Executive
Getting Your Entire Team on Board for Direct Bookings
Doug Kennedy will show us how to secure more direct bookings via textual selling, in-platform messaging (on OTA’s) and via every guest/staff conversation. Participants in this session will walk away with a list of specific training tips to help their companies secure more direct bookings and reduce their reliance on costly third-party channels that can…
Read MoreBuilding Repeat Business: Converting Guests into Repeat Customers
Looking ahead to what could be a highly competitive 2022, having confirmed reservations on the books is worth gold. What are PMs doing to increase repeat business, and how are they converting OTA travelers into loyal guests? Tyann, David, and Matt will lead this discussion on building repeat business and will talk about tech ideas…
Read MoreHow to Hold a Revenue Strategy Meeting
Richer Logic’s Heather Richer will discuss how to construct an effective agenda for a revenue strategy meeting, including who should be there, what KPIs are monitored, how revenue managers are being held accountable, and how marketing and data teams fit in. Whether your team is in house or outsourced, holding regular and effective meetings will…
Read MoreVRM Staffing Challenges Abound: Addressing the #1 Challenge for Vacation Rental Managers
Finding, compensating, and retaining staff are some of the biggest challenges facing industry professionals today. Property managers have learned that finding and retaining employees takes creativity with compensation and flexibility with schedules. No longer does a one-size-fits-all approach work. Remote workforces have opened up staffing alternatives across the US and internationally. Join Sue and Ari…
Read MoreExecutives Look Ahead to 2022 and Beyond: Revenue Optimization, Consolidation, Competition, and Homeowner Retention
For company owners and stakeholders, Andrew McConnell will moderate this important discussion with industry leaders about what the future holds in the vacation rental industry in the areas of revenue optimization, industry consolidation, the upcoming competitive environment, and homeowner retention, communications, and loyalty.
Read MoreRental Inventory and Homeowner Metrics: A Guide to Measuring and Improving What Really Matters for Your Inventory
After speaking with hundreds of VRMs, Vintory CEO Brooke Pfautz quickly realized that most professional property managers are in the dark when it comes to understanding the key metrics of inventory growth. Join Brooke in this session for an insider’s look at metrics and data never presented in our industry before. Quickly become an expert…
Read MoreThe Future of VR Technology: How Are Technology Companies Approaching the Future? A Panel with Tech Leaders about Future Plans, Consolidation, and Connectivity
During this panel discussion led by Amy Hinote, we’ll learn more about what the VR tech environment is going to look like in the coming years. We’ve assembled a panel of C-level tech executives in our sector to discuss private equity, consolidation, road maps, and how we’ll connect in the future.
Read MoreBuilding Competitive Sets: Developing Comp Sets and Tools Available
Building competitive sets, aka comp sets, is challenging but necessary in building rate strategies. After last year’s DARM Conference, we realized that revenue managers were in need of a tool for comp sets. As a result, AirDNA and Key Data set out to help. In this panel, revenue managers will meet up with comp-set tool…
Read MoreAdvanced Revenue Management Roundtable Discussion: Revenue Managers Sit Down Tech Providers (Part 2)
Today’s revenue managers are struggling to execute pricing strategies using available technology and connectivity. Many managers have built their own technology as a result. This panel will discuss what their able to accomplish in proprietary tech vs what the PMSs, channel managers, and pricing tools are able to.
Read More2022 Forecasting: Predicting Revenue When Historical Performance Is Unreliable
Year-over-year (YOY) data sets are unreliable in today’s current environment. In addition, 2021 was an extraordinary year for many property managers. Looking ahead to rental projections and budgets in 2022, how can vacation rental managers predict revenue and set expectations for homeowners? We’ll discuss how companies are looking at the upcoming competitive environment and planning…
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