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Unlocked by Matt Landau

Jul 29, 2020

Casey Halloran has built a travel empire selling custom, upscale trips across Central and South America and operating a boutique hotel in Costa Rica.  He is also an early mentor to Matt and the reason Matt first came to Latin America and got into vacation rentals.  In this episode we explore the evolution of Namu Travel...


Jul 22, 2020

Christina Thoreson is an entrepreneur and self-described numbers person who runs Chattanooga Vacation Rentals with her husband Thor.  In this virtual sit-down with Matt, she explores what makes a vacation rental business sustainable and looks at the future of drive-to destinations in the post covid world.

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Jul 15, 2020

Shaun Stewart is a visionary and seasoned tech leader with a hospitality background from companies like Airbnb and Jetsetter.  He is now CEO of Newlab, which applies transformative technologies to things that matter.  In this episode he joins Matt to talk about innovation in times of crisis, evolving attitudes about...


Jul 8, 2020

An African tent safari led Lynn to find the epitome of a limited edition vacation rental business and incredible glamping experience in Texas Hill Country.

In this episode she talks to Matt about the experience she continues to perfect, reconnecting with her property during crisis, and why one is enough.  

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Jul 1, 2020

In this episode of Unlocked, Matt and Michelle Williams of Atlantic Vacation Homes and the VRMA Board of Directors change up the format and tackle a host of pressing vacation rental industry problems round-robin style. Dependence on listing sites, poor diversity, bad actors and bad regulation, tech madness and a...