When HomeAway announced that it was being acquired by Expedia in November of 2015, one of the first things that was discussed was the plan to add traveler’s fees to their pricing model for the vacation rental management portal.
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We are excited to introduce you to our new sales team member, Mike Todd. We asked Mike to tell us a
little bit about his background below.
Mike Todd joins Barefoot with 15 years of experience as a Consultative Sales Professional in the Hospitality Industry. He has a well-rounded understanding of the Vacation Rental and Hotel Markets. The first half of Mike's career was based in Colorado with Resort Data Processing (RDP) serving the mountain and western clients in the United States and Canada. Mike then moved to Florida in 2008 to open a remote office for RDP. This experience has helped Mike to better understand and help grow revenue for clients in the Southeastern portion of the U.S. He specializes in developing relationships by listening to and understanding a customer's challenges. Only then will Mike present solutions that will help customers to grow their business.
Mike recently moved to Asheville, NC, with his wife and two daughters. When not in the office he and his family are very active in the amazing outdoors around Asheville.
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Recently I sat down with Barefoot client, Greg Hart, President of Folly's Beach Rentals. Greg shared a great idea with me and other Barefoot customers when we were having a social. He would like to establish a new group of innovative vacation rental management company owners to get together and share ideas. To learn more about this concept, read our interview below.
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| Nancy and Greg Hart of Folly's Best Vacation Rentals |
Well, it has taken me over a week to recover from the annual work and fun visit with everyone attending the Vacation Rental Management Association’s conference. As usual, I have some takeaways to share.
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Every vacation I go on, there is one thing that I do that makes the vacation just a bit more special. Before I leave, I will find a book that is placed in or is about the location that I am visiting. Hopefully this will be based on some historical facts about the area. I started this many years ago with James Michener’s Hawaii. That was an easy selection, but many of the locations I am visit now take a bit of work to find something suitable. Sometimes I miss my mark and get something that just didn’t not work. Without the book, I find that my vacation was not as special.
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Recently, I’ve been getting lots of call from brave souls who are looking to start a vacation rental business. It may be a familiar scenario. They bought a vacation rental home in a beautiful location as an investment or second home. They decided to move into their vacation rental home and buy a second property that they manage and put onto VRBO. They meet other people who own second homes who ask them to manage their home, and another and another. Presto! Before they know it they are now the owner of a vacation rental property management business.
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At Barefoot we are excited to announce that our customers can list their inventory on Airbnb through either of our two partners, Leisurelink or BookingPal.
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We've decided to start a new kind of blog post where we put the spotlight on the amazing Barefoot customers who provide outstanding vacation rental management around the country.
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We've decided to start a new kind of blog post where we put the spotlight on the amazing Barefoot customers who provide outstanding vacation rental management around the country.
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