Area Travel News
New Bremerton365.com Vacation Rental Management Company
(News Item #0492, Published: 12/26/24, Author: Alice Kirk-Sanchez, Bremerton365.com) – Read more
Vacasa on Death's Door
(News Item #0462, Published: 05/09/24, Author: Steve Milo, LinkedIn.com) – With current liabilities $200 million more than current assets, is Vacasa close to bankruptcy? Or will a white knight buy the firm and sell of the inventory of Read more
Chelan County Lodging Tax Awards Saddle by Dwindling Collections
(News Item #0464, Published: 04/23/24, Author: Jason Taylor, KPQ AM) – Chelan County is considering a rollback of lodging tax grants because of diminishing tax collections, due to the county's belligerent attitude about vacation rentals Read more
Vacasa Hawaii Vacation Rentals Plight: Low Satisfaction, High Fees
(News Item #0461, Published: 03/10/24, Author: , Beat of Hawaii) – We felt stung when we checked vacation rentals in Hawaii and found that even on five or more day rentals, fees and taxes in most cases were about equal to or more than the actual rental cost. Read more
Hi-Tide Resort Pulls in Goldener Inns
(News Item #0423, Published: 01/15/21, Author: Kate Quinn, Hi-Tide-Resort.com) – Hi-Tide Resort on Washington State's Moclips Beach has engaged Goldener Inns to provide full service management for the 32 ;ocean front vacation rental condos. Read more
Property Rights Include the Right to Rent it Out-- Even if Others Don’t Like It
(News Item #0472, Published: 05/02/18, Author: Malia Hill, The Hill) – Read more
May 2013 Speakers Covered The Bases
(News Item #0283, Published: 05/07/13, Author: Josh Dettwiller, WAVRMA.org) – Speakers for the May 2012 get together of the Washington State Vacation Rental Managers Association (www.WAVRMA.org) covered topics from State Tourism to startling internet innovations. Read more
Your 2013 travel resolution? Don’t be a jerk
(News Item #0278, Published: 01/03/13, Author: , Seattle Times Newspaper) – Wheter you're flygin, driving or sailing, there's something about travel that brings out the jer in all of us. Read more
New Washington State Vacation Rental Website
(News Item #0271, Published: 06/01/12, Author: William Victor May, WAVRMA.org) – There is a new vacation rental website in Washington state that lists homes only from quality managers who are members of the Washington State Vacation Rental Managers Association. Read more
WAVRMA widens doors for new members & directors
(News Item #0263, Published: 04/27/12, Author: William Victor May, WAVRMA.org) – Washington State Vacation Rental Manager Association returns to its roots of free wwheeling open-forum trade association open to membeship by managers, suppliers and vacation rental suppoters. Read more
Twas the Night Before Vacation Rental Christmas
(News Item #0259, Published: 01/09/12, Author: Jan Covey, CrystalMountainSunspots.com) – A little poem written by a ski resort vacation rental manager on the slopes of Washington State's Mount Rainier National Park. Read more
Talks Breakdown on Vacation Rental Switch
(News Item #0239, Published: 06/30/11, Author: Thelma Coffone, VRIA.org) – Efforts to establish a website with on-line booking capabilities by the Vacation Rental Manager's Assn. have fallen apart. Read more
Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Words Will Hurt You More
(News Item #0234, Published: 02/09/11, Author: Michael A. Wukmer, National Law Review) – On the Internet, consuemrs can be critics without actula support, repercussions or responsibility. This article examines that situation. Read more
Skiers rediscover White Pass
(News Item #0233, Published: 01/31/11, Author: Ron Judd, Seattle Times Newspaper) – The expansion of White Pass Ski Area, tied up by legal challenges for three decades, offers some important lessons in the balancing between public access and preservation of Northwest wilderness. Read more
Family vacation time on Washington's Cranberry Coast
(News Item #0214, Published: 06/17/10, Author: , Seattle Times Newspaper) – On a good day, Westport is a 2 1/2 hour drive from Seattle and represents the quiet route to the Coast for much of Puget Sound. Read more
VRA Director - How to hunt a Midwest vacation rental
(News Item #0205, Published: 04/18/10, Author: Kate Silver, ChicagoTribune.com) – While vacation rentals are no new thing, but now the industry is growing due to the Internet and other factors according to VRIA President. Read more
Second Porch Inc. Closes Series-A Funding To Expand Growing Social Vacation Home Marketplace
(News Item #0198, Published: 03/17/10, Author: Brent Hieggelke, PRWeb.com) – Startup to harness social networking and vacation home rentalsl. Second Porch announced that it has closed a one million dollar Series-A investment, led by the Oregon Angel Fund. Read more
VRA Opens First Chapter in Italy
(News Item #0200, Published: 03/15/10, Author: , VRIA.org) – The Vacation Rental Industry Association (VRIA) has announced the formation of its first Chapter in Italy, in the province of Umbria. Headed up by Giuseppe Nuzzaci. Read more
VRA Announces Vacation Rental Angels Program
(News Item #0193, Published: 12/25/09, Author: , VRIA.org) – Christmas Day, the Vacation Rental Industry Association announced the creation of the Vacation Rental Angel Program to recognize members who regularly donate vacation home use to charitable causes. Read more
The Legality of Letting Holiday Homes in Australia
(News Item #0183, Published: 11/28/09, Author: Trevor Atherton, ) – Vacation Rentals are known as Holiday Homes in Australia, but they face the same regulatory pressures and threat of prohbitions. Trevor Atherton a lawyer and travel consultant spells out the issues. Read more