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Former Wyndham Vacation Rentals President Bob Milne Joins Vacasa as COO
With 1,400 employees, Vacasa has been making headlines as the fastest-growing full-service property management company in the vacation rental industry. Currently the second-largest vacation rental management company behind Wyndham Vacation Rentals, Vacasa has raised $40 million, manages 5,300 vacation rental units across 150 markets in ten countries, and is projected to have an inventory of 8,000 units in fifteen countries within the next year.
Today, Vacasa announced another significant milestone in its trajectory with the addition of Bob Milne to the team to head up operations. In his new role as COO, Milne will oversee Vacasa’s field operations to ensure that the company is delivering high levels of service for its guests and homeowners and to support the company’s growth strategy.
Read on: http://www.vrmintel.com/former-wyndham-vacation-rentals-president-bob-milne-joins-vacasa-coo/
Mendocino County adopts temporary ban on new vacation rentals
Mendocino County supervisors on Tuesday unanimously imposed a temporary ban on new vacation rentals in residential areas outside city limits, saying stronger regulations were needed to contain impacts on the housing supply and govern the burgeoning business.
The 45-day ban is aimed at preventing further erosion of the county’s limited housing stock and controlling potential impacts of traffic, noise and visitors in rural neighborhoods, supervisors said.
“Increasingly, housing stock has been converted to short-term rentals” in Mendocino County, said John McCowen, chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
Read on: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7261232-181/mendocino-county-adopts-temporary-ban
Social Media Is Changing The Vacation Rental Industry. What You Need to Know...
For travelers, social media has become a tool to plan out trips and communicate with friends and family back home about their experiences. People are interacting with social media at an increasing rate.
Read on: https://bookingteam.com/2017/08/01/social-media-changing-vacation-rental-industry-need-know/
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