Paul H

OwnerRez Team Member
Joined October 2019
312 posts
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Blog » Hotel Software Glitches, Newport Beach Sets Limits, Airbnb Sues Guest, Blockbuster Is On Airbnb

Happy Friday Everyone!🌴 A three-star hotel in Cornwall is charging 1,500 a night for a room that typically costs between 135 and 170. The room isnt available anyway, its fully booked! Hotel mana…

(Posted Aug 14, 2020 1:54 PM)

Blog » Nationwide Vrbo Survey, Laguna Beach Clamping Down On VR’s, Hawaii Tourism Authority June VR Report

Good news - its Friday! Hope is on the horizon! A nationwide Vrbo survey of families shows change in travel habits due to COVID-19. Vacation rentals ranked number one among the types of vacations…

(Posted Aug 7, 2020 10:13 PM)

Blog » User Profile: Warren Beach Rentals

Here at OwnerRez, we understand how much time and effort goes into running a vacation rental business. From time to time, we like to interview a standout user that has been with us for awhile and g…

(Posted Aug 3, 2020 3:11 PM)

Blog » User Profile: Groome & Morales and MyPcbCondo.com

From time to time, we showcase OwnerRez users that show exemplary work. This week, we talked to Jeanne from Groome & Morales and MyPCBCondo.com. Their website and operation can be found at MyPcbCon…

(Posted Aug 3, 2020 3:01 PM)

Blog » User Profile: Ocean Property Corp & Design

Every now and then we like to shine light on one of our outstanding users. We know how much time and effort go into operating a vacation rental business. When we see someone excelling at this, we l…

(Posted Aug 3, 2020 2:20 PM)

Blog » Show Your Brand Logo in Gmail, more Hawaii VR troubles

Its finally Friday! Some of you may have heard about Gmail launching a BIMI pilot this week - it was picked up by a lot of online tech news websites. BIMI might sound really nerdy, but basically …

(Posted Jul 31, 2020 1:04 PM)

Blog » How an OwnerRez Client Uses RueBaRue & Guest Guides

OwnerRez has a ton of great features that we are constantly updating. We love partnering with companies that can add even more functionality for our users. Its even better when a company can bring …

(Posted Jul 27, 2020 2:05 PM)

Blog » Florida Covid Parties, Miami Fines Get Cheaper, Short Term Rentals Beats Hotels

Happy Friday Everyone! Florida gang members are hosting large house parties at vacation rentals with the aim of spreading coronavirus, cops say. Yes you read that right. ...Wow. These COVID-1…

(Posted Jul 23, 2020 2:09 PM)

Blog » Californians like it hot, Maui gets sued, Newport Beach restricts, Vrbo boosts

Its finally Friday! One of the hottest pandemic-era getaway spots are California desert vacation rentals. Vrbo says there is a 15% jump in demand for vacation homes within a 500-mile radius of wh…

(Posted Jul 17, 2020 7:11 PM)

Blog » Airbnb restores Super Strict, FL Wants OTAs to Pay All Taxes, Miami Targets Party Houses

Happy Friday Everyone! Airbnb has restored the Super Strict cancellation policy options. During COVID, Airbnb blocked new listings from using Super Strict 30 and Super Strict 60 cancellation poli…

(Posted Jul 10, 2020 6:40 PM)

Blog » What is the right word to call you?

It seems like every channel and PMS has a unique name for their customers that own or manage vacation rentals: clients, hosts, owners, PMs, etc. It's not really correct to say "owner" because tha…

(Posted Jul 8, 2020 2:50 PM)

Blog » Kauai Gov. Makes Deal with Expedia and Airbnb to Get Booking Data, 5 cheap places to buy vacation rental property

Happy 4th of July weekend!🎆🎖️ Conspiracy theorists, cover your eyes. The Kauai government (Hawaii) made agreements with Expedia and Airbnb, which has been in the works for nearly a year, to tra…

(Posted Jul 3, 2020 12:35 PM)

Blog » Do you plan on expanding your vacation rental business?

Vacation rentals are a lucrative business that is constantly changing and adapting to the times. Covid has brought opportunity to purchase properties at a bargain. We would like to hear what your p…

(Posted Jul 1, 2020 3:33 PM)

Blog » Integration with ASCENT

We are pleased to announce we have partnered with ASCENT to provide payment processing for vacation rentals. About Ascent: ASCENT provides payment regulation expertise, modern and innovative te…

(Posted Jun 29, 2020 8:12 PM)

Blog » Airbnb Makes It Harder To Email Guests, Adds Last Min. Discount, Expedia Dumping HomeAway & Officially Going "Vrbo" Everywhere

Good News! It's Friday! Oh boy. Airbnb will no longer be giving out proxy/double-blind email addresses soon. In other words, the "guest.airbnb.com" email address that used to come along with the…

(Posted Jun 26, 2020 5:45 PM)

Blog » How many people help you run your vacation rental business?

Here at OwnerRez we know how much work goes in vacation rentals. It can take multiple people to manage all the intricacies of the business. We'd love to know how many properties you have, what size…

(Posted Jun 24, 2020 5:45 PM)

Blog » Palm Beach Reverses Decision, Some of Hawaii is Back, Rental Fraud!, Refund Battles in OBX

Happy Friday Everyone! Florida still cant make up its mind Palm Beach County pauses vacation rentals reopening due to growing coronavirus cases. With a safety plan in place and the states approva…

(Posted Jun 19, 2020 5:08 PM)

Blog » What repetitive task takes you the most time in OwnerRez each week?

OwnerRez is an incredibly powerful tool that does a lot of high level tasks automatically. But there are still some thing that take time. We'd like to hear what repetitive task you think takes the …

(Posted Jun 17, 2020 2:09 PM)

Blog » Airbnb’s Surge In Demand, Beyond Pricing’s Pulse Page Stats, Crow Wing County License Requirement, Hawaii Owners Threaten to Sue

Good news everyone, It's Friday! Airbnb joins vacation-rental sites who have begun to see a surge in demand. Antsy city dwellers seeking to escape their Covid-19 refuges are road-tripping to near…

(Posted Jun 12, 2020 2:19 PM)

Blog » What channel API changes should we make?

API Integrated Channels communicate with the partner site on a preferred back-channel. This allows for the ability to push rates, availability updates, receive bookings, and much more! That being s…

(Posted Jun 11, 2020 5:28 PM)