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Undeniably, the prospect of a continuance implied some inconvenience to the district court and to doctor Duncan. Doctor Duncan was not a local witness. The postponement of the competency hearing from May 24 to May 25 had already required doctor Duncan to remain in Puerto Rico an additional day. "Nonetheless, the district court could have held the continuance [Soldevila] sought to one or two days. Indeed, the district court could have taken an active role in making sure the evaluation took place and quickly. Balanced against ... [Soldevila's need for] a psychiatric evaluation, the inconvenience did not justify the denial." Pope, 841 F.2d at 957.
4. Prejudice
In the present case, Soldevila was unable, without the continuance, to present witnesses of his own choosing that might have responded to doctor Duncan's new and serious charge that he was malingering. A defendant's due process right to a fair trial includes the right not to be tried, convicted or sentenced while incompetent. Drope v. Missouri,
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Soldevila's responses to Attorney Nogueras' questions and Soldevila's failure to make an allocution at sentencing suggested that Soldevila may not have had the constitutionally required "rational as well as factual understanding of the proceedings." Although doctor Duncan's report suggested that Soldevila was merely malingering, Soldevila was clearly prejudiced by his inability to present witnesses that could respond to doctor Duncan's report.
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The basic love language of quality time has many dialects including: quality activities. At a recent singles event I asked those present to complete the following sentence: "I feel most loved and appreciated by _________ when __________." They could insert the name of anyone: parent, roommate, coworker, or friend.
One twenty-seven-year-old male inserted the name of his girlfriend and completed the sentence as follows: "I feel most loved by Megan when she and I do things together—things I like to do and things she likes to do. We talk more when we're doing things. I had never ridden a horse until I met her, and she had never been sailing. I've always enjoyed doing things with other people. It's so neat to be dating someone who is open to trying new things together."
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Rumors suggested a device with the codename M4 could launch as the HTC One Mini, and a new leak from Phone Arena appears to backs up those claims. This new device from HTC looks nearly identical to the flagship One, but it features a smaller display and a few minor tweaks. Specs include a 4.3 inch 720p display, dual-core CPU, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, Ultrapixel camera, LTE, and 1700 mAh battery. The device is said to be running Android 4.2 and it should ship near the end of Q2.
If this leak is accurate, it will be interesting to see where HTC prices the smaller device. The unlocked HTC One with 32 GB storage is selling for $574, and we would hope that this Mini version could debut around $399. The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini is already marked down to $270, but that device is a generation behind and we expect that the HTC One Mini would demand a higher price.
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It's getting to be that time of the year again that many bikers are going to start looking for their next motorcycle. Many of you will be opting for pre-owned (better known as secondhand) motorcycles. It is a great way of getting a new-for-you motorcycle at reasonable costs. But as we all know, there are always hidden dangers. Has the bike been properly maintained? Are there any defects? What will the extra costs be during the riding season to repair all these problems that will arise while riding?
Even the most seasoned mechanic cannot determine if a motorcycle is in perfect condition, unless the bike is stripped down totally, but that costs a lot of money and time. But there are some basic steps you can do yourself, even if you're not mechanically inclined, when looking at a new bike to see if there might be some problems with your new acquisition.
1. Engine
The engine is obviously the most important part, and the part that can cause the most problems. Before starting the engine open the throttle fully and let go. The throttle should click back instantly, if it doesn't and goes back slowly, it could mean that the cable needs lubrication or that the gas handle is damaged, or worse, that the butterfly mechanism inside is damaged.
If you are able, drain some of the engine oil. Look to see if there are small metal shaving in the oil. If there are, walk away.
Start the engine. If it starts immediately, you're fine. If it takes a while it could mean that the battery is dead or almost dead. Once the engine is running and has reached its normal temperature, the idle should decrease. If not, the timing on the engine could be off.
Open the throttle. If the increase is regular, without a gap in between the revs increasing, you're fine. Same when you let go of the throttle, it should reach idle rapidly without the engine sputtering.
Listen to the engine, if you hear clicks & clacks, the engine could have problems. Engines are meant to be turning effortlessly, the more clicking noises you hear, the worse the engine is.
2. Gearbox
Unless you've got an automatic motorcycle, and there are not that many around, you'll need to pay attention to the gearbox. When you put it into first gear, many bikes will clunk, so don't worry about that. But when you are riding, all other gears should go in pretty smoothly, without any resistance. Some manufacturers have gearboxes that are more noisy than others, but you should always be able to select a gear without any resistance. If it does prove to be hard to get into gear, you'll be needing to replace the gearbox.
When pressing the clutch, unless the bike is equipped with a dry clutch system, you shouldn't hear any noise. If it's a dry clutch, you might hear some spinning vibrations, which is normal. If you feel shocks or slippage, your clutch will need replacing.
3. Chain
If the motorcycle is equipped with a transmission chain, inspect it closely. Makes sure it's properly mounted, not too tight, not to flexible. If the chain is on tight, it'll mean the chain has been exposed to excessive tension and probably is ready to be changed. Go for a ride while selecting a gear higher than normal, i.e., if you should be in 2nd gear, select 3rd or 4th. That's when you'll hear the chain noises. The noise should be regular without clunking.
4. Suspensions
Push hard in one swoop the front and then next the rear of the bike. The suspension should contract fluidly, without sound. When you let go, it should go back to its original position fluidly and again without sound. If you hear a clicking sound, it could mean that the suspension is as good as gone. When test riding it, slowly go onto a sidewalk. Feel how the suspension compresses. Is it fluid both ways? If it jerks or bounces, you're in trouble.
5. Brakes
With the engine off, sit on the bike and press the brakes (front and back) one at a time. You should not hear any noise that resembles suction. If the levers soften, it could be that there's air in the system, or worse, that there's a leak.
When riding at a slow speed, brake independently (front and then back). You should hear a soft and regular whistling of the brakes. If not, your brakes will need to be replaced.
At higher speeds, you should not feel any vibrations. If you hear metal grinding, it means you'll need to replace the brake-pads.
6. Wheels
Best is if the bike has a center stand to put it on the stand, if not you'll need help. With the front wheel off the ground, spin it. It should turn freely without any lateral movement. You should not hear any clicking sounds. Same with the rear wheel.
Juggle each wheel laterally. There should be no movement or clicking sounds.
If the wheel has spokes, hit each spoke with a metallic object. The sounds of each spoke should be almost identical to the previous one. If not, it's replacement time.
If the bike has a center stand, sit on the bike so that the front wheel is in the air. Move yourself while pressing the front brakes forward and backward, so that the front wheel presses on the ground and then goes up again, same with the back wheel. You should not feel any "play" in the bike, no movements in the structure. If there is, the structure of the bike is not sound.
7. Paperwork
The best is if the seller has all the maintenance papers, i.e., invoices for each service performed. This way you can be sure it has been maintained to spec. See when the last time the spark plugs were changed, or the battery. Have you got a new chain?
Has the bike maintenance log been kept?
All of these, and many more, will ensure that you get a properly working bike. Remember that some people will sell their bike because it's not working properly anymore, and they don't want to be bothered with maintenance bills. Some will just get rid of their bike because they want a new model.
Spending time upfront when buying a new-for-you motorcycle will mean that you'll be spending more time riding it instead of having it in the shop for repairs.


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Chair's Column: Public Healthby Andrew J. Demetriou, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Los Angeles, CA
For most of us, issues of public health are remote from our professional interests. The lawyers who deal with public health primarily work for government agencies that are charged with a range of issues, including infection control and reporting, food safety, sanitation, health education programs and disease prevention. Except for the occasional interaction between the provider community and public health authorities in dealing with prevention of the spread of infectious disease, lawyers who do not practice in the public health field are not likely to encounter or appreciate the myriad of complex considerations that come into play in trying to ensure a level of public health that our society almost takes for granted. Nonetheless, the issues of public health affect all of us and I thought it would be important for you to understand what our Section is doing to engage the public health community and make our members more aware of the programs and needs of the public health system.
Global Health Law: Conceptions and Challengesby James G. Hodge, Jr., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD and Jessica P. O'Connell, United States Court of Federal Claims, Washington, DC
Protecting global health has become a dominant mission for multifarious public and private sector entities in a variety of disciplines, including public health, medicine, ethics, human rights, economics, and law. The notion of protecting global health has existed for decades, enveloped in terms like "international health" or "transnational health." However, academics, lawyers, executives, and policymakers have more recently conceptualized programs, laws, and policies to respond to its significant, modern challenges. Schools of public health at several prominent universities, including Johns Hopkins, Michigan, and Emory, have established global health centers, programs, or degrees since 2000. Schools of law, medicine, and others at New York University have combined to offer a Masters in Global Public Health. In 2007, Georgetown University Law Center introduced its new Masters of Law Program in Global Health Law. Government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and non-governmental organizations such as the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization have similarly introduced or redefined global health efforts in the modern era. Institutions like the Gates Foundation and private sector companies, including Pepsico and General Electric, have also directed efforts at global health problems.
Commentary On Lead Paint Litigation In Californiaby Robert Ragland, Deputy County Counsel, County of Los Angeles, CA
Counties and cities in California initiated controversial litigation when they filed suit against former producers of lead pigment in paint ("lead paint"), such as Sherwin-Williams, DuPont, and the Atlantic Richfield Company. Lead is a toxic substance that once was widely used in paint products. Later on, the use of lead in paints was prohibited because lead is dangerous and when ingested by children can cause severe neurological problems, including decreased IQ levels, hearing, and growth. Ingestion may occur directly from chipped paint, or paint chips that have been ground into dust and contaminated the surrounding area or soil.
The Revised International Health Regulations: An Historical Overview and an Analysis of Modern Applicationby Rita-Marie A. Brady, JD, MPH, Emerging Leader Program Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
On May 23, 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially adopted the revised International Health Regulation which entered into force earlier this year and provides an international legal mechanism to address the public health response to the global spread of disease. This discussion will examine the implementation and application history of the International Health Regulations, describe the objectives of the revised International Health Regulations, and highlight some of the questions surrounding its future use.
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As many as 95.5 percent of women and 88.6 percent of men report a history of significant traumatic experience prior to incarceration. A routine strip search is anything but routine for survivors of childhood sexual abuse or rape. Without proper training, correctional officers often assume individuals' symptoms of trauma or mental illness are "fake," missing important warning signs. Without first being screened for prior trauma, a client of my organization was detailed by D.C. jail staff to clean up the scene of a gruesome suicide. He has received no trauma counseling since then and suffers from nightmares.
Programs in Maryland and Rhode Island demonstrate that trauma-informed correctional care benefits incarcerated individuals, correctional staff and the system as a whole. According to Joan Gillece, project director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Center for Trauma Informed Care, "When correctional staff and inmates alike are made aware of the correlation between traumatic experience and self-destructive behavior, facility culture changes."
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With gold surging above the critical $1,300 level, today the man who provides macro research and commentary to many of the largest financial institutions and top hedge funds around the world sent KWN 6 absolutely stunning gold charts illustrating the why the gold market has smashed well above key resistance. Eric Pomboy, who is founder of Meridian Macro Research, also provided incredible commentary to go along with the 6 remarkable gold charts, as well as what all of this means going forward for the gold market.
July 22 (King World News) – Gold Surges Through Key $1,300 Level – Charts Of The Day
"COT data for week ending 7/16 show Commercials added to their Net Short Position by ‐5,566 contracts. As for the Specs, they added +6,905 contracts, bouncing off the lowest Net Long position since 2005. It's too early to tell of course, but the data may signal the bottom for Gold is in.
Looking at the Net Commercial position in relation to Open Interest (see below), we get a strong flashing buy signal at these levels. Again, too early to tell, but the data would certainly suggest a significant and extended rally is near.
The Gold relative to Net Commercial Position chart is most telling (see below). We've seen a huge bounce off the historic low of ‐6.75, to ‐5.27, a 22%, 1‐week bounce. The exact same happened at the 2005 and 2008 bottoms for Gold (at $412 and $712 respectively) — In 2005, a 1‐week (22%) bounce from ‐1.10 (low) to ‐0.85; in 2008, a 1‐week (22%) bounce from ‐1.13 (low) to ‐0.88. Each time signaled a bottom for gold, and each time a 70‐72% rally ensued.
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The Honda Indy Toronto was postponed Saturday after steady rain throughout the afternoon made for hazardous conditions on the 11-turn, 2.81-kilometre track at Exhibition Place.
"I'm gutted. I just feel so bad for all the fans here in Toronto," said driver James Hinchcliffe of Oakville, Ont. "It's the worst case scenario — the rain started right as the race was supposed to start, the conditions were just so bad.
"Just gutted for these guys. I really hope we can get back tomorrow and mother nature co-operates a bit more and we can put on a show. These fans have been great all week and they definitely deserve it."
The race was moved to Sunday morning, with the second half of a planned doubleheader still scheduled for the afternoon. Both races were also shortened from 85 laps to 65.
The morning race will feature a rolling start, while the second will be a standing start. Qualifying for the second race will also be determined by current points standings, which puts Helio Castroneves on pole.
Driver visibility and a slick street course led to a pair of accidents before Saturday's race ever got started when Ryan Briscoe and Will Power each hit the wall. Even the pace car nearly slid into a corner.
"The conditions were tough for sure," said Ryan Hunter-Reay. "I can't speak for the drivers in the back on how visibility was but it was borderline — marginal even — for us."
Sebastien Bourdais was set to start on pole after qualifying first in the morning session. Bourdais waited under an umbrella through two red flags that twice pulled the cars off the track as IndyCar officials hoped for the weather to clear.
It never did. Bourdais, who was to start a race from the pole for the first time since 2007, looked steamed as he left the pits for good. He'll start again in first place Sunday morning.
IndyCar president Derrick Walker said race officials waited as long as they could for conditions to improve.
"I think it would have been crazy to have started the race today," said Walker. "I mean it doesn't look like a lot of water but when you get out there and look at it, it's enough to make a difference. ...
"I don't think we did the wrong thing. We waited and waited and part of the indecision ... was really us just going as late as we could before we called it."
The race, which was initially shortened from 85 laps to 65 and two hours to 90 minutes to compensate for the delay, was finally called after well over two hours of waiting.
The first casualty of the weather was a planned standing start that had to be scrapped in favour of a safer, single-file rolling start.
Briscoe then collided with the same turn where he broke his wrist last year. Power, who was supposed to start second, slid into a 180 and damaged his car to trigger another delay.
Power's Penke crew hustled to get his car fixed and back on the grid, but the effort was futile in the end when the race was cancelled and soggy fans left the track.
IndyCar races can be run in the rain, the last one as recently as June 28 at the doubleheader in Houston. But Walker said sweepers couldn't keep water from collecting on the track at Exhibition Place. Driver and fan safety, in the end, trumped the race.
"Racing in the rain's great but you can't go and throw everybody in the fence just because the conditions are archaic and I think they were that today," said Walker.
Both races Sunday could be just as wet. More rain is in the forecast, but Walker was adamant IndyCar would run at least one race in Toronto.
"I think we'd probably stay here as long as we possible could to get a race in, for sure," said Walker who added there was a chance it might also happen Monday if necessary.
"But I think we're going to get it in tomorrow. At least one race tomorrow."
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
An Exciting Idea For WWE NXT
Well, NXT Season 5 debuted last night, and outside of the potentially awesome commentary team of Todd Grisham and William Regal, I find it hard to get excited. Not because I don't enjoy the Florida Championship Wrestling call-ups, but because we've already seen these guys.
Season 5 is sort of an "all-star" format, as six previous NXT contestants (Darren Young, Titus O'Neil, Jacob Novak, Lucky Cannon, Conor O'Brian, and Byron Saxton) are back for a second chance, with the winner earning the right to compete on Season 6...giving him a third stint on the show.
Now, nothing against these guys personally, but they already didn't win once, so why would the fans want to see them again? Instead, if WWE wants to make NXT something "fresh," then I have a potentially great idea – an all-second-generation edition.
Right now, FCW has a ton of guys who are part of a wrestling family and haven't taken part in NXT as of yet. For this endeavor, we can pare it down to these eight: Richie Steamboat, Wes Brisco, Bo Rotundo, Roman Leakee (son of Sika), Donny Marlow (son of Haku), Jinder Mahal (nephew of former Stampede standout Gama Singh), Tito Colon (nephew of Carlos, cousin of Primo and Carlito), and Brett DiBiase. An elite eight for sure, and if DiBiase's knee isn't up to it, we can sub in Buck Dixon, whose father is Mark "Henry Godwinn" Canterbury.
All eight (or nine) would kill to reach the heights of their fathers/uncles/cousins/brothers, but here's the real twist: You pair them all up with multi-generation stars currently on the WWE main roster. See, that's where the fun comes in, because when it's matchup time, do you go the natural route, or do you mix it up a little?
You could take the easy way out on roughly half of these pairings. Ted DiBiase and Husky Harris could go with their brothers, The Usos could pair with their cousin Leakee, and Primo could mentor cousin Tito. Harris may be a little soon, but work with me there.
But what if you don't?
Imagine how Ted DiBiase might feel if he had to help, say, Richie Steamboat – whose father was a thorn in Ted's father's side – defeat his own flesh and blood? Or even better, what if he was with Bo Rotundo, whose dad, IRS, was the other half of Money Inc. with Ted DiBiase Sr.? Sure, they're likely childhood friends because of that connection, but blood is thicker than water, right?
How about Goldust with Marlow? After all, one of Dustin Rhodes' biggest feuds in the early-1990s in WCW was with the Stud Stable, which included...Marlow's dad, Meng.
Maybe they could pair Cody Rhodes with Brett DiBiase? Not only would it be a bit of a callback to Cody teaming with Ted in Legacy, but they could explore the until-now buried thought that it was Ted DiBiase Sr. who made Dusty Rhodes' life a living hell in 1990-91. David Hart Smith and Jinder Mahal, whose relatives waged war for years up in Calgary, could also be another dynamite pairing in that vein.
So many great possibilities, and whether they go feel-good or fireworks, it could be a hit!
-Louie Dee
Contributing Writer
2 comments:
- Futons in Sac said...
On a side note, what if they actually used the real names of the second- and third-generation up-and-comers so the casual fan can actually make the family connection? I always found it utterly ridiculous that the announcers kept reminding us that "Michael McGillicutty" is the son of Curt Hennig. That one was especially confusing because old school fans were left to wonder if there was a Beulah McGillicutty connection they were also going for.
Even if they have to use names that are CLOSE to their real names so they can still be trademarked. Daniel Bryan is a great example. Joe Hennig could have been "John Jennings". They could have trademarked "Duke Rotundo" right out of FCW, and people would likely have picked up the connection to Mike Rotunda.
- March 10, 2011 at 4:23 PM
- brian said...
I Have an idea for something fresh and amazing-have Eli Cottonwoods real wife be his valet. she is beautiful!
- March 29, 2011 at 5:22 PM


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I went to Momofuku noodle bar last week and I can't stop thinking about ramen. Specifically, chicken ramen with scallions and seaweed in a gloriously salty broth. We also had the steamed pork buns, which they are famous for. If you like grease then they are for you. I had to eat predominantly steamed spinach the following day to counteract the effects.
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- TeRi said...
if you like Japanese ramen, Try Ippudo on 4th Avenue and between 10th and 9th street. expect at least 30 minutes waiting time, but it's worth the wait.
if you liked momofuku, you will love Ippudo.
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This picture is making me hungry! I love your illustrations!
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Re: "Occupy VRBO"susaninrehoboth Jan 5, 2012 11:26 AM (in response to bobbie32)
Here's the thing-I'll be darned if I can figure out what my annual cost will be. I currently have 12 photos. I renewed for my third, and possibly last, year in December. I'm in an area with 244 listings. VRBO says I'm tier 5 although, at least for now, I'm in the same position.
Does anyone know the new cost? I guess it has nothing to do with how many photos I had in my listing before today.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"shannon.martin_ha Jan 6, 2012 5:39 PM (in response to susaninrehoboth)
Hi Susan,
Based on your level of 12 photos (which converts to the new tier 5), your annual renewal cost next December will be $558.93. This will give you 16 photos, a thumbnail, the owner profile and a video tour if you want to post one. I hope this helps!
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 5, 2012 12:08 PM (in response to bobbie32)
1) The change is good for those that want to pay less. They now get a thumbnail photo and can now also show 16 photos.
2) The change is bad for those that have previously paid the minimum, as now the lowest tier pays $50 more a year. It is a sneaky way to raise fees, telling you that you are now getting more for your money.
2) The change is bad for those that have paid more for years - not what you signed up for - seems unfair. Rates will likely increase for the top tier too and you will get nothing more in return.
3) Wonder what is next? They need to raise more money to satisfy investors.
I have not seen what they are now doing for inquiries since the change - have they messed up that too? Does a traveler that sends you an inquiry get a confirmation telling them that they should also check out 10 other competing listings? I still don't understand how they determine what those 10 other competing listings are???
Reality is that HA/VRBO has a problem - how to take in more money. They now offer insurance and credit-card processing and will be pushing that as we all saw in an earlier email this week. - highly suggesting that a traveler use a credit card to be processed through their HA source or be concerned with fraud and/or identity theft will occur. And warning travelers that sending a personal check is a bad idea. What's next???
Re: "Occupy VRBO"msdebj Jan 5, 2012 12:03 PM (in response to bobbie32)
12 photos puts you on Tier 5? Holy moly!!!! what in the world does it cost to get to Tier 1? a million dollars? Seriously--- I can't figure this out either.
Of course, since I cannot access my account today -- again I can't do anything anyway.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 5, 2012 12:16 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Just a thought - keep accessing the site and try to access the edit feature of your listing. The more people that do this, the more likely HA/VRBO will have to deal with the negative feelings toward the changes. It will crash the site and we will all lose potential renters. Then they will have to deal with refunds - the longer the site does not work.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"robynrental Jan 8, 2012 2:43 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Have you listed on rentalspot.com? They are completely free. It is certainly a good way to complement your VRBO listing. You get a free link as well. It is a very professional site. They are Instant Software(Homeaway) Partners.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"newbernroundhouse May 30, 2012 10:34 AM (in response to robynrental)
I am going to take a peak at this site, thanks for the link. I've been VERY happy with VRBO since I joined maybe a month ago but as of today am feeling discouraged due to the fact that my inquiries are not showing up and potential guests are now getting an auto responder rather than my response. The auto response comes some 20 minutes after they inquire where as I can do it in five minutes. Now I'm seeing a lot of other complaints so I dont' know how my membership is going to pan out for me this year.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"vacationlady Jan 5, 2012 12:18 PM (in response to bobbie32)
This change may actually back-fire on them. I have been purchasing 16 photos and every time my renewal comes up I say to myself 12 photos if fine as I still will get a thumbnail photo....problem is it is such a hassle to call wait on the phone to finally reach customer service to help you drop the photo count. I end up saying oh...what the heck will just order the 16 to avoid the hassle factor. So in my case I have a few properties in locations where they only have a handful of rentals and 16 photos is crazy to be paying for. Was actually pleased that they are making it nice and easy to drop my photo count to a minimum because I will get the thumbnail anyway.
Oh and one more thing...I did a test drive on HomeAway's new pricing scheme...had 1 month left before my listing expired so decided to see what would happen if I changed from Classic to Gold for the month. On HomeAway's main site it performs just as they describe but on a Mobile app not one single thing changed was still back on page 5. I have checked daily for the past 9 days and nothing has changed. They really should have given some sort of notification that upgrading to Gold will not have any effect if travelers are using the mobile app.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"manouche Jan 5, 2012 12:57 PM (in response to vacationlady)
Speaking of change - for the Owners who have until recently only posted a few photos, this means that they must now spend time and money to fill in the 16 "free" photo slots. I have always thought that 16 photos was a lot, especially for a small rental unit - after all, we are not publishing a "Home and Gardens" magazine layout...
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bestsiestakeyrental Jan 5, 2012 1:01 PM (in response to vacationlady)
Two days ago, on January 3, VRBO billed my credit card to the tune of $538.92 for the annual renewal of my 1 bedroom condo, with 13 photos. Today I find out that 16 photos are included in the "new" annual fee of $349! I have called to complain and demand a refund (how can this company charge me $190 more for the 13 photos rate vs today's rate of 16 photos for $349?). How many others paid their auto-renewal in the last few days, or even last few months, paying hundreds more than the new annual rate? This new rate, new 16 photos inclusion, new "tier" ranking has been very poorly handled. And no, I did not receive the email that supposedly went out to "all owners".
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 5, 2012 1:12 PM (in response to bestsiestakeyrental)
I deleted the auto-renewal feature right after it went into effect. At the same time I called them and requested that my listing be taken from 16 phtotos to the minimum of 5 photos upon the renewal date and they said they would do that. My lisitng fee is due in March, but they are still showing the renewal price based on 16 photos or what is now called the top tier. So I will have to send them a check in the mail and not renew online. They hate to receive checks - but there is no other way. Good enough for them...
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 5, 2012 1:42 PM (in response to bobbie32)
If all the homeowners in a given town or area got together and agreed to hold to their current ranking, they could all save and not pay the $50 increase. It will take an organized group to fight this. Since we now all automatically get 16 photos, it would mean that we would drop one so-called tier to stay in the same position if we pay what we have been paying up until this change. But we would all need to stay in touch and my current competition is ruthless and does whatever it takes to ruin our business. I have to constantly stay on my toes. So it would not work for me, but perhaps other homeowners are closer and would like to work together to save some money.
In fact, if we could all sign up for the first tier and agree to placement based on seniority, we could save a ton of money.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"gonefishin Jan 5, 2012 2:00 PM (in response to bobbie32)
HomeAway has ruined Vacation Rentals By Owner!
Re: "Occupy VRBO"vacationlady Jan 5, 2012 4:35 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Community Friends I just have to put in a good plug for Flipkey and tell you about my positive experience with them a few moments ago. Well recently guests have been telling me that they feel Flipkey reviews are of more value because they are part of Trip Advisor and like the ease of adding a review with Flipkey. I noticed last night on my Flipkey listing where they had this neat feature where you can copy a code and all the reviews will post on my own personal website. When I tried to load the code it just would not show up so I clicked on contact us and sent in a help request. Here is the kicker....I received a message back from technical support in less than 10 minutes staying they fixed my problem. So bottom line if I had the choice to invest in AWAY or TRIP which one do you think I would choose ?
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 5, 2012 4:45 PM (in response to vacationlady)
Forced reviews and the fact that the number of reviews determines ranking is THE reason I will not do Flipkey. They keep sending me offers in the mail which I no longer open and mark "return to sender". I hate TA and always have since they allow someone to post a review based on a conversation - not even a stay. There are those of us that like reviews and those of us that hate reviews - I hate reviews since I know that many are fake reviews entered by family and friends. And now you can pay someone to post reviews - they are called "review banks" - 5 bucks for a positive review. No thank you...
Re: "Occupy VRBO"jennywren May 25, 2012 5:18 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Not only that, Herein the UK a friends rental had a review sent to Trip Advisor by one of her repeat guests of many years and they were suprised to then receive an e mail from Trip Advisor promoting other rentals in the same area in competion with the place she stayed in . The guest contacted my friend to tell her this was happening and in disgust she withdrew her advertisment with them. So what you are talking about with VRBO is all news to us. I don't think people in the UK would take kindly to a firm they are paying good money to promote their property were actively promotoing alternative's to their prospective clients. It's not Cricket!
Home Away .co.uk is run differently but I can tell you one thing , I have un=clicked my instant renewal button!
We have a new Reservation Manager being introduced and I don't like the sound of it .
Re: "Occupy VRBO"msdebj Jan 10, 2012 12:53 PM (in response to vacationlady)
VAca- I just had the almost same experience with Flipkey. How nice it is to actually matter to those you're paying $$ to for a product.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"msdebj Jan 5, 2012 5:08 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Looks like VRBO (& all HA) has just tried to legalize the old " bait and switch" realty laws. Its against the law in my state- but I imagine Texas has no such laws....
Lucky for me I've got the ear of several of my state"s US Congress folks, since I used to Chief of Staff for one.
I'm tired of trying to play nice.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"msdebj Jan 5, 2012 5:08 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Looks like VRBO (& all HA) has just tried to legalize the old " bait and switch" realty laws. Its against the law in my state- but I imagine Texas has no such laws....
Lucky for me I've got the ear of several of my state"s US Congress folks, since I used to Chief of Staff for one.
I'm tired of trying to play nice.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"gonefishin Jan 7, 2012 9:08 AM (in response to bobbie32)
American Greed at it's finest by HomeAway though VRBO. All they need is strong fair competition and their (VRBO) pricing will fall!
Re: "Occupy VRBO"vacationlady Jan 7, 2012 1:13 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Interesting article posted on Yahoo Finance yesterday. Article Headline "Stay Away From HomeAway" so obvious the only thing AWAY has going for them right now is they created a monopoly. They no longer have customer loyalty so as soon as another solid player comes along they are going to see customers leave by the masses. It is so odd...first rule of any well run company is customer satisfaction is number one but Away seems to think it belongs at the end of the list. http://seekingalpha.com/article/317972-stay-away-from-homeaway?source=yahoo
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 7, 2012 1:31 PM (in response to vacationlady)
Thank you sharing this article. Wonder what is going to happen when rental owners do not renew at the most expensive tier? They stand to lose a ton of money. And investors will quickly bail...
Re: "Occupy VRBO"msdebj Jan 7, 2012 3:49 PM (in response to vacationlady)
Very telling financial article- especially since they chose to focus on Homeaway..
Thanks for the link.
Are we ( real money makers for the company) sitting ducks? Having personal experience with the Telecom boom & bust of the late 90s {hubby was an IT contractor at the time}, I think I''l really get cranking on alternatives. I wonder what would happen if HA goes bust.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 7, 2012 3:52 PM (in response to bobbie32)
By the way...to determine the tier group that you would like to be in, now takes alot of work since everyone will now have 16 photos. You don't see how much the competition is willing to pay, so you have to keep inching your way up until you reach your goal. It used to be easy when you could see the number of photos each rental had. Now you have to do the work or rely on and trust VRBO to tell you what you need to do to move up the list.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"gabriel Jan 8, 2012 3:09 PM (in response to bobbie32)
I am really happy to see the changes in VRBO, in the past since I did not have 16 pictures, my ad was a "Craigs List" style with only text and difficult to stand out.
Now they have improved significantly and the ads stand out more, the new key to success is to have a great first picture to grab the renter's attention.
I am glad VRBO is not converting to the airline pricing that charge for every peanut and soft drink, and now includes many freebies similar to Homeaway
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 9, 2012 11:29 AM (in response to bobbie32)
For those of you that want to find out the new rate system based on tiers, it appears that it is not posted on theVRBO website. They sent it to a select few, but not all. In fact, they have old info as to how to improve you position - rates starting at $299 for 5 photos. I think they figured that they will wait just before until everyone's renewal date to inform the majority of users. I was never informed of the changes and if it was not for this forum, I would never had known. They also have hidden the tool to remove the auto-renewal - can no longer be found. I wonder what else is up their sleeve???
Re: "Occupy VRBO"msdebj Jan 9, 2012 11:09 AM (in response to bobbie32)
I can't find the Auto renewal opt out option any where. Mine is set to renew in may and I want to opt out now. Any suggestions?
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 9, 2012 11:19 AM (in response to msdebj)
I also can't fnd the auto-renew feature. But as someone explained in another discussion, if you have turned it off, it won't show again until after you have renewed your listing by credit card. I had the feature turned off right after I discovered the forced auto-renew many months ago. I will drop my annual fee by starting with tier 12 and intend to pay by check and slow mail prior to my renewal date. I will then decide if I want to move up in the listings gradually - might help to save a few bucks to do it gradually and not all at once since the costs are pro-rated. So then I will have to turn off the auto-renew feature again.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 9, 2012 11:30 AM (in response to bobbie32)
Update...it appears that there is now a new blurry list of the tier rates - you have to keep zooming and the see that the rates have changed - now starting at $349/year. Yesterday (January 8th), the same zoom feature was showing $299/year. I understand that if you start the renewal process the new rates will also be available, but only if you start the process.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 9, 2012 12:19 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Does anyone know how the order of the discussions on this forum work? I thought it had to do with the latest postings - the more activity, the greater chance of a discussion staying at the top of the list. But appears that if HA does not like a particular discussion, they drop the discussion and it is then nowhere to be found, or you find it at the bottom of the list. Thoughts anyone??
Re: "Occupy VRBO"simon.zimbler Jan 9, 2012 12:56 PM (in response to bobbie32)
A 17% price increase in the current ecconomic climate is untennable. For those of us earning in Euros this price increase translates into something like a 30-40% increase. Who can afford that?
VRBO has been the jewel in the HA crown since it boought them a few years ago. Interestingly, we had a HA marketing manager staying here a few years back and he implied there was resentment at VRBO's success within the group and that many withing the HA HQ wanted to bully VRBO management into towing the line.
Well, it looks like they've finally got their own way. They have put money before their cusomers and ruined a good product, all in the aim of homogenising their portfilio. Idiots.
Everyone needs to make money, of course we do. But we don't hike prices without reason or we'll lose business. We know that: why doesn't Homeaway?
There really is only one way to respond to Homeaway and that is to reduce the amount you pay to them and try alternatives. I have multiple properties and will be cutting my ads on VRBO by 1/3 this year in order to try other sites. Maybe I'll be able to find one that cares about customers as well as money.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 10, 2012 9:54 AM (in response to simon.zimbler)
Totally agree...it will be interesting to see what others do when they hear about the new tier structure. Many have not heard about this yet, so I think the worse is yet to come for VRBO. This forum reaches only a few, relatively speaking.
It is hard to believe that someone might pay $678/year, but if they are making mega bucks and the majority of their bookings come from VRBO, it is a small price to pay. It is the little guy that gets hurt the most - there is no chance to compete with the big boys.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 11, 2012 12:48 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Okay...I am seriously considering FlipKey, but I have sent them a question and it has been several days and they have not responded. Could they be overwhelmed with people switching from VRBO to FlipKey? Any tips for getting in touch with FlipKey to get a question answered? Thanks...
Re: "Occupy VRBO"msdebj Jan 11, 2012 12:53 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Bobbie- that could be the case. I recently signed up with them, and emailed them questions during the process. I got a phone call within a few hours, and follow up emails. I'd say, try again.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 11, 2012 2:08 PM (in response to msdebj)
Okay, I kept trying, but found the best way is to actually send an e-mail to membership services rather than use their help buttons that got me nowhere. So I sent an e-mail and immediately got a response telling me that they would reply to me shortly.
It must be the full moon - I am having to deal with hassle after hassle right now. Yesterday it was Verizon - got 10 different answers to the same question and was on the phone with them for 4 hours - YIKES! Finallly gave up and had to dump 2 perfectly good phones so now I have no cell phone. That company is even more messed up than VRBO!!!
Re: "Occupy VRBO"gonefishin Jan 11, 2012 1:01 PM (in response to bobbie32)
bobbie32...I may be able to help you? I already advertise with FlipKey. I get several rentals through FlipKey....I also get a lot of people looking 3-5 nights in the summer. I only rent weeks or double weeks during Peak seasons. The FlipKey ad automatically is advertised on TripAdvisor Vacation Rentals too...and they produce a very nice picture video with music on the TripAdvisor site. It looks really good and uses the pictures you put on your ad. I have 53 pictures on my ad....nothing extra in the pricing for the number of pictures. In my case...TripAdvisor produces similar to VacationRentals.com as far as commits to a rental...not quite as good as VRBO. The FlipKey Vacation Rental site is fairly new comparatively speaking compared to VRBO....I was with them when they were free and since.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 12, 2012 11:12 AM (in response to gonefishin)
I am still awaiting an answer to my question from FlipKey. But question for you...don't you have to solicit reviews in order to have FlipKey produce? Most of our guests want to keep our place a secret so that they will be able to get a reservation again and again, so I don't see anyone willing to post a review. So do you get bookings without reviews?
Re: "Occupy VRBO"gonefishin Jan 12, 2012 11:35 AM (in response to bobbie32)
Before there were "Reviews" on these ad sites, I had no problems renting my 2 places. I had a few Guests books that were full of compliments at both places. Now I advertise each place on 6 different websites and wherever the guest contacted me from (the ad), I ask some of them to give us a Review at that site. Why don't I ask all....I just don't take the time to do so. Some who call, write or email me what a great time they had at my place and how much they enjoyed it, will not give an online review....even though no one will search them down through the Internet. I sometimes solicit reviews for 5 of the 6 sites....1 doesn't collect reviews. I have raving reviews but very few will put them on your ad after their vacation without a nudge. When the vacation is over.....vacationing for most, is over until next year. 75-80% of those I ask to post a review will.....and I ask around 30% of my guests. I can't remember reviews all the time either. I do make sure my guests and vacation properties are very well taken care of. Reviews do help!
Re: "Occupy VRBO"msdebj Jan 12, 2012 3:19 PM (in response to gonefishin)
Bobbie. I recently signed up for Flipkey ( free trial, so no biggie. If I
choose to saty I can pay monthly or by the year). Once I did I've received
nothing but great customer service.
BTW, I went "live" there yesterday & got 2 inquiries over night- no
bookings yet, but we'll see.
As far as reviews, their system is very similar to the old VRBO one. YOU
decide who to send a request to- and get to review it before it goes online.
That all said, I've found that abt. 95% of my guests I chose to send a
request for a review on the old VRBO system did. Of course that was the old
system where it was simple,they didn't need to create an account,etc. (
Flipkey has a similar "old" system. None of them seemed to mind, as they
understood that if they like my home & wanted to return I simply HAD to be
able to have it rented.
If returning guests really like you place they know the peak seasons and
will make sure to contact you early.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"vacationlady Jan 12, 2012 3:42 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Flipkey is producing results for me across the board and on a couple of my listings I have no reviews ....so Bobbie in response to your question it has not made a difference if my listing has a review or not. Like msdebj said Flipkey is similar to the old VRBO no junk inquires what I receive is targeted to my property. Although I have never been a fan of reviews the fact is they are hear to say. My guests are giving me feedback that they prefer Flipkey's review process and since they have that great widget where reviews show up on my own website I have started to use Flipkey exclusively. I then enter the review manually in the VRBO/HA site. I am so greatful to this community for telling me about the Free Flipkey offer....the switch has been such a positve experience!
Oh and update... we are on day 4 and still no response as yet from my help ticket with VRBO. I guess since they went public they no longer care about if we renew or not.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"drrental Jan 13, 2012 12:35 AM (in response to vacationlady)
Just to clarily, on Flipkey you can approve the review, but you can't read it before its approved. All you know is that a certain person wrote it. If you dont approve it within a certain time they will just post it. Flipkey also suggests other properties to the customer. I don't find it much different than HA. Annual fee is $300.
They all have the same goal - to grow their business and make money. None of the companies are out here for the sole purpose of helping us acheive our goals. Yet, they have built and provided something that produces results. There is no better option or we'd all be there.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 13, 2012 10:05 AM (in response to drrental)
So if FlipKey posts the review anyway, whether or not you approve it, what can you do to stop a potential negative review from an unhappy renter? What's the point? Can you disapprove or disallow a review?
Re: "Occupy VRBO"gonefishin Jan 13, 2012 11:54 AM (in response to bobbie32)
Quote..."FlipKey now allows guests to submit reviews directly on Flipkey.com and TripAdvisor.com. To protect managers/owners from false reviews, we allow you to verify the review's stay prior to publishing their review. You have 1 week to approve or deny guests from leaving reviews. If no action has been taken after one week, the review is automatically published. Once a review is approved, you can read and respond to reviews just like reviews you've collected through the invitation process." They go into more Review detail on another page.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 13, 2012 1:51 PM (in response to gonefishin)
Do you have any experience as to what happens if you do indeed deny a review?
Re: "Occupy VRBO"gonefishin Jan 13, 2012 2:10 PM (in response to bobbie32)
No experience on that .....all 5***** to date. Before Flipkey....TripAdvisor had reviews on many condiminums in the Myrtle Beach area....treating them like hotels at the time. They had reviews on those complexes from vacationers and I owned 1 condo, in a complex that had 216 condos in it, in North Myrtle Beach. Our complex had and still does have a very high average but it said nothing about the individual condos themselves. Apples and oranges as far as individual condos or how the guests were treated.....the only common them was outside the condos. I remember reading one lady's Review....she loved everything about the condo she was in and complex and gushed about them. She gave it a 3 star because of the Realtor....something they did not respond to on time and the tough time at check-in. Of those 216 condos...there is around 185 different owners and most have nothing to do with that Realtor but that Review shown for all.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"icaru Jan 14, 2012 4:34 AM (in response to gonefishin)
As for TripAdvisor reviews, one of our renters submitted a rather long and glowing review. She got a note from TA asking her to revise it. She did and resubmitted it. Neither I, the owner, nor she the renter ever heard from them again. The review was never published. It seems they arbitrarily decide which ones they would like to publish or not.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"vacationlady Jan 13, 2012 5:59 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Just for the record, I put in a help ticket 5 days ago with customer support to change my VRBO listings that are expiring from level 1 to basic and no reponse. It would be so much easier if they would just give us the ability to down grade levels ourselves.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 13, 2012 6:49 PM (in response to vacationlady)
Tip in contacting VRBO - you either call them to make such a request or you e-mail them and resend the same e-mail 10 to 15 times so it stands out. It could take several weeks for them to respond to one single e-mail.
for e-mailing use... firstname.lastname@example.com>
for mailing them your check and request to downgrade use...
VRBO Inc
PO Box 671788
Dallas, TX 75267-1788
to phone them use... 1-303-680-9280 - this phone number worked in 2010, so I hope it is still valid. If you phone them you can use a credit card to make your payment.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"icaru Jan 14, 2012 4:26 AM (in response to bobbie32)
I strongly dislike the new changes which are disadvantagious to the listing of our Marbella, Spain apartment. I am thinking to not renewing my VRBO listing and am looking at alternatives. Compared to Homelidays, VRBO is MUCH more expensive, has much worse customer service and has produced fewer rentals for us over several years.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 14, 2012 10:19 AM (in response to bobbie32)
So today, I get an invoice form from VRBO in an e-mail. This is in response to sending an e-mail to them telling them that I want to downgrade and need the address where I can send a check. They also include how to pay by credit card. Nice...
I might also add that in previous years I would call them and they put the downgrade amount due online for me to just follow through as normal. But now, they are making it as difficult as possible to downgrade. What a game!
Re: "Occupy VRBO"vacationlady Jan 14, 2012 11:58 AM (in response to bobbie32)
I filled out a support request 6 days ago to downgrade all my listings to basic and this is what they send back to me today. I actually had to read this over a few times because I could not belive that in order to downgrade they will not just change your account so you can make payment on line...you actually have to fill out another form requesting a phone call appointment (no joking read below). They are making it so difficult to renew it sounds to me as if HomeAway is trying to put VRO out of business!
Thank you for contacting VRBO.com Customer Support. I am sorry for the delay in my reply.
There are two main changes to your VRBO listing as of January 5, 2012:
- All VRBO listings now include 16 photos, a thumbnail photo, a traveler map and a video tour including in your membership fee.
- Search position is now determined by subscription level rather than photos. Within each level, tenure will determine your search ranking. The price for a classic membership is increasing from $299 to $349, with each additional level being $29.99.
To learn more about how to improve your performance, visit:
To read a blog about the VRBO changes written by HomeAway's co-founder, visit:
You must contact customer support to downgrade your subscription level. (I thought I had already done this 6 days ago). You can contact us at your convenience using our online "Click to Call" system. This allows a customer to type his/her phone number into an online support form (located at the link below) and receive a call connecting them to a phone agent in our support center.
To request a call:
- Visit the Help page at http://help.homeaway.com/?brand=vrbo
- Click Contact Us on the right.
- Click the Phone tab at the top.
- Fill out the required information on the form.
- Enter your number and click Submit. You'll need an open phone line. We will call you immediately. Please note that the Click to Call service is available during business hours only (daily, 7am - 7pm CST).
If you need further assistance, please visit our Help page at the link below to find commonly asked questions and answers.
Thank you for using VRBO.com—offering more than 150,000 rentals in 100+ countries worldwide.
Best regards,
- VRBO.com Customer Support
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 14, 2012 12:24 PM (in response to vacationlady)
Unbelievable! I never use the online baloney, but send an e-mail directly to customer support and usually send that same e-mail about 10 times. Or just use the phone number noted above in a previous post. Or send a check (address noted above) for tier level you want along with a note requesting the downgrade as of your renewal date and NOT BEFORE. You can also use a credit card - just give the usual info for using a credit card. But you are correct, you will not be able to pay by credit card online if you downgrade. So you will need to play their silly game. I will send you the form they sent to me in a private message. Best of luck!
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 14, 2012 12:37 PM (in response to bobbie32)
I might also add that there is a benefit to downgrading, as you find out where you fall in the ranking and can then move up when you want on your terms, not theirs. It is a way to save a few bucks as the tiers are prorated - ie - first 6 months at tier 12, and 6 months thereafter at tier 1. You should be able to upgrade online after you do the downgrade offline.
It used to be easy to see where you fall in the ranking, as you used to be able to count the number of photos, but not now.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"vacationlady Jan 14, 2012 7:58 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Here is my latest saga in trying to renew multiple listings with VRBO. I tired filling out the form and when I try to send it a message pops up that says they are closed and to try sending it during working hours (yet is says available during the times I have tired to send). I think they are either trying to sink VRBO or only want listings with owners that are willing to pay the 1 tier pricing. They could put the options on our dashboard if they wanted to make this easy for us to renew at the basic rate. Or so many owners are changing to basic that they are totally overwhelmed. This is going on day 7 of trying to renew my listings....I would be willing to bet $100 bucks that they are going to report revenues down this quarter! Not my idea of a well run company!
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 15, 2012 10:19 AM (in response to vacationlady)
I don't think the form is supposed to be e-mailed to them. All my correspondence with them has indicated that you should call them to give them a cc number, or mail the form along with a check. I think they are playing a game and will continue to do so until they realize that there are those of us that refuse to play their silly game and will simply find other sources of advertising. I personally like destination-type sites since they appear to work. And I must say that when I travel, I enter the destination first and then are able to find lodging at that destination. I have used VRBO, but most recently have rented places found through destination-type sites.
Let me know what happens as your saga continues. Best of luck!
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 19, 2012 9:45 AM (in response to bobbie32)
I just want to say that FlipKey does respond to requests and answers e-mail questions. I will probably sign up soon, although I still don't know what happens if you get a negative review. Does anyone know if you can disapprove a review to keep it from going public?
Re: "Occupy VRBO"geronimo043 Jan 21, 2012 11:40 PM (in response to bobbie32)
FLIPKEY they send the review to you the owner direct for your approval. If the owner does not approve the review then it does NOT get posted this is what VRBO used to do before HOMEAWAY bought out VRBO.
so Now homeaway and Vrbo both owned by Homeaway post any reviews and do not allow the owner to have any say in these matters.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"drrental Jan 22, 2012 12:35 AM (in response to geronimo043)
That is not so. I advertise on FK and you only get notified that there has been a review submitted with the names of the writer. You do not see the review until after its posted.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 22, 2012 10:05 AM (in response to drrental)
Thank you for clarifying this - I thought this was the case.
But I am still trying to find out that if you cancel your listing with FlipKey, does your listing along with any negative reviews remain on TA???
Re: "Occupy VRBO"drrental Jan 22, 2012 11:03 AM (in response to bobbie32)
I don't know the answer to that, but I assume if you cancel your listing your entire ad comes down and along with it all reviews. I believe if you cancel the contract with them they no longer have any authority to use your information on any site.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Jan 23, 2012 1:06 AM (in response to drrental)
The way I understand, since anyone can post a review on TA, it does not matter whether or not there is a paid listing. Long ago, before TA charged for listings, a hotel or B&B could not avoid TA, if someone wanted to ruin the business. All you could do was post a management response to a bad review. At that time, the traveling public could not review a vacation rental that did not have an onsite manager. Then TA changed and started offering paid listings on TA for hotels and B&Bs, and paid listings for vacation rentals on FlipKey. So the question is, if you cancel your paid listing, will a listing for your rental still be seen on TA? I have avoided TA from day one and managed to escape the review process. But now that I am on FlipKey, but choose not to continue after the 60 day trial, I believe that I will still be in the system and can not avoid reviews on TA.
Am I paranoid - well, maybe. It is a long story, but many years ago a guest from H... was determined to take us down and ruin our business. This continued for about 10 years. Thus I avoided the review game entirely. As far as I know this particular guest from H... has not tried to recently book under an alias which she tried for many years.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"drrental Jan 22, 2012 11:06 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Oh I see...I didnt know the history of how TripAdvisor works. I guess it's the same as Yelp or any of those sites where you can just randomly post reviews. You may be right that they will stay on TA after the ending of a FK listing...thats not great.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"billerino Aug 1, 2012 2:06 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Are there any current antitrust actions against VRBO and Homeaway for removing competition so they can raise prices without fear of competition?
Re: "Occupy VRBO"bobbie32 Aug 10, 2012 7:56 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Anybody know why VRBO has redesigned the site to now put the availability calendar at the bottom and after reviews? It makes no sense to me why they would have done that. The availability calendar is one of the most important features and it should be at the top. I am now getting inquires for dates that are booked :-(
Any thoughts???
Re: "Occupy VRBO"sophie Aug 10, 2012 8:58 PM (in response to bobbie32)
Please read this discussion from today:
Re: "Occupy VRBO"jennywren Aug 11, 2012 3:29 AM (in response to sophie)
I am in the UK and have been with HomeAway for two years. The problem you are now having with VRBO has been a bug bare for all of us all the time on our site . Customers dont bother to scroll down and we are forever getting enquiries for dates already booked. Now people are doing block enquiries its even worse . People just dont scroll down. I would say the thankfully the reviews are at the end , if anybody gets that far .
Re: "Occupy VRBO"jennywren Aug 12, 2012 11:04 AM (in response to sophie)
Please explain to me why we should read the discussion from today ? Its seems we have two threads on this discussion now .
It depends which e mail you reply to as to which thread your comment ends up on.
Re: "Occupy VRBO"crescentbeach4u Aug 11, 2012 7:07 AM (in response to bobbie32)
Re: "Occupy VRBO"jennywren Aug 12, 2012 10:49 AM (in response to crescentbeach4u)
That's excellent Just what we need . A summery at the top in full view and perhaps a further explanation below with more detail for people that are REALLY interested in booking. Your a Ambassador for Home Away , can't you get them to see sense. Otherwise I am afraid they are going to shoot themselves in the foot and we'll all go somewhere else to advertise , on our terms.


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