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Chattanooga property managers support laid-off workers amid Covid crisis
When Covid-19 forced Christina and Christian Thoreson, owners of Chattanooga Vacation Rentals, to lay off 15 of their 17 employees, they wanted to help more than with unemployment alone. Two years ago, Christina Thoreson gave her husband, Christian, an unusual...
Bloomington’s Zennia Hospitality and Homeowners Provide Free Short-Term Rentals to Frontline Responders
Both Loren Wood and Margie Schrader invest in their Bloomington, Indiana community whenever they can. So when COVID-19 arrived in their state, the close friends jumped at the chance to help medical workers faced with putting themselves in harm's way. Loren, of Loren...
Missouri Short-Term Rental Host Provides Medical Staff a Home Away From Home
When one of her guests mentioned that medical professionals were sleeping in tents in their garages to protect their families, short-term rental host Tyann Marcink stepped in to help. Tyann runs Missouri Haus Vacation Rentals, a small collection of short-term rentals...
Cancer patients, first responders hosted at short-term rentals in Philadelphia
Patients who undergo medical treatment often need a place to stay where they can be isolated. Short-term rentals in Philadelphia and other cities play a role in filling those needs. Daniele Parker of Richmond, Va., and her husband, Linnie, recently found themselves in...
Flexible Rental Platform Kopa shelters displaced people during Covid lockdowns
As the global community continues to come together, helpers in the novel coronavirus pandemic shine a light in the darkness. Kopa for Good is one such shining star. Furnished monthly rental platform Kopa teamed up with more than 30 property management companies...
Sharon Michie: Sheltering the Sanibel Island Community Through a New Kind of Storm
Sharon Michie’s family has been offering vacation rentals in Florida for 38 years. In that time, they have experienced hurricanes, 9/11, the BP oil spill, red tide, recessions, and now, the COVID-19 pandemic. Sharon Michie, Cottages to Castles Sharon started her...
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