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Heidy Seoenz: Pioneering the future of short-term rentals in El Paso
In the border town of El Paso, Texas, Heidy Seoenz’s journey from entrepreneur to short-term rental advocate has the hallmarks of a heroine in a Western flick, including the bold nicknames. Unlike the Western outlaws who earned their epithets from federal agents,...
Vacation rental conferences see improvement in male-to-female speaker ratios five years after #tieonstage
Standing on stage at the Vacation Rental World Summit in Lake Como, Italy, in October 2019, Vanessa de Souza Lage, then chief marketing officer at Rentals United, wore a black tie loosely fastened around her neck and addressed the audience. “Usually a tie is a status...
Heather Bayer: A pioneer on the frontier of vacation rental podcasts
When Heather Bayer bought her first vacation rental property in Ontario’s Cottage Country in 1997, there were scarce educational resources for new hosts and managers. At the time, property managers were the main gatekeepers of this knowledge, but they weren’t often...
Top 10 Articles of 2023
While 2023 was by no means smooth sailing for short-term rentals, one inspiring theme did emerge: STRs must be here for good. There are several layers to this phrase. Hosts and managers around the country rallied together in alliances on a bigger scale and faster pace...
How Wil Slickers found a new lease on life in hospitality
Like many hospitality professionals, Wil Slickers is a people person. He’s known for his magnetic charm and ever-growing media empire, Hospitality.FM. Hospitality seems to run so deep in his DNA that new listeners to one of his multiple podcasts might assume Wil comes...
Tanya Keller: The creative genius behind Rent Responsibly’s expanding audience
Feature photo: Tanya Keller (center) with team Rent Responsibly at a team retreat in Breckenridge in June 2023. If you have ever browsed the posts and stories of the Rent Responsibly Instagram page, you have seen the artistic touch of brand manager Tanya Keller....
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