How to Save Your Vacation Rental Business Dana Lubner

In this episode we unpack Dana's final takeaway of the season, that professional operators have a huge chance to differentiate themselves from the casual Airbnbers that often come to the table with us.  And that strict and complicated laws may end up stifling the path to professionalism.  
Ryan Dame of Casago joins to give us the perspective of a large manager dealing with regulatory issues across the country.
This season is brought to you by Track Hospitality Software and NoiseAware.
Track Hospitality Software powered by TravelNet Solutions transforms your vacation rental company so you can transform the way vacation rental advocacy plays out in your region.  
NoiseAware users are able to stop issues before they spiral out of control, without having to be there in person or compromising guest privacy.
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Featured Guests:
Ryan Dame - Casago
 

In this episode we talk with Davide Proserpio, an Assistant Professor of Marketing at University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.  David studies problems related to digital markets and has spent years analyzing the sharing economy.  
It all started with a research paper showing a positive correlation between Airbnb and housing rent and prices: a paper that was used by plenty of anti-STR groups. But the data does not stop there...
Davide followed-up with a recent Harvard Business Review article, which found that restricting STRs in a neighborhood can reduce residential development.  We wanted to get him on the show to explain the article, and dig into how academics and community groups can be a resource for data that cities accept as unbiased.  
Data maybe our most powerful tool for a reasonable approach to regulation and people like Davide represent a powerful, unbiased and accessible way of getting and communicating that data.
This season is brought to you by Track Hospitality Software and NoiseAware.
Track Hospitality Software powered by TravelNet Solutions transforms your vacation rental company so you can transform the way vacation rental advocacy plays out in your region.  
NoiseAware users are able to stop issues before they spiral out of control, without having to be there in person or compromising guest privacy.
Thank you to Airdna for helping us grow our audience.
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Harvard Business Review: Restricting Airbnb Rentals Reduces Development
Davide's Email: davide.proserpio@marshall.usc.edu
Davide's Twitter: @dade_us
Featured Guests:
Davide Proserpio, Assistant Professor of Marketing at USC
 

In this episode Pam Knudsen, Senior Director of Compliance Services at Avalara, gives us perspective on advocacy efforts across the country through the lens of lodging tax data.  
We've been hearing a lot this season about outright bans and a curious reluctance by cities to take the economic impact of vacation rentals into account when creating regulation.  
Pam shares a more nuanced, hopeful outlook as well as best practices for combining your economic contributions with good neighbor habits and turning them into real political leverage.
This season is brought to you by Track Hospitality Software and NoiseAware.
Track Hospitality Software powered by TravelNet Solutions transforms your vacation rental company so you can transform the way vacation rental advocacy plays out in your region.  
NoiseAware users are able to stop issues before they spiral out of control, without having to be there in person or compromising guest privacy.
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Airbnb and VRBO Start Sharing Information on Party Houses
 
Featured Guests:
Pam Knudsen of Avalara
Fiona Quinn of AvantStay
Jim Prugh of Lindsborg Vacation Rentals
 

In this episode we take a deeper look at statewide preemption with Tiffany Edwards of the VRMA Advocacy Fund and Right to Rent.  We're very much about local community interaction on this podcast and nothing in this episode changes that, but sometimes going to a higher power might be the only tool left to save your business.
Tiffany helps us understand the nuance of these issues, where they've worked, and how local engagement is required no matter what.  Sean Walsh and Jarrett Skorup join for context and Tiffany also gets into her data gathering and fundraising efforts on behalf of the industry.
This season is brought to you by Track Hospitality Software and NoiseAware.
Track Hospitality Software powered by TravelNet Solutions transforms your vacation rental company so you can transform the way vacation rental advocacy plays out in your region.  
NoiseAware users are able to stop issues before they spiral out of control, without having to be there in person or compromising guest privacy.
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Featured Guests:
Tiffany Edwards of the VRMA Advocacy Fund
Eric Bay of The Alliance for Neighborhood Prosperity
Sean Walsh of Sean Walsh Consulting
Jarrett Skorup of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy
 

In this episode we dive into a case study on Santa Barbara and Theo Kracke, the man who sued his hometown and won.  We dedicate a lot of time on this podcast to finding compromise and working with local government, but in the face of outright bans it doesn't always work.  Theo's solution took a great deal of time, energy and resources, but his victory has ripple effects for vacation rental regulation across California and the country.
This kind of effort requires someone to spearhead it, and as you listen you must ask yourself, are you capable of being the tip of the spear in your destination?  If not, find ways to support the folks that can be...as they need all the help they can get!  You can find ideas and resources at STRSantaBarbara.org.
Portions of Theo's interview were aired in episode 122 of Matt Landau's Unlocked Podcast.
This season is brought to you by Track Hospitality Software and NoiseAware.
Track Hospitality Software powered by TravelNet Solutions transforms your vacation rental company so you can transform the way vacation rental advocacy plays out in your region.  
NoiseAware users are able to stop issues before they spiral out of control, without having to be there in person or compromising guest privacy.
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Featured Guests:
Theo Kracke of Paradise Retreats
Tiffany Edwards of the VRMA Advocacy Fund
Pam Knudsen of Avalara

In this episode we dive into a Denver case study with Erica Rogers, an assistant City Attorney for the city of Denver, who is able to share some powerful parallels with other emerging industries such as marijuana and electric scooters. 
We discuss what regulation and enforcement look like from the government's perspective, and Dana provides context from the host side as she was on the front lines of countering some of the more draconian regulatory proposals there in addition to hosting a Good Neighbor Summit and developing new licensing classifications.  
This season is brought to you by Track Hospitality Software and NoiseAware.
Track Hospitality Software powered by TravelNet Solutions transforms your vacation rental company so you can transform the way vacation rental advocacy plays out in your region.  
NoiseAware users are able to stop issues before they spiral out of control, without having to be there in person or compromising guest privacy.
VRMB Communities
 
Featured Guests:
Erica Rogers: Assistant City Attorney for Denver