education for your short-term rental business! Enroll in The Vacation Rental Formula Business ...

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VRS542 - 12 Lessons for A Better Life In Vacation Rentals with Australian Powerhouse Rebecca Cribbin

Vacation Rental Success - January 17, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut Get access to the best education for your short-term rental business! Enroll in The Vacation Rental Formula Business ...

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VRS541 - Inside Power Partnerships with Kerri Gibson - Secrets of Successful Collaborations

Vacation Rental Success - January 10, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut Get access to the best education for your short-term rental business! Enroll in The Vacation Rental Formula Business ...

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VRS540 - We Could Write a Book About Short-Term Rental Management - With Craig White

Vacation Rental Success - January 03, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ At the clo...

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VRS539 - Behind the Scenes of a Vacation Rental Powerhouse - The Casiola Story

Vacation Rental Success - December 27, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut Get access to the best education for your short-term rental business! Enroll in The Vacation Rental Formula Business ...

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VRS538 - The Art of Standards: Redefining Vacation Rental Quality

Vacation Rental Success - December 20, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut Get access to the best education for your short-term rental business! Enroll in The Vacation Rental Formula Business ...

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VRS537 - Crafting Stories, Creating Experiences: Social Media Mastery and Beyond with Derry Green & Alice Fry

Vacation Rental Success - December 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut Get access to the best education for your short-term rental business! Enroll in The Vacation Rental Formula Business ...

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VRS535 - Designing to Stand Out: Expert Tips for Memorable Short-Term Rentals

Vacation Rental Success - December 06, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by The Vacation Rental Formula Business School Can you hands on the year's biggest course sales Get all our courses in Buy One, Get One Bundles Don't Miss Out >> Get Your Course Offers Here Get on the waitlist for the next intake for VRF B-School Consultation: http...

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VRS536 - The Great Debate: STR, VRM... or something else?

Vacation Rental Success - December 06, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 210 ratings
This episode is sponsored by The Vacation Rental Formula Business School. Discover more about the VRF B-School: https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/business-school/ Listening to this podcast on the move? Get to the show notes here:  https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/VRS536

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