31Jan/120

New Reality Show on Vacation Rentals Now Airing on PBS

Getting Away Together - Vacation Rentals

A screen shot from Getting Away Together's episode in Kissimmee.

A new reality show highlighting the trend of sharing a vacation rental with families and friends is now airing on PBS. The show, Getting Away Together, is a part of a Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA) initiative to showcase the trend and raise awareness about vacation rentals as a growing alternative to hotels.

The show is expected to generate great publicity for the professionally-managed vacation rental industry and the thousands of managers across the nation. Boise-based LiveRez, the vacation rental software Gold Sponsor of the VRMA, works with more than 500 professional vacation rental manager partners from across North America and beyond.

“This show allows America to see firsthand what staying in a vacation rental is all about,” said Tracy Lotz, founder and CEO of LiveRez. “With Getting Away Together, the VRMA has done a great job documenting not only the value and quality of vacation rentals, but also the bonding friends and family experience when staying together.”

17Jan/120

Yet Another Reason to Rent from Professional Vacation Rental Managers

Vacation Rental Scam

Last week TODAY aired a segment on a number of vacation rental scams, highlighting the importance of booking your vacation through a professional vacation rental manager.

Just last week TODAY highlighted yet another reason to rent from professional vacation rental managers. The segment (see video below) detailed a number of vacation rental scams where criminals listed and took payment to rent homes they did not own. In many cases, there was no way for the victims to recover their money, especially for those that wired funds or paid with a check.

Incidents like this have been widely reported in the news lately, stressing a growing concern about the security of renting vacation homes. The prevalence of these scams reinforces the importance of renting from professional vacation rental managers.

Steve Trover, CEO of All Star Vacation Homes in Orlando, FL, said that when researching vacation rentals, there are many things travelers can look for to feel confident in booking.

14Oct/110

Who Won the iPad 2? LiveRez.com Announces the Winner of its 2011 VRMA GiveAway

And the winner is….

iPad Margy Roe

LiveRez.com Founder and CEO Tracy Lotz congratulates Margy Roe of Ocean Properties and Vacation Rentals, Inc. on winning LiveRez.com's iPad 2 giveaway.

Margy Roe of Ocean Properties and Vacation Rentals in New Smyrna Beach, Florida is the winner of LiveRez.com's iPad 2 Giveaway at the 2011 National VRMA Conference. The announcement took Roe completely by surprise.

"I was very excited. I had no idea. I kind of forgot I even put my card in there," she said. "So, this is nice. Thank you!"

11Oct/110

Making Connections at the 2011 VRMA Conference

VRMA LiveRez Booth

LiveRez.com had a whole host of SWAG available at its booth during the 2011 VRMA Conference in Orlando, FL.

The national VRMA Conference offers an unmatched opportunity to meet with vacation rental managers from all over the United States and beyond. This year, LiveRez.com is doing a number of things to connect with professional VRMs. But these communication efforts can be used by just about any business to share its solution and connect with the people it can help.

Here are some of things we’re doing this year:

Stand Out: At LiveRez, we’re proud of our partners, and they have come out in force at this conference. To showcase our partners, we are giving them LiveRez lanyards and ribbons that say “LiveRez Partners.” In a conference setting, it’s always nice to let others know what groups you’re a part of; it really helps facilitate the networking process. One thing that can help LiveRez partners network outside of the conference is the LiveRez Network group on LinkedIn.

VRMA Gold Sponsorship: We think the VRMA is very important for vacation rental managers across the company, and our primary goal is to serve professional vacation rental managers. Many of our partners are VRMA members, as well. So, it only makes sense for us to give our support to the VRMA.   

25Mar/110

Win an Apple iPad at the Eastern VRMA April 4th and 5th

Want to win an Apple iPad?

Maybe the question should be: who doesn't want to win a free iPad?

Register for your chance to win one at the Eastern Vacation Rental Management Association Seminar (VRMA), which is set for April 4-5, 2011, in Hilton Head, South Carolina.  Visit the LiveRez booth at the event, fill out a simple form, and you'll be entered in the drawing.  The winner will be chosen at random on April 5th.

We'll see you in South Carolina!

LiveRez is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the VRMA.

Note:  Apple has not endorsed this contest and is in no way connected with LiveRez or VRMA.