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Welcome to How to Save Your Vacation Rental, a 10-part educational podcast series hosted by vacation rental advocate Dana Lubner that will teach you how to solve your business’ greatest looming threat -- unfair regulation -- from the ground up.  In this episode, we take a look back at the season and provide our 'super-takeaways' from this journey through community-based advocacy.  Our voices from around the industry also share their thoughts and ideas for the future of professional vacation rental businesses. This episode is brought to you by TRACK powered by TravelNet Solutions, providing integrated solutions to transform the way vacation rental hospitality works. Resources mentioned in the show: Expedia's government affairs contact: govermentaffairs@vrbo.com Dana’s public contact: help@danalubner.com  VRMB Communities: https://community.vrmb.com Rent Responsibly: https://www.rentresponsibly.org Vacation Rental Advocacy Playbook: https://www.vrmb.com/advocacy/ Zoom Link to Dana's December 8th Presentation at 4PM MT: https://denvergov.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ecf2f6b6d7a4c61a767ba5f5&id=a18b761456&e=455a4bc2a8   Thank you to our featured guests: Jessica Black, Mom's Against STRs Phil Minardi, Expedia Group Dave Krauss, Rent Responsibly Eric Bay, ANP Paige Teel, On the Water in Maine Claire Reiswerg, Sand and Sea Patricia Moore, Citizens 4 STR Alex Lawson, Social Security Works Megan McCrea, NASTRA   This episode was produced by VRMB Communities at Mangofish Studios.  Our theme song is the ‘STR savior theme’ by DJ Andy Lubner

Welcome to How to Save Your Vacation Rental, a 10-part educational podcast series hosted by vacation rental advocate Dana Lubner that will teach you how to solve your business’ greatest looming threat -- unfair regulation -- from the ground up.  In this episode, we explore big ideas driving advocacy and the industry forward.  We dive into regulation, taxation, OTAs, and antis. Dana also walks us through her new licensing initiative in Denver and her process for coming up with big ideas.  This episode is brought to you by TRACK powered by TravelNet Solutions, providing integrated solutions to transform the way vacation rental hospitality works. Resources mentioned in the show: Expedia's government affairs contact: govermentaffairs@vrbo.com Dana’s public contact: help@danalubner.com  VRMB Communities: https://community.vrmb.com The Star Throwers: http://thestarthrowers.com/ Rent Responsibly: https://www.rentresponsibly.org Vacation Rental Advocacy Playbook: https://www.vrmb.com/advocacy/ Zoom Link to Dana's December 8th Presentation at 4PM MT: https://denvergov.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ecf2f6b6d7a4c61a767ba5f5&id=a18b761456&e=455a4bc2a8 We’d like to give a shout-out to Minut for helping get the word out. Minut is one of the leading privacy-safe smart home monitoring solution that tracks noise, motion and temperature, empowering hosts worldwide to keep their properties safe and neighbors happy.   Thank you to our featured guests: Jessica Black, Mom's Against STRs Phil Minardi, Expedia Group Dave Krauss, Rent Responsibly Eric Bay, ANP Darik Eaton, Seattle Oasis Vacation Rentals Claire Reiswerg, Sand and Sea   This episode was produced by VRMB Communities at Mangofish Studios.  Our theme song is the ‘STR savior theme’ by DJ Andy Lubner

Welcome to How to Save Your Vacation Rental, a 10-part educational podcast series hosted by vacation rental advocate Dana Lubner that will teach you how to solve your business’ greatest looming threat -- unfair regulation -- from the ground up.  In this episode, you'll get an absolute masterclass on how to work with the media from Dana's secret weapon: Alex Lawson of Social Security Works.  Dana, Alex and more industry voices also explore how telling your story can go beyond the media and have a direct effect on your relationships with government and community groups.   This episode is brought to you by TRACK powered by TravelNet Solutions, providing integrated solutions to transform the way vacation rental hospitality works. Resources mentioned in the show: Expedia's government affairs contact: govermentaffairs@vrbo.com Dana’s public contact: help@danalubner.com  VRMB Communities: https://community.vrmb.com Social Security Works: https://socialsecurityworks.org Glossary of journalism terms: http://info.wsj.com/college/glossary/journalism.pdf We’re also grateful to Proper Insurance  for helping us get the word out. Proper Insurance is the Nation’s leading short-term rental insurance provider. Their custom policy not only offers unmatched protection for your vacation home, furnishings, business income, and host liability, but also includes enhancements for unique short-term rental risks such as bed bugs and liability for guest amenities like bikes, kayaks, and hot tubs. Thank you to our featured guests: Alex Lawson, Social Security Works Phil Minardi, Expedia Group Gregg Klein, Sonder   This episode was produced by VRMB Communities at Mangofish Studios.  Our theme song is the ‘STR savior theme’ by DJ Andy Lubner

Welcome to How to Save Your Vacation Rental, a 10-part educational podcast series hosted by vacation rental advocate Dana Lubner that will teach you how to solve your business’ greatest looming threat -- unfair regulation -- from the ground up.  In this episode, you'll learn the critical importance of host group communications to the advocacy effort and the challenges we all face in bettering them.  You'll learn how to improve existing efforts, and how emerging virtual community platforms fit into the Covid-19 age and beyond.    This episode is brought to you by TRACK powered by TravelNet Solutions, providing integrated solutions to transform the way vacation rental hospitality works. Resources mentioned in the show: Expedia's government affairs contact: govermentaffairs@vrbo.com Dana’s public contact: help@danalubner.com  VRMB Communities: https://community.vrmb.com Nation Builder: https://nationbuilder.com Invision Community: https://invisioncommunity.com Mailchimp: https://mailchimp.com Mighty Networks: https://www.mightynetworks.com Zoom: https://zoom.us We’re also grateful to Ascent Processing for helping us get the word out. Ascent Processing is THE destination for payment solutions in the Vacation Rental industry to help clients and partners be more successful. Thank you to our featured guests: Debi Hertert, Host2Host Phil Minardi, Expedia Group Bruce Hoban, VRON Jonah Mechanic, Seabreeze Vacation Rentals Patricia Moore, Citizens 4 STR   This episode was produced by VRMB Communities at Mangofish Studios.  Our theme song is the ‘STR savior theme’ by DJ Andy Lubner

Welcome to How to Save Your Vacation Rental, a 10-part educational podcast series hosted by vacation rental advocate Dana Lubner that will teach you how to solve your business’ greatest looming threat -- unfair regulation -- from the ground up.  In this episode Dana accepts a challenge from Matt to put Mile High Hosts on firm financial footing. Together, they explore key ideas around generating revenue that host groups need for community and advocacy efforts. This episode is brought to you by TRACK powered by TravelNet Solutions, providing integrated solutions to transform the way vacation rental hospitality works. Resources mentioned in the show: Expedia's government affairs contact: govermentaffairs@vrbo.com Dana’s public contact: help@danalubner.com  VRMB Communities: https://community.vrmb.com We’re also grateful to Rent Responsibly for helping us get the word out. Rent Responsibly makes advocacy easy by helping local short-term rental alliances get organized and supporting local leaders every step of the way. And we're grateful to Lexicon Travel Technologies. With vacation rental demand soaring, if you’re not on the OTAs and with the RIGHT Channel Manager, you’re losing money. Capture your share of this enthusiastic and growing market, and get even more direct bookings with Lexicon Travel Technologies, where you’re always merchant of record and your brand gets top billing. Thank you to our featured guests: Claire Reiswerg, Sand N Sea Megan Mccrea, Southbound Stays & NASTRA Paige Teel, Northeast Vacation Rental Professionals   This episode was produced by VRMB Communities at Mangofish Studios.  Our theme song is the ‘STR savior theme’ by DJ Andy Lubner

Welcome to How to Save Your Vacation Rental, a 10-part educational podcast series hosted by vacation rental advocate Dana Lubner that will teach you how to solve your business’ greatest looming threat -- unfair regulation -- from the ground up.  In this episode, you'll learn step by step how Dana and her group created the Good Neighbor Summit and learn why a similar event could be critical for your community building and advocacy efforts.  You'll also hear from voices around the industry that have bootstrapped their own events and conferences. This episode is brought to you by TRACK powered by TravelNet Solutions, providing integrated solutions to transform the way vacation rental hospitality works. Resources mentioned in the show: Expedia's government affairs contact: govermentaffairs@vrbo.com Dana’s public contact: help@danalubner.com  VRMB Communities: https://community.vrmb.com Good Neighbor Summit press: 9news Article Virtual Good Neighbor Summit 2020: Registration We’re also grateful to Beyond Pricing for helping us get the word out.  Beyond Pricing is the world's leading revenue management software for vacation rental owners and managers. Thank you to our featured guests: Debi Hertert, Host2Host Joe Pergolizzi, Mile High Hosts Phil Minardi, Expedia Group Dave Krauss, Rent Responsibly Alex Lawson, Social Security Works   This episode was produced by VRMB Communities at Mangofish Studios.  Our theme song is the ‘STR savior theme’ by DJ Andy Lubner

Welcome to How to Save Your Vacation Rental, a 10-part educational podcast series hosted by vacation rental advocate Dana Lubner that will teach you how to solve your business’ greatest looming threat -- unfair regulation -- from the ground up.  In this episode, you'll hear why we go farther when we go together.  You'll also learn key steps and techniques for starting and running a sustainable host group and how to build relationships once you've got it going. This episode is brought to you by TRACK powered by TravelNet Solutions, providing integrated solutions to transform the way vacation rental hospitality works. Resources mentioned in the show: Expedia's government affairs contact: govermentaffairs@vrbo.com Phil Minardi contacts: pminardi@expedia.com or pminardi@vrbo.com Dana’s public contact: help@danalubner.com  VRMB Communities: https://community.vrmb.com We’re also grateful to HomeToGo for helping get the word out. By listing on HomeToGo, you can expand your reach to millions of new customers and capture more bookings while diversifying your revenue streams. Thank you to our featured guests: Megan Mccrea, Southbound Stays & NASTRA Claire Reiswerg, Sand N Sea Debi Hertert, Host2Host Joe Pergolizzi, Mile High Hosts Darik Eaton, Seattle Oasis Vacation Rentals Eric Bay, ANP Jessica Black, Moms Against STRs   This episode was produced by VRMB Communities at Mangofish Studios.  Our theme song is the ‘STR savior theme’ by DJ Andy Lubner

Welcome to How to Save Your Vacation Rental, a 10-part educational podcast series hosted by vacation rental advocate Dana Lubner that will teach you how to solve your business’ greatest looming threat -- unfair regulation -- from the ground up.  In this episode, you'll hear how Dana got into advocacy, and how she's been able to take it farther than she ever thought possible.  As we explore Dana's journey, we'll hear from industry voices that ended up on similar paths despite starting from radically different backgrounds.  You'll learn how to start your own journey or inspire others to start their own.   This episode is brought to you by TRACK powered by TravelNet Solutions, providing integrated solutions to transform the way vacation rental hospitality works. Resources mentioned in the show: Expedia's government affairs contact: govermentaffairs@vrbo.com Phil Minardi contacts: pminardi@expedia.com or pminardi@vrbo.com Dana’s public contact: dana@effortlessrentalgroup.com VRMB Communities: https://community.vrmb.com Denver short term rental advisory committee: https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/denver-business-licensing-center/business-licenses/short-term-rentals/short-term-rental-advisory-committee.html The Good Neighbor Summit: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/short-term-rental-owners-gather-for-good-neighbor-summit/73-2689a391-3691-40b1-8c78-f70b2cff00e5 We’re also grateful to Rentals United for helping us get the word out.  Rentals United believes that advocacy is the most important mechanism to influence the future of our industry and they support numerous associations in Europe and the US. Thank you to our featured guests: Megan Mccrea, Southbound Stays & NASTRA Paige Teel, Northeast Vacation Rental Professionals Claire Reiswerg, Sand N Sea Patricia Moore, Citizens 4 STR Phil Minardi, Expedia Group Dave Krauss, Rent Responsibly Joe Pergolizzi, Mile High Hosts Darik Eaton, Seattle Oasis Vacation Rentals     This episode was produced by VRMB Communities at Mangofish Studios.  Our theme song is the ‘STR savior theme’ by DJ Andy Lubner

Welcome to How to Save Your Vacation Rental, a 10-part educational podcast series hosted by vacation rental advocate Dana Lubner that will teach you how to solve your business’ greatest looming threat -- unfair regulation -- from the ground up.  In this Episode, The Wake-up Call, you’ll meet Dana and hear from voices around the industry about the scope of the problem and how the pandemic has made regulation an even more volatile issue.  We’ll explore the concept of advocacy and community and hear four key takeaways that are critical for your business right now. This episode is brought to you by TRACK powered by TravelNet Solutions, providing integrated solutions to transform the way vacation rental hospitality works.   Resources mentioned in the show: Expedia's government affairs contact: govermentaffairs@vrbo.com Phil Minardi contacts: pminardi@expedia.com or pminardi@vrbo.com Dana’s public contact: dana@effortlessrentalgroup.com VRMB Communities: https://community.vrmb.com We’re also grateful to Rented, the leading provider of full-service revenue management as a service for professional vacation rental managers for helping us get this important word out. Thank you to our featured guests: Phil Minardi, Expedia Group Dave Krauss, Rent Responsibly Paige Teel, Northeast Vacation Rental Professionals Jennifer Frankenstein, Great Ocean Condos and Homes Jonah Mechanic, Seabreeze Vacation Rentals Megan Mccrea, Southbound Stays & NASTRA Jessica Black, Moms Against Short Term Rentals Eric Bay, ANP Claire Reiswerg, Sand N Sea This episode was produced by VRMB Communities at Mangofish Studios.  Our theme song is the ‘STR savior theme’ by DJ Andy Lubner

‘How To Save Your Vacation Rental Business’ is a 10-part educational podcast series hosted by vacation rental advocate Dana Lubner that will teach vacation rental managers how to solve their business’ greatest looming threat -- unfair regulation -- from the ground up.  In this teaser clip, meet Dana, say hello to Matt, and get a listen to some of the industry voices that will be helping us explore just how to save your vacation rental business. This show would not be possible without our sponsor, TRACK Hospitality Software powered by TravelNet Solutions. “As a supporter of our vacation rental community, we think responsible participation by vendors is more important than it’s ever been.” Said Ryan Bailey, CEO of TravelNet Solutions. “The topic of advocacy, an experienced voice in Dana, and an industry advocate in Matt is the perfect combo to drive this discussion forward.”