Miscellaneous
US Entrepreneur magazine Inc. published its “Inc. 5000”, an annual list of the fastest growing private companies in America. Interestingly, Brindley Beach Vacations, a small vacation rental management company, made it first in the Travel category with a revenue growth of 542.5% for the past 3 years. Brindley Beach Vacations manages 226 vacation houses in a resort on the northernmost coast of North Carolina. According to Inc., the company achieved this strong growth rate because it has taken market share from its competitors in a mature market by guaranteeing same-day response to all requests.

Inc 5000 List
Compared to the other travel companies in the ranking, however, Brindley Beach Vacations appeared fairly small, with a revenue of USD 2m in contrast with an average of USD 77m revenue by the top ten companies in the list. Let’s wait how that will change next year …
Yield Management for Vacation Rentals
Monday, May 18th, 2009Comment
Interesting video of a presentation by John Suzuki, VP of Sales at Escapia at the VRMA seminar in Portland, Oregon on the benefits of yield management for the vacation rental industry.
About Escapia:
Escapia develops web-based vacation rental management software and online marketing solutions.
Tags: escapia, john suzuki, vrma, yield management
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