Travel advisors book billions of dollars in travel every year, yet vacation rentals have historically been difficult for advisors to book with confidence. Between commission structures, inconsistent inventory, lack of communication, price disparities, and questions around property quality, the process can become frustrating for both sides.

In this episode of The Hospitality Breakroom, Rachel Alday sits down with Sara Hollander, founder of Travina and a longtime travel advisor, to unpack why the relationship between vacation rental operators and travel advisors has been so complicated—and how it can be improved. Sara shares her experience trying to book vacation rental homes for her clients and explains the challenges that ultimately inspired her to build Trevena.

The conversation explores how Travina vets both travel advisors and professionally managed properties, connects advisors directly with property managers, tracks commissions, and gives advisors the information they need to confidently recommend vacation rentals to their clients. Rachel and Sarah also discuss the importance of protecting the advisor-client relationship, creating trust between both sides, and treating travel advisors as a valuable source of repeat business rather than simply another booking channel.

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Rachel's first book, Please Do Disturb, is now available for preorder. Co-written with leadership experts Linny Jones and Harte Logan, it shares the leadership principles Rachel has used to build Abode Luxury Rentals through practical stories, actionable tools, and a simple three-question framework. If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love for you to preorder your copy. Thank you for your support!

Travel advisors are becoming an increasingly important source of business for the vacation rental industry—but many property managers still struggle to understand how to effectively work with them. In this episode of Hospitality Break Room, Rachel Alday sits down with Nir Maimon of Maimon Group and LPMs to unpack the opportunity, the challenges, and what vacation rental operators can do to build stronger relationships with the advisor community.Nir shares how Maimon Group discovered that roughly 40% of its bookings were coming from travel advisors and why these clients can be particularly valuable for luxury vacation rentals. The conversation explores the biggest barriers keeping advisors from booking vacation rentals, including real-time availability, rate parity, commissions, white-label property presentations, communication, and—most importantly—trust. They also discuss how LPMs was built to address these challenges by connecting property managers and travel advisors through a system designed specifically for luxury vacation rentals.The episode also dives into response times, protecting advisor relationships, repeat bookings, property inspections, and the role of tools like Double Check in creating additional layers of trust. For property managers looking to grow their portfolios, Rachel and Nir explain why working with travel advisors isn't just another booking channel—it can also become a powerful selling point when attracting new homeowners. The overarching message is clear: if vacation rentals want to capture more of the travel advisor market, the industry needs to make the booking experience as seamless, reliable, and trustworthy as hotels.

Connect With Rachel:

rachel@abodeluxuryrentals.com

https://www.instagram.com/aldayrachel/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelalday/

https://abodeluxuryrentals.com/

Please Do Disturb Preorder – https://promo.porchlightbooks.com/pages/promotions/pleasedodisturbps

Here is the Amazon pre-sale: https://a.co/d/00ymhj33

Rachel's first book, Please Do Disturb, is now available for preorder. Co-written with leadership experts Linny Jones and Harte Logan, it shares the leadership principles Rachel has used to build Abode Luxury Rentals through practical stories, actionable tools, and a simple three-question framework. If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love for you to preorder your copy. Thank you for your support!

Vacation rental companies have spent years optimizing direct bookings, OTAs, and digital marketing—but there’s another powerful distribution channel many are still overlooking: travel advisors.

In this episode of Hospitality Breakroom, Rachel sits down with Anthony Barrera, a 12-year veteran of the vacation rental and travel industries, to unpack why the relationship between vacation rental companies and travel advisors has been so difficult—and why the opportunity is becoming too significant to ignore. Anthony shares lessons from his decade at Onefinestay, his experience working on B2B travel platforms and luxury villa acquisitions, and what he believes vacation rental companies need to do to compete with the sophisticated systems hotels and other travel businesses have built for advisors.

The conversation explores why travel advisors can generate higher-value bookings, how vacation rental companies can build the infrastructure to support them, and why the best relationships are built proactively—not when a booking request arrives. Anthony and Rachel discuss everything from CRM tracking and commission structures to response times, advisor education, FAM trips, consortium relationships, unbranded property materials, and creating commissionable experiences. They also discuss Anthony's new company, Strata, which is designed to help vacation rental brands build and manage stronger relationships with the travel advisor community.

Connect With Rachel:

rachel@abodeluxuryrentals.com

https://www.instagram.com/aldayrachel/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelalday/

https://abodeluxuryrentals.com/

Please Do Disturb Preorder – https://promo.porchlightbooks.com/pages/promotions/pleasedodisturbps

Here is the Amazon pre-sale: https://a.co/d/00ymhj33

Rachel's first book, Please Do Disturb, is now available for preorder. Co-written with leadership experts Linny Jones and Harte Logan, it shares the leadership principles Rachel has used to build Abode Luxury Rentals through practical stories, actionable tools, and a simple three-question framework. If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love for you to preorder your copy. Thank you for your support!