ICND was a proud attendee of this years VRMA (Vacation Rental Management Association) conference held in Washington DC. The conference lasted 4 days, through which we sat alongside industry leaders from across the nation and learned a wealth of information concerning the vacation rental and travel industries.

ICND is committed to staying on top of the issues that matter most to your clients and our market. Here’s a snap shot of this year’s VRMA 25th Conference.

The 2009 Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA) Annual Conference was held October 24-28 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC.

During this silver anniversary event, leaders of the vacation rental industry joined together to learn about the latest challenges and opportunities impacting the industry, including the largest Showcase of products and services available to vacation rental managers. While there, ICND held talks with online vacation rental systems companies like Escapia and LivRez to how all parties could work closer together, with ICND developing interfaces with their unique software.

What’s more, the VRMA unveiled the latest news for members, including new and updated initiatives that support the vacation rental industry, provide added benefits and membership values in 2010 and beyond.

Approximately 40 distinct educational seminars, Certificated Sessions and keynote presentations featuring a wide range of topics judged by vacation rental managers to be the most important issues impacting their operation and success, including marketing, accounting, housekeeping, industry trends, tourism trends, social media, sales, guest reviews, revenue management, corporate strategy, property listings, measuring success, going green and leadership.

If you are a vacation rental company and missed this year’s VRMA conference, do not hesitate to contact us today for more information. We’d be happy to share with you and your business what we learned.